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Oct 19, 2016

CFIA Notice on the Centralization of Ministerial Exemptions, Permissions to Move, and Maple Authorizations

Effective October 31, 2016, local CFIA offices will no longer accept Ministerial Exemption, Permissions to Move or Maple… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

Softwood Lumber Agreement expiry unresolved as talks continue – Update October 13, 2016

As you are now aware, the moratorium of one (1) year agreed upon by both countries expired October… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

U.S. Export Control Reforms for Cloud Computing

By Chris Brady, GTM Governance, U.S. On June 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

By John Moccia, Regulatory Affairs, Canada Nearly three years have passed since the 159 member states of the… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

Focus Country: PERU

Home to 31.75 million people, the Republic of Peru is located on the Western side of South America,… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

Classifying Goods: A Crucial Part of Your U.S. Business

WHY IS HTS CLASSIFICATION IMPORTANT? The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is the foundation of… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

Canada’s Wassenaar Implementation Delay Causing Administrative Burden to Canadian Exporters

By Brad Lehigh, GTM Governance, Canada The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) is made up of 41 countries committed to… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

BREXIT = Uncertainty

By Phil Sutter, GTM Governance, Global The Brexit Referendum vote in the United Kingdom (UK), on 23 June… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

U.S. ACE and PGA Crossover

By Patty Davis U.S. Regulatory Affairs Following years of planning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) transition to… Read more 

Oct 14, 2016

Time to Make 2017 WCO Harmonized System Updates

By Philip Sutter, GTM Governance, Global Every five years, as with the return of the swallows to Capistrano,… Read more