U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced that the United States intends to terminate India’s and Turkey’s designations as beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program because …
In the month of February, the U.S. Foods and Drug Administration removed 47,635 food facilities from its database, which is approximately 20 percent of all registrations.  5,299 of these revoked registrations …
CN 19-05, Changes to Administrative Monetary Penalties Contraventions C004, C080, C081, C082, C083, C152, C157, C168, C169, C214, C215, C216, C217, C218, C223, C224, C298, C336, C350, C351, C352 and …
Health products are regulated by various departments within Health Canada, each with different contact information. Contact information for these various departments can be found on Health Canada’s website. …
Certain Aluminum Extrusions The Canada Border Services Agency made a scope ruling on February 22, 2019, that the aluminum brackets included with un-assembled BTS systems imported by Nokia Canada Inc. …
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration released “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which is an outline of the agency’s approach to ensuring the safety of food imported into …
If your company has ocean freight that docks in a U.S. port before it moves to Canada, then important changes will be coming soon. U.S. Customs and Broder Protection will …
Certain shipments with a value of less than $800 can be released from U.S. Customs without an entry. However, not all shipments that contain FDA regulated goods are eligible for …
The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The What We Learned Report summarizing feedback received through the CFIA external consultation on openness and transparency conducted from …
NEW from Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Program: Health Canada is notifying interested parties that updated guidelines for the Children’s Sleepwear Regulations are available. To request a copy, please contact a Health …
Article 3.20, Claims for Preferential Treatment, of the CPTPP allows for the certification of origin to be completed by the exporter, producer, or importer of goods. However, countries are not …
On Monday, The American Institute of Steel Construction, LLC filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of certain fabricated structural steel from Canada, China and Mexico. The …
The U.S. Department of Commerce notified Mexico of the intent to withdraw from the 2013 agreement suspending anti-dumping duties on tomatoes from Mexico. Anti-dumping duty is an additional duty that …
On March 22, 2019, importers of certain types of composite wood products will need to certify that their imported products comply with the formaldehyde emissions standards under the United States …
On January 15, 2019, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) came into force, introducing new licensing requirements for businesses that export food. To maintain continuity of Canada’s export activities …
