On December 7th, The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized Mexico and Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs against US exports. This decision comes after months of legal wrangling that we have …

Canada has been awarded the right to seek $1 billion in trade sanctions against the United States by a World Trade Organization panel in a dispute over American meat-labelling rules …

Canada Border Services Agency has advised that they anticipate the 2016 Customs Tariff, in all formats, to be available on their website the week of December 14th, 2015. “All formats” …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like to inform importers that effective January 11, 2016 germplasm imported for the following end uses must be declared in Chapter 5 of …

ARL Webinar on Cut-Over and ARL Implementation Schedule December 8, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (EST) The Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) is to be implemented in January of 2016. The …

CBP Offers Travel Tips for the Holiday Season CBP’s Newsroom issued a release this week offering travel tips for those going to and from foreign countries. These tips include: Do …

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has shut down 37,479 websites in 27 countries for illegally selling counterfeit goods online. This yearlong effort was collaboration between Homeland Security Investigations Team …

Preliminary determinations on anti-dumping duty for cold-rolled steel were scheduled for January 4th, 2016. They have been rescheduled for February 23rd 2016 due to the extremely large number of companies …

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report that outlines the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This report outlines the significance of the agreement as well as the potential economic impact on the …

The following documents were recently added to the Canada Border Services Agency website Memorandum D6-2-4, Value for Duty of Defective Parts or Articles Removed From Equipment and Returned to the …

End of 2015 QUOTA Processing for U.S. Shipments TPL (Tariff Preference Level) Willson International Inc. will be adhering to the following procedure for shipments requiring a Certificate of Eligibility to …

ARL Readiness Enablement Call on Payments with ARL December 4, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (EST) The Accounts Receivables Ledger (ARL) is to be implemented in January of 2016. ARL …

ARL Readiness Enablement Call on the EDI Application Form and Certification December 2nd , 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (EST) ARL will result in the replacement of the daily and …

The FDA has announced that they will begin its fiscal year 2016 with a microbiological surveillance sampling program on hot peppers and cucumbers. This sampling agenda will last 12-18 months …

The US Trade Representative assigned to China announced the conclusion of the US-China Commission on November 23rd. These talks resulted in agreements on intellectual property rights enforcement and medical devices. …