The Foods and Drug Administration will begin regulating e-cigarettes and nicotine dissolvable products effective August 8th, 2016. These products will now be subject to FDA tobacco regulations. These regulations include, …
As announced in Budget 2016, the Department of Finance launched public consultations on eliminating tariffs on food manufacturing ingredients other than supply-managed products. Manufacturers need a wide range of …
As a reminder to all of our clients, new and long-standing, we at Willson’s eNews would like to provide the most current contact information for inquiries: Shipment Processing Carriers send …
The Allergen-Free, Gluten-Free and Precautionary Statements page of the Industry Labelling Tool has been revised to expand on its currently existing guidance, including additional information on gluten-free and wheat-free claims, …
On Tuesday, US Steel requested a Section 337 ban on all Chinese carbon and alloy steel products. This request was filed with the International Trade Commission after allegations of price …
Over 1,700 shirts were seized by US Customs in the Port of Alexandria Bay, NY. In a CBP news release, Port Director Tim Walker said, “Our Officers and Import Specialists …
As part of the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) commitment to improving services for Canadians, the Liaison Officer Initiative (LOI) helps businesses more easily understand and fulfill their tax obligations—like filing …
The following have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Memorandum D2-5-11, Administrative and Operational Guidelines for Commercial Air-mode Carriers for the Processing of Prescribed Traveller Information Pursuant …
The Government of Canada has recently announced the designation of the Niagara Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Point, serving the region’s 12 municipalities from east of Hamilton to the United States …
US Customs will begin to test a pilot program for trucks from Canada, transiting through the US, then back to Canada. This program would allow electronic submission and relaxed data …
The Department of Justice issued a news release this week that a furniture retailer has agreed to pay $15 million to settle an alleged anti-dumping duty evasion case. This retailer …
Please be advised that the Export Information for China has been modified. The content remains generally the same, with the exception that: – the use of sulphites is not currently …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised it is currently targeting late 2016 for pre-publication of the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) in Canada Gazette, Part I. Pre-publication will …
CBP has not yet determined a ‘hard’ date for when FDA entries will need to be filed through the ACE system. As of now, the CBP website still shows “Summer …
On April 18th the FDA issued an import alert to hold all shipments of aqua-cultured shrimp and prawns from peninsular Malaysia. This alert was issued after one third of tested …
