U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for preventing the entry of prohibited goods into the U.S. market. CBP published a document providing a ‘best practice framework’ for the …
On January 10th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final guidance document for the Food Safety Verification Program. This document includes clarification on what information must be …
Notice of close of record and updated schedule—normal value review, Carbon steel fasteners The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the normal value review (review) applicable to …
Do you manufacture, import, sell or offer for sale composite wood products containing formaldehyde? The new Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations (CANFER) come into force on January 7, …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is publishing the revised directive D-98-08 Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada that includes the new shipborne dunnage program. In April 2021, …
The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada. Canada is committed to diversifying its trade and investment ties and promoting open, inclusive, and rules-based international trade. In line with this …
The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada. The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the …
The CBSA has released the January 2023 Trade Compliance Verification priorities. There are currently no verification priorities under Origin, however the CBSA has included a reminder that Belarus and Russia …
CSMS #52506203 announced that The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a new database called “Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements” (ACIR). This will …
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)/Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) became mandatory on May 30th, 2017. To aid in the initial transition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took an …
Starting December 19th, 2022, a broker must execute a power of attorney (POA) directly with an importer of record (IOR), non-resident importer of record (NRIOR), or drawback claimant in order …
This is a reminder that as a non-resident importer you must have authorization from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to maintain books and records outside of Canada with regards …
Extension of re-investigation: Oil country tubular goods and seamless casing The Canada Border Services Agency has extended the re-investigations to update the the normal values and export prices of certain oil country …
Please find the revised Memorandum D19-10-2 – Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act (Importations) This memorandum has been updated to: reflect the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which came into …
The CFIA has published the results of the annual Plant Health Surveillance Program for 2021-2022. The report includes a provincial breakdown of the detections or spread of plant pests of …
