The following is available in its entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin – Final Determinations – Statement of Reasons The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) …

The following is available in its entirety on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed Phase III of …

The following new documents are now available on the Canada.ca website: EDN46 Excise Duty Rates on Spirits and Wine Effective April 1, 2018 EDBN24 Excise Duty Rates on Beer Effective …

CBSA has provided updated information regarding requests for FIRM reports. Updated information follows; paragraphs 6 and 7 have been changed. FIRM is an information retrieval system that allows CBSA to …

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Winter 2018 Edition of The CFIA Chronicle is here! This issue includes articles on: How we’re working on food safety …

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Update to the Proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations We have updated our webpage on the proposed Safe Food for …

US Customs has been enforcing penalties on exports that were not completed timely and in accordance with the date of export within the AES filing.  Penalties will be issued if …

The renewal of the bill that re-authorizes GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) passed through the House of Representatives by a 400-2 vote.  Now, the vote will move to the Senate …

Trade show season presents a number of unique challenges for importers and exporters.  Of course, you have goods that you don’t normally ship, but you also need to know how …

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: B240 – Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement – Certificate of Origin            

The following are available in their entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin – Notice of Final Decisions The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) trminated the …

Tariff numbers that begin with 9813 cover the use of a TIB, or temporary import bond.  These tariff numbers aren’t used alone; they are what are considered a ‘dual tariff.’ …

The US Customs & Border Protection website contains many valuable resources for importers, exporters, and the trade community.  The Willson US Transition Team receives many inquiries in any given week.  …

CSMS message 18-000124 was issued this week announcing the end of US Customs ‘informed compliance approach’ to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program of the National Marine Fisheries Program.  Previously, US …

In the January 26th and February 2nd editions of Willson eNews, we ran an article that contained incorrect information. The original headline stated Tariffs on Washing Machines & Solar Cells …