Regardless if the final destination is the United States or Canada, if your ocean shipment is docking in the United States then an ISF (Importer Security Filing) must be filed …

US Customs issued CSMS message 17-000651 notifying importers and the trade that the FDA will not be able to receive messaging from the ACE system from 3:00 AM until approximately …

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency. TCC17-197 – Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) SCHEDULED Maintenance Outage For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Saturday …

Willson International encourages our clients to pursue participation in Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) CTPAT program. CBP has launched the CTPAT 2.0 Portal; which existing CTPAT partners may access 24/7/365. …

The following are available in their entirety on the Global Affairs Canada website. CETA Cheese Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) (Items 141 to 157 on the Import Control List) This Notice …

There is no Certificate of Origin required for goods that originate under CETA.  According to the Agreement, an origin declaration, as indicated in Annex 2 is what is required. The …

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate – Notice of Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation On October 3, 2017, the Canadian International …

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) provides duty-free treatment to certain goods of designated beneficiary countries.  To qualify for this duty free treatment, goods must be ‘direct shipped’ from the …

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued CSMS 17-000568. This message was issued to remind brokers, importers, and exporters about the importing and export filing requirements for three National …

NOAA Fisheries published the final rule establishing the Seafood Import Monitoring (SIM) Program on December 9, 2016.  This program establishes the reporting and record-keeping requirements for imports of certain seafood …

The following is available in its entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe – Preliminary Determination – Statement of Reasons (SEP.21.2017) Concerning the …

Milk Protein Substances with a Milk Protein Content of 85% or more by Weight, Calculated on the Dry Matter, that do not Originate in a NAFTA Country, an EU country …

The Windsor-Detroit Tunnel crossing will be closed for renovations beginning at 8 pm on Friday, October 20, 2017 and will reopen at 5:30 am on Monday, October 30, 2017. During …

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today successfully concluded the third round of the renegotiation and …

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Please be advised that due to the new Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) regulations: (EU) 2017/622 and (EU) 2017/731 brought into …