The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development has advised that the 2015 Tariff Preference Level Utilization for imported goods from Honduras is, to date, 26402 SMEs. The total for …

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Preliminary Decisions Respecting Certain Photovoltaic Modules and Laminates The goods in question are usually classified under the following Harmonized …

Commercial shipments of rice, soybeans, safflower seeds, and chickpeas originating from Khapra beetle infested countries must be inspected by CBP Agriculture Specialists upon entry, and must be accompanied by a …

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will need a “clean” funding bill to avoid approximately 6,000 staff furloughs which would impact the resumption of business at West Coast ports. U.S. …

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. A search engine has been created to locate information that is relevant to food labelling requirements and can be accessed …

Recently, the United States, Canada and the State of Michigan signed an arrangement on the establishment of a U.S. Customs plaza at the proposed New International Trade Crossing (NITC) linking …

An amended CBP Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin, is available on CBPs “forms” page with new enhancements. CBP will also accept prior versions of the form along with the …

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has provided an updated memo regarding the labour disruption and the non-report of containers on vessels diverted from a US Marine Port to a …

D8-1-7, Use of A.T.A. Carnets and Canada/Chinese Taipei Carnets for the Temporary Admission of Goods This memorandum provides information on the use of carnets in Canada. This update consists of …

The following is available on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal website. Refined Sugar, Expiry Review No. RR-2014-006 Notice of Expiry Review of Orders Tribunal Initiates Expiry Review—Refined Sugar from the …

A basic edition of the 2015 Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS) took effect on January 29, 2015. The full edition in pdf format has been updated. HTS Available here

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted Import Alerts by Major Revision Date.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for determining whether imported articles that are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheadings 9801.00.10 (US Goods Returned), 9802.00.20, 9802.00.25, 9802.00.40, 9802.00.50, …

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Should “best before dates” or “lists of ingredients” be changed on food labels sold in Canada? These are two examples …

The deadline to apply for an allocation under the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for milk protein substances (MPS) with a milk protein content of 85% or more by weight, calculated …