The winter 2016 edition of the newsletter CBSA Today: Commercial News for Stakeholders is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website.

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 …

Following three months of declines, exports increased by 0.4% in November lifted by a 0.6% gain in shipment volumes. The composition of growth was mixed, with 6 of 11 broad …

The following has been excerpted from 5 January 2016 news release by Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of …

The following is available on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal website. NQ-2015-001, Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Plate and High-strength Low-alloy Steel Plate from India and Russia the …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented interim phytosanitary requirements for in-transit shipments. These interim requirements are valid effective January 1, 2016 until the CFIA completes its comprehensive in-transit …

Technical references concerning Safe Food Production Systems are available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. Guidance on Resistance Temperature Detectors

On their website this week, the National Foreign Trade Council came out in support of the TPP. Key to their support is the TPP’s mechanisms to settle disputes and soften …

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ordered employees to stop enforcing labeling on December 21st. Inspection personnel were directed “not to take any independent action on enforcement” and to …

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has set the rates for 2016. These are the charges the organization assesses to meat and poultry establishments, importers and exporters for providing …

Following up on our previous article covering this legislation, the “Microbead Free Waters Act of 2015” was signed into law this week. .” This Act defines “plastic microbeads” as any …

CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management Project (CARM) is a large, multi-year project to transform how the CBSA assesses, collects, manages and reports on import revenue and trade information. CARM will …

CBP in Norfolk, Virginia seized 445 hoverboards with counterfeit name-brand batteries. These batteries have been linked to recent overheating related fires. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the hoverboards was …

In the wake of the incident involving Cecil the Lion, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the lion subspecies panther leo leo as endangered and PI melonichaita as …

By unanimous vote, the US Senate passed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.” This Act defines “plastic microbeads” as any solid particle less than five (5) millimeters that is intended …