Originally published in December 2019
Clearly, there is more going on these days in Washington, D.C. than just the impeachment hearings, and activities this week made that point clear. In the span of only a few days, we saw progress on two key issues – the China 301 tariffs and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
First,
Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in November 2019
If one listens to the press, the only thing going on in D.C. right now is the impeachment hearing. However, in reality, life goes on pretty much as before. The various agencies continue their work, perhaps with somewhat different priorities, and international traders continue buying
On November 8, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated an antidumping and subsidy case against certain corrosion resistant (galvanized) steel from Turkey, the united Arab Emirates and Vietnam. This is the second corrosion resistant steel case in 18 months. The last corrosion resistant steel case was against China, Taiwan, South Korean and India. In
On October 25, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) announced that they were modernizing NEXUS kiosks across Canada, starting with Vancouver airport, to use facial recognition technology. Hidden in the announcement is the following significant NEXUS Program rule change:
“It is also important to note that declarations will not be completed at the new
The original Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (known as the “CIFTA”) entered into effect on January 1, 1997. It was a limited free trade agreement. The CIFTA was previously amended on July 5, 2002 and November 1, 2003. On May 28, 2018, Canada and Israel again amended the CIFTA by signing the Canada-Israel Free Trade Amending
The answer is “possibly”. It is possible that the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) will confiscate your NEXUS membership if the Primary CBSA Officer or a Secondary CBSA Officer smells cannabis in your vehicle. Even though cannabis can be sold legally in Canada and in many U.S. states, it is not legal to import cannabis
Persons who are registered with the Controlled Goods Directorate must notify the Minister of Public Services and Procurement of any actual or potential data breach within 3 days of discovery of the breach. Since the requirement includes potential data breaches, Controlled Goods Registrants should report any hacking incidents, potential data breaches, employees taking company data,
Yes, it is possible that the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) or the United States Customs and Border Protection (“USCBP”) will cancel your NEXUS membership for up to 6 years if you are the importer of counterfeit goods. As a result, you should be careful when ordering goods online.
We are raising this issue now
On October 29, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency announced the start of the expiry review (Canada’s sunset review process) of the antidumping and countervailing duty order against carbon steel fasteners from China (AD/CVD) and Taiwan (only AD). The AD/CVD duties have been in effect since January 2005. We were involved in the original investigation
On October 15, 2019, Global Affairs Canada informed reporters that new export permits of military equipment and technology and brokering permits in respect of goods destined for Turkey would not be approved. There was not a formal Notice of Exporters (possibly because Canada’s federal election campaign was underway – election was held on October 21st).