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Customs Notice 19-09 Ottawa, May 19, 2019 1. Effective May 19, 2019, the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum): SOR/2018-152 and the United States Surtax Order (Other Goods): SOR/2018-153 imposing surtax on certain products originating in the United States…
After extensive discussions on trade in steel and aluminum covered by the action taken pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. §1862), the United States and Canada have reached an understanding as follows: The…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to remove U.S. tariffs from steel and aluminum from the two countries in exchange for a monitoring system that aims to ensure that metals from other…
United States President Donald Trump is backtracking on last week’s remarks to shut down the US-Mexico border if Mexico refused to “immediately stop all illegal immigration coming into the United States,” news sources report. Legislators are currently in talks as…
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico that are allegedly subsidized and…
The following is an excerpt from Canadian Shipper Online. The NAFTA train remains on track — for now. U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer says enough progress has been made over the past week to warrant moving forward with a fresh…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched two new pages on their website to help importers and other stakeholders access more information and resources about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA). The first page is an FMSA landing…