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The Trade Practitioner
Trade Talk – Week in Review (10-16 October 2016)
The U.S. Congress is in recess until after the 8 November elections. The House of Representatives will reconvene on Monday, 14 November, and the Senate the following day. The U.S.…
The Trade Practitioner
WTO Confirms That Russian Import Duties Violate WTO Rules
On 12 August, a WTO dispute settlement panel confirmed that Russian import duties on paper, refrigerators and palm oil violate WTO rules. According to the panel, the import duties exceed those Russia agreed…
China Law Insight
金杜律师事务所欧洲及中东地区新管理合伙人正式就职
By King & Wood
作者：金杜律师事务所 金杜律师事务所（金杜）今天宣布，已选中了伦敦的合伙人Tim Bednall作为新任欧洲和中东地区管理合伙人。Tim将立即上任，任期为三年。http://www.kwm.com/en/hk Tim Bednall是一位业内享有盛誉的公司法专家。他是金杜伦敦公司融资和基金业务部主管，是金杜公司、并购和证券业务部的联合全球协调人，他的执业领域涵盖并购、公司业务咨询和资本市场。Tim曾牵头承办了众多世界领先的公司所进行的重大并购交易，其中包括麦格理（Macquarie）、洛阳钼业（CMOC）、布兰博公司（Brambles）、英国天然气集团（BG Group）、嘉能可（Glencore） / 斯特拉塔公司（Xstrata）、澳大利亚证券交易所（ASX）和西太平洋银行（Westpac）。 全文阅读，请点击这里
International Trade Insights
USITC Launches Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Info Page Ahead of October 14 Start Date
By Cortney Morgan, Robert Stang
On September 14, 2016, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) launched a new web page to engage American manufacturers who may benefit from the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). The MTB…
The Trade Practitioner
EU Eliminates Customs Duties on IT Equipment
On 1 July 2016, the EU extended duty-free treatment to new IT products covered by the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). EU citizens will enjoy cheaper IT goods and the EU…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canadian Athletes Do Not Have To Pay Customs Duties And Border GST On Their Medals
Canada Canadian Olympians returning home from the Rio Olympics (or any athletic competition for that matter) do not have to pay customs duties and goods and services tax ("GST") on…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canada’s Tariff Treatments (as at August 1, 2016)
Canada does not have a single customs duty or tariff rate for all imports. Over the years, Canada has entered into a number of preferential trading arrangements (e.g., NAFTA) and…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Death and Customs Duties: The CBSA Issues D-Memo of Bequested Goods
On November 18, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency issued D-Memorandum D-2-1-5 “Bequests – Tariff Item No. 9806.00.00”. In this D-Memorandum, the CBSA sets out the rules applicable when using…
China Law Blog
United States Importer of Record Liability
By Bill Perry
[caption id="attachment_27321" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Don't get crushed when you import[/caption] The US Importer of Record is liable for antidumping and countervailing duties tied to the product being imported. The Importer…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canada has Implemented the WTO Information Technology Agreement and Eliminated Customs Duties on 201 Tech Products
On July 4, 2016, Canada's Trade Minister Freeland announced that Canada implemented the World Trade Organization (WTO) expanded Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Pursuant to the expanded ITA, signatories agreed to…