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Canada-U.S. Blog
How To File A Customs Origin Appeal In Canada
If the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) has made an error during an origin verification, the importer may file a request for re-determination to appeal the assessment of duties. In…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canadian Manufacturers in the Agri-Food Sector Have an Opportunity to Eliminate Customs Duties
On April 22, 2016, the Federal Government of Canada (in particular, the Department of Finance) launched public consultations on the elimination of unrecoverable customs duties (MFN rate) payable on imported…
Global Policy Watch
A call for 50 percent tariffs on U.S. imports of aluminum
The United Steelworkers union (USW) on April 18 filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for the U.S. to invoke a global safeguard under Section 201 of…
La Revue
Entrée en vigueur de la réforme de certaines professions réglementées
Comme nous l’indiquions dans un précédent article, la liste définitive des juridictions commerciales spécialisées dans le traitement des dossiers clés en matière d’entreprises en difficulté a été récemment fixée suite…
The Trade Practitioner
Mega-Regional Agreements Could Reshape International Trade in Chemical Products
Major trade negotiations in two parts of the world have the potential to greatly benefit the chemicals industry in the coming years. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement eliminates tariffs in…
International Law Prof Blog
Twelve Nations Sign Trans Pacific Partnership
Twelve nations with a collective population of 800 million persons signed a new trade deal today known as the Trans Pacific Partnership or TPP. The twelve nations include the United…
Canada-U.S. Blog
How To Apply For An Advance Customs Ruling in Canada
Many importers in Canada want to minimize the risk of an assessment of customs duties for getting a tariff classification incorrect. If an importer or exporter or foreign producer of…
International Economic Law and Policy Blog
I Keep Hearing that the WTO Negotiating Function is Broken …
... but then I see this: More than 50 members of the World Trade Organisation on Wednesday concluded the biggest tariff-reduction deal in almost two decades, eliminating restrictions on the…
Food Safety News
Senators Ask Leaders to Repeal COOL Law on Meat to Avoid Retaliatory Tariffs
By News Desk
Five U.S. senators from three states, all Democrats, have let the leadership know that county-of-origin (COOL) meat labeling is not worth a trade war with Canada and Mexico. Led by Sen.…
International Law Prof Blog
WTO Publishes 20th Anniversary Edition of Trade and Tariff Data
To mark the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the WTO has published an electronic version of International Trade Statistics 2015 which looks back at world trade from 1995 to…