Canadian exporters in various sectors sometimes face barriers created by foreign laws, regulations or their interpretation. The vast majority of impediments take the form of product regulatory requirements such as product...more
The European Union will soon require EU importers of certain carbon-intensive products—specifically, iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizer, cement, electricity, and hydrogen—to declare greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) embedded...more
Since taking office, the Biden Administration has been slow to engage on the trade agenda, putting a priority on jobs and seeking to reinvest in America’s competitiveness. The U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, has...more
10/18/2021
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China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
NAFTA ,
Trade Relations ,
United States ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On January 1, 2020, the most recent version of Incoterms® came into force. Among the changes are a new Incoterm, DPU (described below), new carriage security obligations for each Incoterm, cost clarifications, and changes to...more
1/22/2020
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Buyers ,
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) ,
Carriage Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Cross-Border ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Exports ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
International Freight ,
Sellers ,
Shipping
Goods imported into Canada are generally only subject to assessment of ordinary customs duty and goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax. However, during the course of any year, certain imported goods face the...more
11/13/2019
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Anti-Subsidies ,
Canada ,
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) ,
Contractual Safeguards ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Domestic Industry Requirement ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Sales Tax ,
Trade Agreements
On September 17, 2019, Canada formally became a party to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an international treaty that aims to regulate trade of conventional arms, including small arms, battle tanks, missiles, and...more
Safeguards are exceptional measures intended to temporarily assist domestic producers that have suffered, or are threatened by serious injury from increased imports of specific goods. Unlike anti-dumping or anti-subsidy...more
After 13 months of negotiations, the United States, Mexico and Canada have concluded the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA is designed to replace the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade...more
10/5/2018
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Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
As of midnight on May 31, the Trump administration revoked the exemptions to the U.S. ad valorem tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum previously granted to Canada, the EU, and Mexico. In a swift response following the...more
6/6/2018
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Aluminum Sales ,
Canada ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
WTO
On December 22, 2012, the Canadian government solicited views on the withdrawal of general preferential tariff (GPT) status from imports of beneficiary countries. It was proposed that the withdrawal would be discriminatory to...more