The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities for 2023. The CBSA periodically sets verification priorities which reflect its evaluation of the risk of...more
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
On March 31, 2023, the United Kingdom announced the conclusion of negotiations on the accession of the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), representing a "first" since the...more
U.S. import tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium imposed in 2018 on products from most countries, including Canada (until Canada negotiated their withdrawal in the context of the United...more
2/15/2023
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities for 2023. Verification priorities are established on an ongoing basis, and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of...more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities for July 2022. Verification priorities are established throughout the year and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of...more
International trade and investment is a crucial channel through which economies and individual businesses specialize, innovate, become more productive, and grow incomes, output and employment while also containing input costs...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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Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on a transitional trade continuity agreement on November 21, 2020. The full text of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA) was signed by Canada and the U.K. on...more
On August 6, 2020, the United States announced import tariffs of 10 percent on imports of raw aluminum products from Canada, effective August 16, 2020. The tariffs on unprocessed aluminum from Canada are to be assessed under...more
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
There have been a number of developments in recent weeks affecting Canada's surtaxes on imports of certain steel, aluminum, and other goods to Canada. This post summarizes the recent changes....more
6/13/2019
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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