ICC and business groups urge WTO to extend e-commerce duty moratorium
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and over 170 business associations from across the world are calling on members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to renew the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions at the WTO’s upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference, which will take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 26-29 February 2024.
Selected Government Memorandums, Notices and Decisions
Here is a selection of relevant memorandums, notices, and decisions published this week. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your Axxess specialist.
Statistics Canada reports $312 million merchandise trade deficit of in December
Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise exports decreased 1.9% in December, while imports edged up 0.2%.
Tin mill steel products from Canada do not injure U.S. industry says American commission
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of tin mill products from Canada, China, and Germany that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized […]
U.S. signals possible increase of duties on Canadian softwood lumber
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the preliminary results for the fifth administrative review of anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on Canadian softwood lumber.
Selected Government Memorandums, Notices and Decisions
Here is a selection of relevant memorandums, notices, and decisions published this week. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your Axxess specialist.
CBSA processed 5,360,208 commercial trucks into Canada in 2023
In a recent news release the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) indicated that, in 2023, it processed 5,360,208 commercial trucks into Canada.
Importing animals and travelling with pets
Canada has specific import requirements in place to avoid introducing animal diseases to protect its people, plants and animals.
Selected Government Memorandums, Notices and Decisions
Here is a selection of relevant memorandums, notices, and decisions published this week. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your Axxess specialist.
Canadian railways’ freight volume was up slightly in November
Statistics Canada reports that Canadian railways transported 32.4 million tonnes of freight in November, slightly above (+0.8%) November 2022 levels. Albeit small, this marked the first year-over-year increase in rail volumes in seven months as higher carloadings of potash, coal and wheat more than offset declines in canola and other grains.
