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.
Goods barometer declines further, hinting at fourth quarter trade slump
World merchandise trade growth appears to have lost momentum in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is likely to remain weak in the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer issued on 1 March. The overall barometer index continues to point to weakening trade growth in volume terms after falling […]
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.
Reminder: Goods contaminated with soil are refused entry at the border
As soil is a major carrier of invasive species and plant and animal diseases, vehicles, equipment and other goods arriving at the Canadian border that are contaminated with soil are not admissible into Canada.
Trans-Pacific Partnership enters into force for Chile on February 21
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force for Chile on February 21, 2023.
Major container carriers join forces to improve cargo safety
Some of the world’s biggest maritime cargo carriers are joining forces with the world’s first industrial safety technology accelerator to launch a new innovation initiative to reduce cargo loss at sea.
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. Government of Canada: Memorandum D19-4-1 – Export and import of cultural property Government of Canada: Prohibition of the Manufacture and Importation of Wheel Weights Containing Lead Regulations: SOR/2023-15
Costs associated with the Canada Border Services Agency’s cargo examinations
The Canada Border Services Agency’s BCCC Secretariat (CBSA) recently issued an email note for trade, concerning the costs borne by importers for examination of cargo:
Canada and Mexico reach arrangement for trade of organic food
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that Canada and Mexico have reached an arrangement for trade of organic food, recognizing the two national organic systems as equivalent.
Reinvestigation of values of copper pipe fittings from the U.S., South Korea, and China
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices respecting certain copper pipe fittings (CPF) originating in or exported from the United States, South Korea, and China, and the amounts of subsidy of certain CPF originating in or exported from China.