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.
Canada and Mercosur are set to re-launch free trade agreement negotiations
Canada and Mercosur are set to re-launch free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Mercosur regional trade bloc includes Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Canada and Mercosur members started negotiations in 2018 but things have been on hold since 2020.
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.
WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies only needs three more approvals to enter into force
Following the formal acceptance of Sri Lanka on August 6 and of Nepal on August 18, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies only needs approvals from three more member countries to enter into force.
China initiates WTO dispute regarding Canadian duties, quotas on steel, aluminium goods
China has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute consultations with Canada regarding Canadian measures imposing a surtax in the form of tariff rate quotas on the importation of certain steel goods originating from Canada’s non-free trade agreement partners, including China, as well as a surtax on certain steel and aluminium goods that contain steel or […]
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 initiates administrative review of normal values of certain mattresses from China
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated an administrative review to determine normal values and export prices applicable to certain mattresses originating in or exported from China and exported by the following exporters: Dongguan Sinohome Limited; Dormeo North America, LLC; Sinomax (Zhejiang) Polyurethane Technology Limited.
Tribunal finds dumping of thermal paper rolls from China injures Canadian industry
After conducting a preliminary injury inquiry the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that it found a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of thermal paper rolls from China have caused injury to the domestic industry.
CBSA initiates dumping investigation on oil country tubular goods from five countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an investigation into whether certain oil country tubular goods are being sold in the Canadian market at unfair prices.