August 21, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's office of international trade (CBP) advised the trade community that importers of Canadian softwood lumber will have a 30-day grace period to implement new ...
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August 02, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
If you are wondering whether goods coming to the U.S. are subject to antidumping duties, there is information available from the U.S. government which will help. See...
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July 26, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
Well, it certainly sounded like the fellow was hit with a stupid stick - according to a report dated July 23, 2008 on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s website, a Rolls-Royce was stolen from a bonded warehouse where it had been...
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July 13, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
Wondering what is going on in China? Take a look at english.gov.cn, the official government website, which posts most of its articles in English.
Posted in China, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Dispute Settlement, Food and Drug Regulation, Free Trade Agreements, Import Controls, Intellectual Property, WTO Developments, Shipping & Transport | No Comments
July 12, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
On its website, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has clearly articulated its trade priorities for the current fiscal year. In alphabetical order, they are:
1) Agriculture;
2) Antidumping and Countervailing...
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May 20, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2008, Canada's Export and Import Controls Bureau issued Notice 194 "Frozen Pork from the European Union as Specified in the Surtax Order". The purpose of this Notice is to inform importers of the rules and procedures...
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April 20, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
All too often, an importer brings goods into the U.S. which are accepted as beneficial in other countries, only to find they cannot be imported into the U.S. generally because there are health claims made which violate the U.S....
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April 20, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Protection Plan was released in November 2007. Against the backdrop of the publicity surrounding tainted food from China (and there is, of course, tainted food coming from other...
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March 23, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
An unusually large number of comments were filed by the public in response to Customs' advance data elements (10 + 2) proposal. The comment period closed March 18th. The great majority all make the same basic points.
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March 23, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
Effective September 30, 2008, all fruits and vegetables (and other named commodities) sold in the U.S. will have to be marked with their country of origin.
In 2002, the Farm Act amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to...
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February 11, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I am reproducing another article that I have come across about searches by the United States Customs and Border Patrol of lap tops and cell phones. While most travelers are law-abiding citizens and would have nothing...
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February 10, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Trade with Dubai and the United Arab Emirates is increasing. In fact, Dubai is a new land of many opportunities. However, Canadians and other travelers have not familiarized themselves with the laws of the UAE and are...
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February 07, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This is the first time that I will refer Trade Lawyers Blog readers to China Law Blog. China Law Blog has posted an article Bad China Products. Hey, It's a Criminal Thing -...
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January 31, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 22, 2008, Canada's Federal Court determined that the Minister of International Trade has to make a determination whether goods were on the import control list (ICL) and then exercise his/her discretion on whether to...
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January 29, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 29, 2008, the Export and Import Controls Bureau (EICB) issued Notice 155 "Export Controls to Burma (Myanmar)". This notice supersedes Notice to Exporters Serial No. 100, “Export Controls to Myanmar...
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January 22, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The viability of the automotive industry is important to the province of Ontario. The problem with a potential Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement is that the 6.1% MFN rate of tariff on cars imported into Canada...
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