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China & Canada Announce Strategic Partnership on Trade and Investment

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On January 16, Canada and China announced (Canada Link) (China Link) a new “strategic partnership”, which promises to alleviate tariffs levied by Canada on Chinese EVs and tariffs levied by China on Canadian agricultural products (Partnership). The Canadian sectors poised to benefit from the Partnership, and efforts to increase trade and investment in Canada are: energy; forestry; autos; agriculture; and tourism. The Economic and Trade Cooperation Roadmap is available here and the backgrounder is available…

China and US Announce Framework Trade Agreement

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Following months of negotiations and feints, on November 1, 2025, the United States and China reached a trade and economic agreement during bilateral discussions held in the Republic of Korea. The agreement outlines a series of reciprocal measures intended to address trade flows and market access between the two countries. The negotiations had already yielded significant rapprochement between the two countries, including the one-year suspension, as of November 10, 2025, of the “Affiliates Rule,” which…

China implements retaliatory tariffs on Canadian origin agricultural and seafood products

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Canada now faces tariffs on Canadian-origin goods issued by two major trading partners: the United States and China. On March 8, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural and seafood products in response to Canada’s Fall 2024 implementation of a 100% surtax on Chinese origin EVs and 25% surtax on Chinese origin steel and aluminium products. China’s retaliatory tariffs follow its conclusion of an anti-discrimination investigation against Canada that was initiated…

China Customs’ new practice further challenges the implementation of post-importation TP adjustments

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Introduction Post-importation transfer pricing (“TP”) adjustments have always presented great challenge for multinational companies doing business in China due to the lack of formal nationwide mechanism which simultaneously addresses the tax, customs and foreign exchange administration requirements, in order to allow customs valuation adjustment to be made in response to a post-importation TP adjustment. While a TP and customs aligned approach which was introduced in a pilot program in Shenzhen in 2022 allows retroactive TP…

China’s New Regulatory Requirements for Imported Food Products

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On 12 April 2021, the General Administration of Customs of China (“GACC”) issued Order No. 248, which sets out new requirements for the registration of qualified foreign food producers that are allowed to export food products to China, effective from 1 January 2022. This Order represents a significant move toward tightening up the regulation of foreign made food products imported into China. As the date of coming into force of the Order is fast approaching,…