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Canada – CBSA revises Memorandum 11-4-14 to reflect current policy regarding FTA certificates of origin in electronic format

By 3 Mins Read

  On May 5, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued a revised Memorandum D11-4-14 “Certification of Origin Under Free Trade Agreements” to reflect the CBSA’s current policy regarding the validity of certificates of origin in electronic format. The CBSA acknowledges certificates of origin in electronic format as an acceptable means of certifying the origin of goods. This allows importers to receive and maintain certificates of origin electronically and to transmit those certificates of origin…

Canada finalizes new agreement for exportation of untreated sawn wood to Australia

By 2 Mins Read

  On May 9, 2016, the Government of Canada announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) have established a national certification program that ensures untreated Canadian sawn wood can continue to be exported to Australia. The establishment of the Canadian Untreated Sawn Wood Certification Program is an important achievement for Canada as over $40 million worth of untreated sawn wood is exported to Australia annually. The…

Mexico awards contracts to complete phase 2 of the Single Window for Foreign Trade

By 2 Mins Read

  On May 6, 2016, The Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit, announced that the Tax Administration Service (SAT), after the process of international competitive bidding for the services of the Single Window for Mexican Foreign Trade (VUCEM) 2, awarded the project to Axtel together with Ultrasist, both corporations with variable capital. The bid of 922,187,192.89 pesos was far below the approved budget for this project, which was estimated at 1,990,391,156.47 pesos, and below the cost…

Mexico and Canada sign AEO MRA

By 1 Min Read

  On May 11, 2016, the Mexican Tax Administration Service (SAT) announced that representatives from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and SAT singed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for their Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programs. The signing occurred during the WCO’s AEO conference, which is being held from May 11-13 in Mexico and is attended by more than 1,000 representatives from 80 countries. The MRA will allow AEO members in one country to qualify for…

US – FDA deems e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to be subject to FD&C Act

By 2 Mins Read

  On May 10, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0189] to deem products meeting the statutory definition of “tobacco product,” except accessories of the newly deemed tobacco products, to be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). The Tobacco Control Act provides FDA authority to…

US – Government Procurement: DoD updates threshold for duty-free entry on foreign supplies not from qualifying countries

By 1 Min Read

  On May 10, 2016, the Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket DARS–2015–0052] that amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update the threshold at DFARS 225.901(3) and the clause at DFARS 252.225–7013 for duty-free entry on foreign supplies that are not from qualifying countries from the $200 threshold that was established on April 30, 2003, to $300. 

EU – Commission posts Union Customs Code guidance documents

By 2 Mins Read

  The following Union Customs Code (UCC) guidance documents have been posted by the Commissions Taxation and Customs Union. Note: These guidance documents are of an explanatory and illustrative nature. Customs legislation takes precedence over the content of these documents and should always be consulted. The authentic texts of the EU legal acts are those published in the Official Journal of the European Union. There may also be national instructions.  Category Title Data Integration and…

US – USDA announces increase in specialty sugar TRQ and determination of FY 2017 other sugar TRQs

By 1 Min Read

  On May 6, 2016, the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register a notice of an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2016 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 20,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV). The Secretary also announces the establishment of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (October 1, 2016–September 30, 2017) in-quota aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar at 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV), and the…

US – CBP announces test for submission of FWS documents via ACE

By 1 Min Read

  On May 5, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a general notice announcing CBP’s plan, developed in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the electronic transmission of certain import data and documents for commodities regulated by FWS. Under this test, the data or documents will be transmitted electronically through CBP’s Document Image System (DIS) or CBP’s…

US – President continues national emergency with respect to Syria

By 2 Mins Read

  On May 5, 2016, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of May 3, 2016—Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Actions of the Government of Syria which extends the national emergency first declared on May 11, 2004 in Executive Order (E.O.) 13338 to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism,…