Canada Ratifies the CPTPP – Is Australia Next ?

On October 29th, Canada formally ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by providing written notice to the CPTPP Depository in New Zealand that Canada’s internal legal procedures to implement the Agreement are complete. (see e.g., Global Affairs Canada, “Statement by Minister Carr on Canada’s Ratification of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership”) Although Canada has not yet… Continue reading Canada Ratifies the CPTPP – Is Australia Next ?

Canada Passes Federal Legislation to Implement CPTPP

On October 25th, the federal legislation to implement Canada’s obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) received royal assent. The next step is implementation at the regulatory and administrative levels, which ordinarily begins with the publication of proposed regulatory changes in the Canada Gazette – Part I for a period of public review. Article 3 of the CPTPP text… Continue reading Canada Passes Federal Legislation to Implement CPTPP

The New Modernized NAFTA – The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The “NAFTA” will soon be the “USMCA”.  The preliminary text of the new 34 chapter trilateral trade agreement has been posted on the website of the United States Trade Representative (USTR): USMCA Text Greater Market Access for US Dairy Products The USMCA provides greater market access to a range of U.S. dairy products in Canada… Continue reading The New Modernized NAFTA – The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION SESSION on Anticipated Canadian Global Safeguard Action Against...

The Department of Finance is currently assessing the written submissions provided by stakeholders during the public consultations in August to determine how best to proceed with a global safeguard action against steel imports.  It is anticipated that the Department will complete its report imminently and that a decision on the initiation of the action will… Continue reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION SESSION on Anticipated Canadian Global Safeguard Action Against…

Procedural Requirements for Preferential Tariff Treatment Under the CETA, Part...

The preferential tariff treatment provided under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) eliminates almost all of the customs duties that previously applied to goods traded between Canada and the European Union. This allows businesses to import most Canadian goods into the European Union and most EU goods into Canada on a duty-free basis, reducing landed… Continue reading Procedural Requirements for Preferential Tariff Treatment Under the CETA, Part…

Procedural Requirements for Preferential Tariff Treatment under the CETA, Part...

For companies that trade in goods, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) offers both new and enhanced market access opportunities in Canada and the European Union. By eliminating almost all of the customs duties that previously applied, the CETA has reduced the landed costs of EU goods imported into the Canadian market and Canadian goods… Continue reading Procedural Requirements for Preferential Tariff Treatment under the CETA, Part…

The CETA Does not Exclude EU Steel Products from Canadian...

If Canada imposes global safeguard measures on imported steel products, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) does not prevent such measures from applying to subject goods from the European Union. While many of Canada’s free trade agreements either require or permit the Government of Canada to exclude the goods of a trading partner from the… Continue reading The CETA Does not Exclude EU Steel Products from Canadian…

Analyzing the Opportunities for Trade in Apparel Products Under the...

In brief: The CETA eliminates customs tariffs of 17-18 percent on EU clothing and apparel products imported into Canada, provided that the applicable rules of origin are satisfied. This preferential tariff treatment equates to a significant competitive advantage, lowering the costs and increasing the profitability of EU apparel goods sold in the Canadian market. Year-to-date… Continue reading Analyzing the Opportunities for Trade in Apparel Products Under the…

Canada Announces Final Countermeasures Against the United States

On July 1, 2018, Canada will impose countermeasures in the form of surtaxes against C$16.6 billion in imports of steel, aluminum, and other products from the U.S., representing the value of 2017 Canadian exports affected by the U.S. tariffs on imports of certain steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) products from Canada. Surtaxes of 25% will apply to… Continue reading Canada Announces Final Countermeasures Against the United States

CETA Opportunities for the Canadian Automotive Industry in Uncertain Times

Uncertain Times for the Canadian Auto Sector On June 1st, the U.S. tariffs under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 were imposed on steel and aluminum products imported into the United States from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union when the exemptions for those countries expired (see “Nothing Goods Happens after Midnight: Canada, Mexico… Continue reading CETA Opportunities for the Canadian Automotive Industry in Uncertain Times

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