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UK/Canada – Trade Continuity Agreement with Canada replicates the effects of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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On 10 December 2020, the Department for International Trade (DIT) published a summary of the Trade Continuity Agreement with Canada, The agreement establishes an economic partnership between the UK and Canada, including a comprehensive free trade area. It maintains the effects of the EU-Canada CETA.   The UK-Canada agreement covers:  trade in goods – including provisions on preferential tariffs, tariff rate quotas and rules of origin sanitary and phytosanitary measures trade in services intellectual property, including geographical indications government procurement  The agreement is intended…

US/Canada – USTR requests consultations under USMCA with Canada re: dairy TRQ

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On December 9, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it had filed the first dispute under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by requesting consultations with the Government of Canada (pursuant to Articles 31.2 and 31.4 of the USMCA) in connection with Canada’s administration of its dairy tariff rate quotas. USTR’s request for consultations states: Canada’s dairy TRQ allocation measures appear to be inconsistent with several provisions of the USMCA. First, the measures appear to…

Canada successfully concludes talks on transitional trade continuity agreement with the United Kingdom

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On November 21, 2020, Global Affairs Canada announced the successful conclusion of talks for the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) – an interim deal that will be in place as Canada and the United Kingdom work towards negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement. The new agreement will provide continued access to the benefits of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on a bilateral basis, including the elimination of tariffs on 98%…

US – DHS/CBP extend land and ferry travel restrictions to/from Mexico and Canada

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On November 23, 2020, Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a notification of continuation of temporary travel restrictions at land ports of entry and ferries between the United States and Mexico from November 22 until December 21, 2020. For purposes of the temporary alteration in certain designated ports of entry operations authorized under 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2),…

US – CBP issues guidance on Entry Summary and PSC for Sec. 232 exemption for Canadian unwrought aluminum

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On November 12, 2020, CBP issued CSMS #44838240 – GUIDANCE: Section 232 Exemption for Canadian Unwrought Aluminum – Entry Summary and Post Summary Correction Processing, which is reproduced below: Background On October 27, 2020, the President signed Presidential Proclamation 10106, “Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States,” published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2020 (see 85 FR 68709), reinstating the exemption for products of Canada from the additional 10 percent Section 232…

President modifies Sec. 232 action on aluminum imports from Canada

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On October 27, 2020 President Trump issued Proclamation 10106 of October 27, 2020 Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States (published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2020), which modifies the terms of Proclamations 9704, 9893 and 10060 with respect to imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum products from Canada. In the Proclamation the President states that, as a result of talks with the Canadian government, imports of aluminum from Canada will no longer…

US – CBP issues update on Sec. 232 imports of Canadian aluminum

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On October 29, 2020, CBP issued CSMS #44591106 – UPDATE: Section 232 on Imports of Aluminum Articles from Canada, reproduced below: Background On October 27, 2020 the President issued a Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, reinstating Canada’s exclusion from additional 10 percent duties under Section 232 on certain non-alloyed unwrought aluminum articles. This Proclamation amends Presidential Proclamation 10060 of August 6, 2020. As a result, effective with respect to…

US – DHS/CBP extend land and ferry travel restrictions to/from Mexico and Canada

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On October 22, 2020, Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a notification of continuation of temporary travel restrictions at land ports of entry from October 22 until November 21, 2020. For purposes of the temporary alteration in certain designated ports of entry operations authorized under 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2), travel through the land ports of entry and…

US – USTR seeks applicants for Binational Panels Roster under USMCA

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On October 19, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register an invitation for applicants [Docket Number USTR-2020-0039] for a roster of individuals to serve on binational panels convened to review final determinations in antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings and amendments to AD/CVD statutes of a USMCA Party. The United States annually renews its selections for the roster. The USTR invites applications from eligible individuals wishing to…

CDC issues Orders suspending right to introduce certain persons from countries where quarantinable communicable disease exists

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On October 16, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published in the Federal Register a notice that announces the issuance of an Order suspending the right to introduce certain persons into the United States from countries where a quarantinable communicable disease exists. This Order is based on the CDC Director’s determination that introduction of aliens, regardless of their country of origin, migrating through Canada and…