CBP Answers FAQs About USMCA
Get the answers to questions that are frequently asked by importers and exporters about a range of issues concerning various provisions of the USMCA.
Global Affairs Issues 2021-2022 TRQs for Wheat, Barley, and Their Products
Global Affairs Canada has advised that the 2021-2022 tariff rate quotas for wheat, barley, and their products will become accessible on August 1, 2021.
U.S. Issues Updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory
The new advisory urges U.S. businesses to exit supply chains connected to Xianjing and warns that those who do not “could run a high risk of violating U.S. law.”
CBP Ruling Allows Accumulation of Costs From Non-Originating Materials for USMCA RVC Calculation
Find out more about a recent CBP ruling that says a commercial vehicle manufacturer can add a Tier 2 supplier’s costs of processing within USMCA territory to the USMCA costs of its Tier 1 supplier, even though the Tier 2 costs were not sufficient to result in an originating material.
USTR Sets Out Argument Against Canada’s Dairy TRQ Allocation
Are U.S. farmers still being denied their fair share of the supply-managed Canadian market? U.S. trade officials and dairy industry advocates think so and an official submission has been made to dispute the way Canada administers dairy import quotas in accordance with USMCA. Find out all the details here.
USTR Initiates First USMCA Dispute Panel Over Canadian Dairy Quotas
Adding to the list of cross-border tensions, the first-ever trade enforcement action under USMCA escalated to a new level on Tuesday with the filing of a request by the USTR for a Dispute Settlement Panel over claims that Ottawa is still unfairly blocking U.S. producers from accessing the Canadian dairy market.
Canada Vows to Fight ‘Unjustified’ Softwood Lumber Duty Hikes
Importer of Canadian softwood lumber? A big hit is potentially on its way with a proposed increase to countervailing and antidumping rates currently levied against four of Canada’s top producers, in addition to more than doubling the combined “All Others” rate to a whopping 18.32%. Find out all the details and impacts of this potential action.
After-Sales Service/Warranty Work and the Border FAQs
Find out more about USMCA after-sales service provisions that enable Canadian vendors to have their own technicians work temporarily in the U.S. as “business visitors” — meaning that no visa or special work status application is required.
