Trade Compliance

Obtaining a Remission From Canada’s Retaliatory Countermeasures

Posted October 16, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, GHY International, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News

Launched in conjunction with the new safeguard measures cracking down on a surge of cheap steel imports, the Trudeau government also announced last week that certain steel, aluminum and other goods imported from the U.S. that had been charged with an import surtaxes that were imposed beginning at the start of July in retaliation to the Trump administration’s metals tariffs, will now be eligible for relief from those levies.  Continue Reading

Everything You Need to Know About the Steel Safeguard Surtax

Posted October 15, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News

The Trudeau government last week announced it will be imposing new restrictions on a range of steel imports as part of an ongoing effort to mitigate harm caused by the diversion of cheap steel products from China and other low-cost producers in the wake of the Trump administration’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.  Continue Reading

Steel & Aluminum Countermeasures: What Got Dropped? (Updated)

Posted June 29, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues

While the vast majority of products originally proposed as targets for retaliation against Trump’s metals tariffs remained unaffected by the public consultation process, the fact some did manage to avoid getting hit with new a new surtax speaks to the importance of being proactive when it comes to championing your cause with the government.  Continue Reading

Ottawa Finalizes List of Retaliatory Tariffs in Cross-Border Trade Dispute

Posted June 29, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News

The Trudeau government today released details of retaliatory countermeasures against the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs that will become effective July 1, 2018. Repeating its objections to to the “national security” premise of the U.S. tariffs, Ottawa says it had no alternative but to respond to the U.S. trade action in a “direct, measured and proportional” manner by imposing “reciprocal surtaxes” on $16.6 billion worth of imports from the U.S.  Continue Reading

Understanding the Trump Administration’s “National Security” Rationale (Part I)

Posted June 12, 2018

Under International Trade Issues

A testy phone call last month between the leaders of Canada and the United States, that went viral after it was learned that President Trump had inaccurately quipped about a notable incident from the War of 1812, brought new focus to the officially stated reason behind the U.S. administration’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum products.  Continue Reading

Canada’s New Trade Enforcement Measures Regarding Steel and Aluminum Products

Posted June 08, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Largely overlooked amid the escalating dispute over the Trump administration’s latest actions against steel and aluminum imports are several important new trade enforcement measures that were recently implemented by the Trudeau government to further restrict the dumping and transshipment of these sensitive goods from China.  Continue Reading