Trade Updates

U.S. & Canada Customs Formalize Lifting of Steel/Aluminum Tariffs

Posted May 22, 2019

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Seminars & Webinars, U.S. Customs Issues

Following last week’s announcement that Washington has agreed to eliminate Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico in exchange for the repeal of retaliatory duties on a wide range of U.S. exports, the two governments have now confirmed lifting of the tariffs and all corresponding countermeasures with the publication of official notifications to that effect.  Continue Reading

Steel Surtaxes, Retaliatory Import Tariffs Being Removed by End of Week

Posted May 20, 2019

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

The Trudeau government released a joint statement this afternoon confirming earlier reports that Canada and the United States have agreed to eliminate within the next two days all of the tariffs and retaliatory countermeasures that were imposed last year in a bitter dispute over cross-border trade in steel and aluminum products.  Continue Reading

Trudeau Government Lifts Safeguards on Certain Steel Imports

Posted May 01, 2019

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

The Trudeau government on April 26 announced that it would be ending tariffs and quotas on several types of imported steel products, despite concerns by steelworkers over potential job losses and other damaging effects they claim the move could have on the industry.  Continue Reading

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