The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) has the power to issue fines of up to $CDN 1,300 if you fail to report meat in your possession. The CBSA has the authority to examine goods in the possession on travelers arriving in Canada and airports, land border crossings and at other ports of entry. The CBSA
Speak UP!: Canada is consulting with stakeholders on allocation and administration of TRQs for dairy, eggs and poultry
The Government of Canada 
is consulting with stakeholders concerning the allocation and administration of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for dairy (e.g., cheese, milk, butter), eggs and poultry (e.g., chicken, turkey). Canada’s dairy, poultry and egg TRQs are implemented and administered by Global Affairs Canada in accordance with the Export and Import Permits Act and its
Can I get my NEXUS Card back in less than 6 years?
Canada
If the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) confiscates or cancels your NEXUS Card due to an enforcement action (e.g. the CBSA seizes goods because you failed to declare the goods or the value provided to the CBSA was incorrect), your NEXUS Card will be cancelled for 6 years. Normally, you lose your trusted traveler
Why Are My Goods Being Inspected?
Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in February 2019
Of all the questions asked of trade attorneys, this is likely the most frequent one. The answer is both a study in current events, but also much more complex. Let’s start at the obvious beginning point. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) receives advance information about
No Further Shutdown – Hooray!!!! List 3 Exclusion Process Coming – Hip, Hip Hooray !!!
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 was signed into law on Friday, February 15, 2019, so the potential for another shutdown was averted, but there was a hidden gem buried in a related document. This new law contains a specific appropriation for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office which reads: “For necessary expenses of the Office
To GDPR or Not To GDPR – That Remains the Question !!!!
Published originally by the Journal of Commerce in December 2018
When the General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) took effect on May 25, 2018, American companies found themselves in a quandary. The language of the regulations was sufficiently broad to initially conclude that even if a company had no presence or operation in Europe, it would
Customers Now Jointly Liable With Port Truckers For Certain Labor Violations
One of the bills signed into law by California Governor Edmund G. Brown from the most recent legislative session aims to hold customers accountable when hiring trucking companies that have a record of Labor Code violations. Under SB 1402, customers who utilize trucking companies to deliver goods from California’s ports may be held jointly
Maybe and Maybe Not – IOR Challenges
Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in November 2018
One of the many frustrations facing international traders trying to import goods into the U.S. is whether or not they will be accepted as importer of record by Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”). CBP established a program to deal with what it views as the
Keeping up with the U.S. imposed 301 tariffs on China
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China 301 Tariffs Took Effect – What Happens Next?
The U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued a press release on July 6, 2018 in which the process companies can use to seek exclusion from the 25% tariff imposed on the same day on goods from China was announced. The timeline requires all original exclusion requests to be filed by October 9, 2018. Each will be