On May 6, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) published Customs Notice 20-19 to provide information for Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19), SOR-2020-101 (“Remission Order”) under the Customs Tariff. In order to help the fight against COVID-19, the Remission Order allows for the relief of customs duty for eligible
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Federal Court of Appeal Determines that Rough Diamonds Cannot be Imported into Canada without Kimberly Process Certificates
By Anumeet Toor on
In a recent ruling on February 24, 2020, the Canadian Federal Court determined in the decision of Tamba Thomas and Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (MPSEP), 2020 FC 290 [Thomas v. MPSEP] that diamonds being imported into Canada must be imported in accordance with Canada’s Import and Export of Rough …