Livingstonintlfeed

On July 30, 2026, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) implemented a critical change to import declaration procedures for meat products, directly impacting importers and brokers. Effective immediately, with a 45-day transition period, all slaughter establishment numbers must be declared precisely as they appear on the Official Meat Inspection Certificate (OMIC) ...

Expiry reviews are conducted jointly by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to determine if a measure under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) will be rescinded after 5 years in force or will be continued for another 5 years. These reviews must be initiated before the scheduled expiry date of the measure.

Ottawa, Canada – Effective July 31, 2026, the Government of Canada has implemented a provisional safeguard surtax on certain wood cabinets and vanities, as well as their subassemblies, imported into the country. This measure, announced via Customs Notice 26-17: Certain Wood Cabinet and Vanity Goods Surtax Order, aims to protect Canadian manufacturers while an...

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), posted notice of the below-noted increase(s) in user fees, which are effective October 1, 2026.  CBP will increase Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) User Fees’ by 38.222 percent to adju...

On July 29, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidizing with respect to imports of certain unarmoured building cables (UBC) originating in or exported from China.

As a result of the determination, provisional duties under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) are now payable on imports of subject goods ...