NAFTA Chapter 19 Panel Remands ITC Determination against imports of Canadian Softwood Lumber

9/8/2019

September 5, 2019 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the NAFTA Chapter 19 bi-national panel decision on U.S. imports of Canadian softwood lumber:
See complete message here.

NAFTA Chapter 19 Panel Remands ITC Determination against imports of Canadian Softwood Lumber"

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Reconciling Blockchain Technology with California Consumer Privacy Act

8/19/2019

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I thought this was an interesting article on Privacy and the use of Blockchain technology. It was posted out on Cointelegraph.com - Read the article Here.

Reconciling Blockchain Technology with California Consumer Privacy Act

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David MacNaughton stepping down as Canada's ambassador to U.S.

8/8/2019

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David MacNaughton, who helped see Canada through the difficult NAFTA renegotiations, is leaving his position as Canada's ambassador to the United States at the end of the month.
In a statement, MacNaughton called the decision "bittersweet."
"Serving as Canada's ambassador in Washington, at this pivotal time in our country's history, has been the greatest honour of my life," he said.
"I cannot help but recall the dire situation we faced in early 2017, with Canada's most important trading relationship in grave peril. And hundreds of thousands of Canadians' livelihoods hanging in the balance."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a statement said he accepted MacNaughton's resignation with "great affection and gratitude — and of course, considerable regret."
"David has long been and remains a trusted adviser, friend and counsellor. But he is more than that: he is a Canadian patriot, one whose honesty, moderation and wisdom were pivotal to Team Canada in our successful renegotiation of NAFTA in 2017 and 2018. For this, he has earned every Canadian's gratitude," he said in a statement...
This was excerpted from the 8 August 2019 editon of CBC News.

David MacNaughton stepping down as Canada's ambassador to U.S.

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From the Desk of Executive Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen

8/7/2019

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Message sent out to the Trade
-------------------------------I wanted to provide an update on the drawdown of CBP officer support to the Border Patrol to address the humanitarian and security crisis along the Southwest border. As you all know, 731 CBP officers had been reassigned from ports of entry to support the Border Patrol. This past weekend, 151 CBPOs returned to their airports, seaports, northern and southern border ports. By this Friday, August 9th, a total of 331 CBPOs will have been returned to their permanent duty stations, leaving 400 CBPOs to support Border Patrol. We continue to monitor the crisis along the SWB and hope to continue to draw down the level of CBPO support as appropriate. I will provide updates as warranted.

Todd C. Owen
Executive Assistant Commissioner
Office of Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

From the Desk of Executive Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen

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Section 321 - E-commerce Pilot - (Data Pilot)

8/5/2019

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This posted in the Federal Register on 07/23/2019.
About Pilot:
CBP faces significant challenges in targeting Section 321 shipments, while still maintaining the clearance speeds the private sector has come to expect. This is because CBP does not receive adequate advance information in order to effectively and efficiently assess the security risk of the approximately 1.8 million Section 321 shipments that arrive each day.
More info on the Pilot can be found here.

Section 321 - E-commerce Pilot - (Data Pilot)

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Trade Outreach via Webinar

8/3/2019

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CBP hosts trade outreach events via free webinars to provide more timely and up-to-date information to the international trade community on CBP trade policy, as established by the agency.
Click here for more information.

Trade Outreach via Webinar

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GUIDANCE: Seventh Round of Products Excluded from Section 301 Duties (Tranche 2)

8/3/2019

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On July 31, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 84 FR 37381 announcing the decision to grant the seventh round of certain exclusion requests from the 25 percent duty assessed under the Section 301 investigation related to goods from China ($16B Action - Tranche 2).
READ FULL CSMS POST HERE!

Seventh Round of Products Excluded from Section 301 Duties

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IN-BOND ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION FOR 8/4/18 IMPLEMENTATION

8/2/2018

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Due to issues identified with electronic communication for intermodal movement of cargo and other operational issues identified by trade partners, OFO will defer enforcement as identified above for a 6-month period until February 6, 2019.
READ FULL CSMS POST HERE!

IN-BOND ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION FOR 8/4/18 IMPLEMENTATION

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Update on when ACS Query Functionality will be Turned Off

4/13/2018

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In reference to ACS Query Functionality to be Turned Off, CSMS# 18-000188, which had been announced for a date of March 31st, 2018, a new deployment date is planned for next Thursday, April 19th, 11:00 AM ET.
READ FULL CSMS POST HERE.

Update on when ACS Query Functionality will be Turned Off

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Decommissioning of Legacy Release Service Options

4/12/2018

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the intention to decommission the legacy release service options (SO) Other Government Departments (OGD) PARS (SO463) and OGD RMD (SO471) by April 1, 2018
READ THE ARTICLE HERE.

Update on when ACS Query Functionality will be Turned Off

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