The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has seized a number of shipments of gold jewelry imported into Canada from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Historically, Canada has not been known for developments in anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. However, 2017 has been a busy year and there are a number of advancements and developments in Canada.

An H.S. Tariff Classification Number is a 10 digit number that must be provided on import documentation in order to communicate what is the good that is being imported.

It has been an unusually busy year in Canada for export controls and economic sanctions developments.

In June 2018, Canada implemented a company-specific anti-dumping normal value review process.

On September 22, 2017, Canada imposed unilateral economic sanctions and asset freezes against 40 officials in the Venezuelan Maduro regime. Prior to the September 22, 2017 sanctions, Canada did not impose any economic sanctions against foreign officials in Venezuela.

On September 29, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its first tariff classification decision since Canada signed the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System in 1998.

The case is generally known to be against carbon steel screws.

When you purchase fine art in Canada, you must apply for an export permit before you will be permitted to export the artwork.

A General Export Permit is can be helpful to an exporter because Canada restricts exports of certain items and to certain countries.

On August 5, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") posted on the CBSA web-site a News Release entitled "Dartmouth store owner charged for falsifying documents and undervaluing shipments".

The Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") conducts verifications (also known as audits) to verify that an importer of goods has complied with Canadian customs and import laws.

Canada has sent a diplomatic note to the Government of Ukraine (the Ukrainian Embassy in Canada) stating that the implementation date for the Canada-Ukraine FTA is August 1, 2017.

What is contained in the appeal is very important.

Corporations cannot act on their own. Individuals make decisions that cause the corporation to take actions.

As a trade lawyer, I remain optimistic that the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will be signed. I am not ready to issue a "call of death"; but I am closer to that call than I was last week.

The Internet enables foreign companies to market and sell to Canadian consumers without setting up in Canada.

Canada effectively imposes significantly restrictive economic sanctions against certain countries via Export Development Canada ("EDC") decisions about where they will and will not or business.

They say you learn something new every day. Today, when I reviewed the " Regulations Defining "EU country or other CETA beneficiary"", I learned that the places covered by the Canada-EU CETA are broader than I thought.

On July 19, 2019, Finance Canada announced public consultations regarding proposed changes to the Special Import Measures Regulations (aka Canada's antidumping regulations) and issued a backgrounder.