Possible Canadian National Rail Strike
Please be advised that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has issued a strike mandate of 98%. See here for more information.
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Food Importers: Are You Ready for May 30?
The requirements for the FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program go into effect May 30. Under this program, U.S. importers of certain food products are required to verify that the food they import complies with the FDA’s new rules on produce safety and hazard analysis and risk based prevention controls. The FDA has issued guidance as…
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U.S. Customs Offers Guidance: What to Do When There is No Equivalent Tariff Change Rule
According to this CSMS message from U.S. Customs, there are a limited amount of tariff items in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) that do not have equivalent free trade agreement (FTA) tariff change rules (TCRs). The reason for this is that the tariff items were negotiated using a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)…
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