International Trade Law Canada - a brief primer for importers and exporters
The global trade market provides valuable opportunity for Canadian importers and exporters. Complying with Canada’s international trade law is an inescapable part of successfully leveraging trade relationships that Canada maintains around the globe.
Make qualification easier by considering your costs
Your manufacturing costs are greater than 50% of the total sales price of your manufactured goods. Do they automatically qualify for USMCA/CUSMA?
Certificates of origin (COO) for Free Trade Agreements (FTA): everything you need to know
We’ve written recently about the changes and new requirements for certification of origin for North America’s newest trade agreement, CUMSA/USMCA. Read more about that here.
A new "NAFTA"... The USMCA
After more than a year of intense meetings and negotiations, Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have tentatively settled on a trade deal to replace NAFTA. In the final round of meetings that concluded at the end of September, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was unveiled, sporting changes in the following.
So, there’s NAFTA… But what other free trade agreements are out there?
*USMCA/CUSMA replaced NAFTA on July 1st, 2020. Read More... We all know about NAFTA… It’s undergoing its own renegotiation at this very moment, and the trade community needs to continue to keep an eye on what’s happening with NAFTA.
NAFTA – Who’s won? Who’s lost?
*USMCA/CUSMA replaced NAFTA on July 1st, 2020. Read More... NAFTA – the North American Free Trade Agreement – came into effect on January 1, 1994, building upon the Canada-U.S. free-trade deal of 1988 and creating the largest free-trade area in the world.
CETA update: September 21 = Implementation Day!
CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, is an agreement between Canada and European Union member states (see the list of countries in our CETA blog from last fall) and is on the verge of being a reality.
Your NAFTA Certificate of Origin: Taking a closer look
*USMCA/CUSMA replaced NAFTA on July 1st, 2020. Read More... Does it frustrate you when you receive an incomplete NAFTA certificate from your supplier? Do you often wish there was an easier way to check if your NAFTA certificates are valid?
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been signed!
October 30, 2016, marked an auspicious day for the future of trade between Canada and the European Union (EU). That day, leaders on both sides signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
