Trade buzz: What is friendshoring? (And should you care right now?)
Over the past three years, we’ve been paying significant attention to supply chain processes across industries. From pandemic disruptions to an international war, businesses across all points of the supply chain are striving to mitigate further potential chaos. Beneath all the surface chaos, the entire nature of our.
CPTPP: Pacific Rim Countries Press “GO” on a New Trade Agreement
CPTPP, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, is a free trade agreement between Canada and ten other member states. There have been some substantive developments since we posted our previous blog on the CPTPP last April and the implementation date is just around the corner.
8 Tips for Success Amid Ongoing U.S.-China Tariff Disputes
Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 authorizes the U.S. president to take all appropriate action, including retaliation, to obtain the removal of any act, policy or practice of a foreign government that violates an international trade agreement or is unjustified, unreasonable or discriminatory and that burdens.
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.
NAFTA update: September, 2018
*USMCA/CUSMA replaced NAFTA on July 1st, 2020. Read More... NAFTA is again in the news as the three parties – Canada, Mexico and the U.S. – have wrapped up a series of meetings and a new agreement could finally be in sight. But only maybe. Background information on this important agreement and some of the earlier.
Exporting Goods from the United States
Every year, U.S. companies export over two trillion dollars’ worth of goods and services. If you want your business to get in on the action, it’s important to do it right – right from the start. Here's how:
Laws and contracts in international trade
When you are focused on the day-to-day operations of your business, the laws that underlie that business may not be front of mind. But, as you can probably appreciate, the legal aspect of international trade is not something you can afford to neglect.
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
Canadian importers and exporters can now count Ukraine among the nations with which they can engage in duty-free trade.
CETA finally has an implementation date.
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) finally has an implementation date. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker made a joint statement on the weekend [July 8] announcing that the provisional application of the massive deal will come into effect on.
Update: CETA receives Royal Assent – Bill C-30 is now law
On May 16th, the proposed legislation to implement the Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) was granted Royal Assentby the Governor General of Canada.
