The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of July 6 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The countervailing duties levied by the U.S. on two Canadian companies that make supercalendered paper relied on assumptions that were not justified, a World Trade Organization panel ruled July 5.
The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The European Union recently issued the following trade-related release (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):
The World Customs Organization Council adopted "the Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce" during a recent meeting in Brussels, Belgium, WCO said in a June 30 news release. The standards are meant "to assist WCO Members in developing E-Commerce strategic and operational frameworks, working in close cooperation with E-Commerce stakeholders," WCO said. The WCO didn't say whether there were changes from the draft framework, which was agreed upon in April. That draft included numerous changes away from the broad scope mentioned in a WCO resolution last year (see 1712080035). The resolution was the subject of some concern with CBP (see 1805040018) and others involved. The council also agreed to set up a "Working Group on a Comprehensive Review of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention - RKC), recognizing the need to ensure it remains the blueprint for modern and efficient Customs procedures in the 21st Century," WCO said. During the same meetings, Kunio Mikuriya was re-elected WCO secretary general for another five-year term, effective Jan. 1, 2019, WCO said in another statement.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of July 2 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Russia recently began a World Trade Organization challenge of U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products, the WTO said in a press release. Russia claims the tariffs violate the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the WTO safeguard agreement. The country had already announced plans to retaliate. Under WTO rules, Russia may request a panel to decide the case if consultations don’t resolve the dispute in 60 days.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of June 29 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The World Customs Organization issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The World Customs Organization and the United Nations' International Trade Centre developed a new online tool meant to help smaller companies benefit from lower duties in free trade agreements, the ITC said in a news release. The Rules of Origin Facilitator will "increase transparency and knowledge in trade and make the subject of rules of origin more easily accessible for customs officers, companies, trade policymakers, and trade institutions," WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya said.