The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices for March 11 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

Recent editions of Mexico's Diario Oficial list trade-related notices as follows:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sent an AIRS update announcing that it changed the release recommendation for the Pacific cupped oyster originating in the U.S from “Refer to CFIA -- NISC” to “Refuse entry" when destined to the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. The change affects goods of Canadian tariff subheading 03.07.11.1888.75.

Air carriers, freight forwarders and express couriers that transmit manifests and air waybills to Mexican customs must certify they meet certain data transmission requirements by the end of June or face penalties, the Mexican Tax Administration Service said in a March 6 fact sheet. Under Mexican regulations, anyone transmitting such data in the Mexican single window (VUCEM) will at that time be required to have a point of contact available “24 x 7 x 365” to resolve any issues, implement all web services developed by SAT for transmitting and receiving messages, and complete required testing along with their software developer, SAT said.

The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices for March 8 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

The Mexican Tax Administration Service will begin testing on March 11 of electronic transmission of air cargo manifests for goods entering bonded facilities, it said in a fact sheet issued March 6. That transmission must include the number of the bonded facility where the goods are arriving, SAT said, outlining technical requirements for the transmission. Once this information is received, the Mexican Single Window will send a response message, it said.

Recent editions of Mexico's Diario Oficial list trade-related notices as follows:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sent an AIRS update announcing that it will now recommend refusing entry to African giant pouched rats and squirrels of subheading 0511.99.1294.19. The release recommendation for that subheading had previously been “not regulated by CFIA.”

The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices for March 6 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

Brazil recently issued updated guidance that “aims to modernize and facilitate” procedures related to origin facilitation, KPMG said in a March 5 client alert. “Among other innovations,” the new guidance establishes that “an origin declaration may be presented for tariff preference purposes if provided for in the relevant trade agreement,” and also says “self-regulation (via import declarations) may be allowed for the importer, buyer or consignee, subject to certain conditions, and before [Brazil customs] initiates a procedure regarding the proof of origin,” KPMG said. The guidance also sets definitions for key terms, including proof of origin, declaration of origin and certificate of compliance.