Notice 6 Mar 2025 compliance, trade, tariffs, border security, canada, customs, illicit drugs

📦New Duties on Canadian Products to Combat Illicit Drug Flow

In order to effectuate the President's Executive Order 14193, "Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border," as amended by Executive Order 14197, "Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border", and subsequently amended by the President's March 2, 2025 Executive Order "Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border", which imposed specified rates of duty on imports of articles that are products of Canada, the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that appropriate action is needed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the Annex to this notice.

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Notice 5 Mar 2025 regulatory compliance, international trade, antidumping duties, u.s. department of commerce, canada, softwood lumber

🌲Preliminary Results of Antidumping Review on Softwood Lumber Products

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Commerce preliminarily determines that the producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value.

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Notice 28 Feb 2025 business regulations, usa, canada, antitrust, integrated photonics, manufacturing innovation

🔬Notice on Integrated Photonics Institute Membership Changes

The Department of Justice announces changes in the membership of the Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation, related to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. AIM Photonics has added new members, which could influence innovation and collaboration in the photonics industry. The notifications stress compliance with antitrust regulations while keeping membership open for future changes.

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Notice 27 Feb 2025 commerce, trade, steel, regulation, tariffs, usa, canada

🏗️Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Steel Products

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register of February 10, 2025, regarding the preliminary affirmative countervailing duty (CVD) determination of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Canada. This notice contained the incorrect name of one of the mandatory respondents.

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Notice 10 Feb 2025 countervailing duties, trade regulation, steel industry, u.s. department of commerce, canada

🛡️Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Canadian Steel

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Canada. The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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Presidential Document 10 Feb 2025 trade, executive order, national security, import regulations, tariffs, canada

🇺🇸Executive Order 14197

Executive Order 14197 addresses the national security threat posed by drug trafficking at the U.S.-Canada border. It outlines a framework for imposing tariffs on Canadian goods while pausing certain tariffs to assess Canada's response to illegal activities. Ongoing evaluations will determine future actions based on the situation's developments.

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Presidential Document 7 Feb 2025 compliance, trade, tariffs, canada, import export, illicit drugs

📦Executive Order 14193

Executive Order 14193 addresses the influx of illicit drugs from Canada and declares a national emergency. It imposes a 25% additional tariff on Canadian products to combat the drug crisis and requires cooperation from Canada to ensure national security. The order aims for decisive action to protect American communities and public health.

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Compliance, Economic Impact, Trade Regulation 31 Jan 2025 commerce, countervailing duties, international trade, canada, softwood lumber

🪵Preliminary Results on Softwood Lumber Countervailing Duties from Canada

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. (TRAPA) is the successor-in- interest (SII) to Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. (Trans-Pacific) in the context of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Policy 24 Jan 2025 antidumping duty, trade regulation, department of commerce, canada, softwood lumber

📉Correction of Antidumping Duty for Softwood Lumber Products (2025)

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register on December 2, 2021, in which Commerce announced the final results of the 2019 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on softwood lumber from Canada. That notice incorrectly stated the all-others rate established in the less than fair value investigation to be 6.58 percent. The correct all-others rate established in the less than fair value investigation is 6.04 percent.

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Regulatory Compliance, International Trade 24 Jan 2025 compliance, international trade, antidumping duty, department of commerce, canada, softwood lumber

📉Correction to Antidumping Duty Rate on Softwood Lumber from Canada

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register on August 9, 2022, in which Commerce announced the final results of the 2020 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on softwood lumber from Canada. That notice incorrectly stated the all-others rate established in the less than fair value investigation to be 6.58 percent. The correct all-others rate established in the less than fair value investigation is 6.04 percent.

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