The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Feb. 12 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

Brazil added 282 items to its list of foreign capital goods and information technology and telecommunications goods subject to duty-free treatment under the country’s Ex-Tarifario regime, according to a Feb. 11 Hong Kong Trade Development Council report. Among the additions, 241 items are capital goods and 41 are IT and telecommunications goods, the report said. The goods will benefit from duty-free treatment though Dec. 31, 2021. Brazil also updated its list of auto parts that qualify for duty exemptions, removing 19 items from the list and modifying several product descriptions, the HKTDC said.

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Feb. 12 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Feb. 10 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

The Canada Border Services Agency issued a customs notice on Feb. 10 to “clarify exporter and carrier obligations related to the proof-of-report and offer guidance on how to complete an export declaration.” The notice spells out three export scenarios and how to use the Canadian Export Reporting System in such cases. The system uses a “proof-of-report number” to indicate “that goods to be exported have been reported to the” CBSA.

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Feb. 7 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

Colombia introduced a new special import declaration requirement relating to free zones, according to a Feb. 5 KPMG report. The change, which was announced Jan. 28, relates to import declarations for imports from “special permanent” or “permanent free zones” to Colombia’s national customs territory, the post said. The declarations must be submitted on a certain form on the last calendar day of each month, KPMG said, and must contain certain information, including the use of “Code 99999999999 as a subheading, regardless of whether the merchandise may correspond to different subheadings, provided that they all have the same value added tax (VAT) rate.” The declarations must also be submitted through the “electronic computer services” of Colombia’s tax and customs authority, KPMG said, and free zone operators must submit information about the movement of goods “that have actually left the free zone.” The importer must pay customs duties within the first five days of the following month “in which the presentation and acceptance of the special import declaration was made,” KPMG said.

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Feb. 5 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Feb. 3 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

All Canada-European Union agreements will continue to apply to the United Kingdom through the Brexit transition period, Global Affairs Canada said in a news release. “This includes the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) -- which means that trade between Canada and the U.K. will continue to benefit from duty-free access on 98% of products, and businesses should see no change in how they trade with the U.K. during this transition period,” it said. The Brexit transition period will last until at least Dec. 31.