Mexico is again allowing more time for importers to comply with new certificate of compliance requirements for some Mexican product standards at the time of entry, the Latin American Confederation of Customs Brokers said in a recent circular. For the second time, an additional 15 days have been added to a grace period that now ends Sept. 10 for importers to obtain a certificate of compliance from a recognized certification body. Until the time period expires, importers that have not yet obtained the certificate may continue their current operations unchanged, as long as they submitted their request to the certification body by June 30 and include a receipt number for the request in their entry documentation. As part of this extension, Mexico announced that it will conduct a review as to why certification bodies have not processed pending requests for certificates, the circular said.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Aug. 28 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
Canada's import controls apply to all milk protein substances (MPS) with a milk protein content of 85% or more of dry matter weight if the imports don't qualify for a trade, Global Affairs Canada said in an Aug. 28 message to industry. "If a product does not qualify as originating under the concerned trade agreement, or if transhipment requirements are not satisfied, an import permit is required," the agency said. MPS imports from a NAFTA country, an EU country or other EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement beneficiary, Chile, Costa Rica or Israel "are exempted from Canada's import permit requirements for MPS," GAC said.
Canada’s accession to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty requires “significant amendments” to the country’s Export and Import Permits Act that will broaden its current export control regime, according to an August post from the McMillan law firm.
Costa Rica published forms and instructions online for registering certain people and entities for value-added tax purposes, KPMG said in an Aug. 21 post. The form applies to exporters, exporter suppliers, and marketers, distributors and producers of food, among others, KPMG said.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Aug. 26 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
The Canada Border Services Agency on Aug. 26 updated Memorandum D11-11-1 on national customs rulings. The update includes information on new procedures for processing ruling requests by email between the applicant or their agent and the CBSA. “The CBSA encourages the exchange of information by email with the applicant,” starts the new section on email communication. The updated memo also includes new policies on a five-year disposal and retention period for CBSA to retain records of ruling requests. Finally, the update includes new circumstances when a ruling will not be issued and the request rejected, including when supplementary information was requested but not provided within 30 days or the request does meet the requirements listed in the memorandum.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Aug. 23 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
Global Affairs Canada issued a notice to brokers and a notice to exporters related to the country's accession to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (see 1906260066). “An export permit requirement has been put in place for the export of ATT items” to the U.S., GAC said. The reporting requirements “enable the Government of Canada to increase transparency by reporting on the permanent export of ATT items to the United States.”
Recent editions of Mexico's Diario Oficial list trade-related notices as follows: