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

Mexico recently passed tax legislation that amends the country’s value-added tax laws to improve collection efficiency, KPMG said in a Nov. 5 post. The legislation also clarified that revenue from certain foreign “digital or e-commerce services” provided to Mexican residents will be subject to VAT. The laws introduce new registration and reporting requirements for foreign providers, KPMG said.

China will again allow imports of beef and pork from Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a Nov. 5 tweet. China stopped accepting the meat from Canada earlier this year after China said it found falsified veterinary health certificates (see 1906260053). China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang confirmed the announcement during a Nov. 6 press conference. "The Chinese Customs and the Canadian competent authority have been in close communication on this matter and working for a solution," he said. "Recently Canada proposed an action plan as a corrective measure for certificate issuance and delivery. After reviewing it, we believe this plan will meet our safety requirements and agree to accept veterinary health certificates for meat products exported to China issued by the Canadian authority."

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

The Canadian Society of Customs Brokers, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America and the Mexican Confederation of Customs Broker Associations (CAAAREM) signed a joint strategy agreement on Oct. 29, the NCBFAA said in an email to members. The groups agreed to "promote data harmonization and alignment" exchange implementation information about the revised NAFTA and "foster increased compliance with international trade agreements through shared communication with trade chain partners." The associations also agreed to "enhance and raise awareness of the role of customs brokers, including exploration of harmonization of [Authorized Economic Organization (AEO)]/trusted trader programs and mutual recognition arrangements." Broker training and professional development standards will be another goal for the groups in 2020.

Natural Resources Canada released an updated list of Harmonized System tariff codes that will be affected by coming energy efficiency regulations, the Canada Border Services Agency said in an emailed message. The "list of HS codes for regulated energy-using products has been revised to reflect the Amendment 15 and 16 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations coming into force on Dec. 12, 2019," it said in the notice. The list of codes includes "effective dates and expiry dates for each of the affected HS codes."

The Canada Border Services Agency updated a memorandum to add a prohibition on "the import and manufacture of certain products containing or designed to contain" hydrofluorocarbons, the CBSA said on Nov. 1. The agency also added a description of an allowance system for HFCs to the memo, it said.

Mexico is extending increased duties on a range of textiles, apparel and footwear products through 2024, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said in an Oct. 31 report. Mexico is imposing a 25 percent duty on 274 apparel and made-up textile tariff lines and a 25 percent or 30 percent duty on footwear tariff lines through Sept. 30, 2021, the report said. Those duties are scheduled to fall to 20 percent on Oct. 1, 2024.

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 30 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):

The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 28 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):