Member - Jul 27, 2022
Dominican Republic Temporary Tariff Elimination on Food Products
The government of the Dominican Republic has recently announced the temporary elimination of customs tariffs for 67 food items including pork meat, poultry meat, beef, powder milk, pulses, garlic, pasta, butter, wheat and corn flour,...
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Public - Jul 26, 2022
Have your Say Notification: EU Import Controls on VMPs, Pesticides and Contaminants
News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat Update - July 29, 2022 - Subsequent to our message of July 25 regarding the European Union's (EU's) "Have your Say Notification: EU Import Controls on VMPs, Pesticides and Contaminants",...
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Member - Jul 15, 2022
Georgia notification to the WTO TBT Committee on country of origin for meat products
On June 29, 2022, the Government of Georgia notified the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Committee a Draft of Governmental Resolution on a “Rule for indication of the country of origin or place of provenance...
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Member - Jul 12, 2022
FDA Releases a Public Registry of Recognized Accreditation Bodies under the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods Program
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its recognition of six accreditation bodies under the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program. Under the LAAF program, these accreditation bodies may accredit laboratories to...
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Public - Jun 29, 2022
Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Release 2 – New requirements for inbound air shipments to the EU
From 1 March 2023, all freight forwarders, air carriers, express couriers, and postal operators transporting goods to or through the European Union (including Norway and Switzerland) will be required to submit advance cargo information in...
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Member - Jun 22, 2022
Important 30-Day Notice for FSVP Importers re: “UNK”
Beginning July 24, 2022, the entity identification code “UNK” will no longer be accepted in the Entity Number field by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Consistent with 21 CFR 1.509(a), FSVP importers will be...
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