Canadian Government Notices as of Dec. 13
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Dec. 13 (some may also be given separate headlines):
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- External trade classified by BEC for 2016. Statistics Canada has released the 2016 broad economic categories (BEC) classification data on Canada’s imports and exports. Imports of intermediate goods accounted for 47% of total imports to Canada in 2016, down from 57.2% in 2000. Meanwhile, the share of imports of consumption goods rose from 15.1% in 2000 to 21.2% in 2016, while the share of imports of capital goods rose from 18.7% in 2000 to 20.3% in 2016. In 2016, 58.1% of exports were intermediate goods, compared with 56.8% in 2000, while the share of capital goods declined from 14.6% in 2000 to 9% in 2016.
- 2018 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. The Canada Border Services Agency issued on Dec. 11 Customs Notice 17-37, which advises of and outlines the different format files for the Jan. 1, 2018, Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff now available on the Customs Tariff page of the CBSA website.
- NAFTA textile/apparel TPL utilization. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade updated the 2017 NAFTA textile and apparel tariff preference level (TPL) utilization rate for imports and exports.
- Product Recalls: Deere & Company recalls Compact Utility Tractors manufactured in the United States, for crash hazard; Princess Auto Ltd. recalls Mini Battery Jump Starter Charger Portable Power Banks manufactured in China, for fire and burn hazards; Shermag recalls Harrison convertible 4 in 1 cribs manufactured in Vietnam, for suffocation and strangulation hazards; Peg Perego Canada Inc. recalls various book strollers manufactured in Italy, for not meeting latching standards.