CANADA

Canada Unveils Strategy to Address Human Rights Violations in XUAR

13 January 2021

The Canadian government on 12 January unveiled a comprehensive strategy to address human rights abuses in mainland China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Made in parallel with the United Kingdom, the new strategy is aimed at addressing the risk of forced labour entering global supply chains. More

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The UK’s Latest Trade Agreements and Ongoing Trade Negotiations with Third Countries

03 December 2020

Since announcing its withdrawal from the EU, the UK has successfully negotiated numerous trade agreements and continues to actively engage in trade negotiations. As the UK will no longer benefit from trade agreements between the EU and third countries after 31 December 2020, it is working to reproduce the effects of such agreements in order to ensure the continuity of trading arrangements for UK businesses. More

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Q-day looms over security world

30 November 2020

Like grape pickers rushing to gather their harvest before the first frost, engineers working on security systems worldwide are rushing to beat “Q-Day” — the day quantum computers can quickly crack current maths-based encryption protocols, a task which would take a classical computer centuries. More

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Natural beauty niche expands

20 November 2020

A green beauty revolution is making itself felt in Hong Kong’s shopping malls as several smaller companies make the case for sustainable beauty. More

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Canada Updates Industry Guide on Toy Safety Requirements

17 September 2020

The Canadian government recently issued an updated version of its guide for industry on Canada’s safety requirements for children’s toys and related products. More

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The Greater Bay Area: Bin with the New

22 July 2020

The ORCA food waste management technology was developed in Toronto, Canada almost a decade ago. The system has since been operating in North America and other locations around the globe. Over the past three years the company has been making inroads into the Hong Kong, mainland and Asian markets from its base in the SAR and executives at ORCA Asia believe that now the time is ripe for new growth on the back of the GBA initiative. More

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USMCA to Enter into Force on 1 July

29 April 2020

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is slated to enter into force on 1 July after all three partner countries reported that they have taken the domestic measures necessary to implement and comply with their commitments. More

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Canada Defers Customs Duty Payments in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

31 March 2020

Canada is allowing businesses to defer customs duty payments and Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) until 30 June 2020 as part of efforts to provide relief from the adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. More

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Miscellaneous Canadian and Latin American AD and Safeguard Actions on Mainland Chinese Products

19 March 2020

Topics: Brazil Allows AD Duty Order on Aluminium Printing Plate from Hong Kong to Expire; Argentina Preliminarily Finds Dumping on Tricycles; Brazil Issues Preliminary Affirmative Determination in AD Probe of Pencils; Canada Recommends Exclusion of Shaped Wire from Safeguard Duties; Argentina Issues Results of Anti-Circumvention Probe of Tableware. More

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The Final USMCA Deal

13 March 2020

On January 29 2020, US President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law, completing the ratification procedure within the US. Under the new free trade agreement, products will generally face more demanding compliance requirements for duty-free treatment. To cope with the more stringent origin rules and limit on the use of foreign components, Hong Kong businesses should ensure they are aware of the new deal’s key changes and impacts on their exports. More

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