{"id":5007,"date":"2021-04-19T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2021-04-19T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T14:08:16","slug":"cbsa-investigation-upholstered-goods-uds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/cbsa-investigation-upholstered-goods-uds\/","title":{"rendered":"What Importers Need to know about CBSA\u2019s Investigation on Upholstered Goods"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a report by international trade legal firm,<\/span> Tereposky & DeRose LLP<\/b><\/a><\/span>,<\/span> they do a deep dive on various investigations carried out by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The investigations were kicked off at the end of last year (Dec 2020) under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA).<\/span><\/p>\n

Upholstered domestic seating makes up a healthy portion of the Canadian trade economy, so keeping things compliant is incredibly important to the health of the importer. See the chart below!<\/p>\n

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What is SIMA?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

SIMA is a <\/span>regulatory framework<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that was put forth to protect Canada\u2019s industries from damaging practices like dumping and subsidizing importer goods, which helps keep Canada\u2019s economy strong. As CBSA puts it: \u201c[It will] help Canadian producers who face unfair foreign competition in the Canadian marketplace.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SIMA is also known as Anti-Dumping and Countervailing. If you\u2019d like to read more about this topic, <\/span>check these pieces out:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Trade Protectionism In Canada: Anti-Dumping & Countervailing<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

CBSA\u2019s resources:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n