Atty. Greg Kanargelidis

Greg Kanargelidis has more than 30 years of experience practicing in the areas of customs, international trade, and commodity tax law. In 2022 Greg opened his own law practice after a rewarding career at a large full-service firm based in Toronto, Ontario, the last 26 years as a partner and head of the firm’s International Trade Group. Greg is recognized as one of the leading international trade and customs lawyers in Canada and the world.

Greg has extensive experience representing Canadian and foreign clients on global trade and investment matters. He is a noted expert in all areas of customs law, including planning and compliance with respect to all aspects of the importation and exportation of goods and services, such as tariff classification, customs valuation, rules of origin, export and import controls, economic sanctions, marking rules, seizures and ascertained forfeitures, administrative monetary penalties, and voluntary disclosures.

Greg has considerable experience in trade remedy matters, including anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, inquiries, expiry and interim reviews, and safeguards. Greg regularly appears before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal as well as dealing with the Canada Border Services Agency, among other government departments, on behalf of clients.

Greg regularly represents clients with respect to cross-border trade and investment issues, including compliance with international agreements (such as NAFTA/USMCA/CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP, the World Trade Organization and its various agreements), and other bilateral and regional trade and investment agreements.

Greg also advises clients with respect to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax, excise duties and levies, and other commodity taxes. Greg is very active in legal organizations. He is a member of the Border Commercial Consultative Committee (BCCC) trade compliance and recourse subcommittee, the CITT advisory committee, immediate past chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section, as well as a past-chair of the Customs Law committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law, and of the Ontario Bar Association International Law Section.

SELECT EXPERIENCE

Customs Appeals

Maples Industries, Inc. (Appeal No. AP-2014-009)

De Ronde Tire Supply, Inc. (Appeal No. AP-2011-014)

Kwality Imports (Customs Act) (AP-2010-068)

Fritz Marketing Inc. (Appeal No. AP-2005-029)

Dumping Cases

Upholstered Domestic Seating (CITT - NQ-2021-002)

Upholstered Domestic Seating (CBSA - UDS 2020 IN)

Upholstered Domestic Seating (CITT - PI-2020-007)

Certain Fasteners (RR-2019-002)

Wheat Gluten (PI-2020-003)

Decorative and Other Non-Structural Plywood (CBSA - DONP 2020 IN)

Certain Dry Wheat Pasta (CBSA - DWP 2019 RI)

Certain Steel Goods (Exclusion Inquiry) (GC-2018-001-E2)

Certain Fasteners (LE-2019-001)

54-inch Gypsum Board (GB2 2018 IN)

Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate (RD-2016-002)

Welded Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe (Inquiry No. NQ-2016-001)

Certain Fasteners Expiry (Review No. RR-2014-001)

Certain Fasteners (LE-2013-003)

Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate (Inquiry No. NQ-2013-005)

Galvanized Steel Wire (Inquiry No. NQ-2013-001)

Polyiso Insulation Board (Inquiry No. NQ-2009-005)

Mattress Innerspring Units (Inquiry No. NQ-2009-002)

Waterproof Footwear (Inquiry No. NQ-2009-001)

NAFTA Binational Panel Reviews

Synthetic Baler Twine from U.S.A. (CDA-94-1904-02)

Wood Venetian Blinds and Slats from Mexico (CDA-MEX-2004-1904-01)

Federal Court of Appeal

M & M Footwear (Court File No. A-339-03) (April 28, 2004)

Safeguard Inquiries

Certain Steel Goods – Exclusions Inquiry Order (GC-2018-001-E1)

Greg was named the 2018 and 2016 Toronto "Lawyer of the Year " for International Trade and Finance Law by Best Lawyers. He also received a 2014 Lexpert Zenith Award for excellence and thought leadership in commodity tax/customs. In 2013, he was presented with a Client Choice Award in Trade & Customs - Ontario by International Law Office.

Greg is also recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

The Legal 500 Canada - 2019-2022 (International Trade)

The Best Lawyers in Canada - 2020-2022 (International Trade and Finance Law; Tax Law)

Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business - 2019-2022 (International Trade/WTO)

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory - 2019-2021 (Commodity Tax/Customs; International Trade Regulation)

Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business - 2020-2021 (International Trade/WTO)

The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada - 2019-2021 (Commodity Tax/Customs; International Trade Regulation)

Who's Who Legal: Canada - 2019-2021 (Trade & Customs)

Who's Who Legal: Trade & Customs 2019

Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2019 (International Trade/WTO: Canada)

International Tax Review’s World Tax 2019 - Highly Regarded (Indirect Tax)

International Tax Review's Indirect Tax Leaders 2019 (8th Edition)

The 2017 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (International Trade Regulation and Commodity Tax/Customs

Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading International Trade and Shipping Lawyers 2017

The 2016 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Commodity Tax/Customs and International Trade Regulation)