March 20, 2020

The White House announced that the borders between the United States and Mexico will also be closed to non-essential travel.

The closings will take place as of midnight Saturday.

Further details are expected to be announced soon, it is assumed that trade will not be effected and that goods will be able to continue crossing the border.

Please contact your V. Alexander Account Team for updates on your shipments.

We will monitor the situation, please follow us on our website www.valexander.com for updates on this and other topics.

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03/18/2020

Borders between the United States and Canada will temporarily close to non-essential travel while goods will still be allowed to move between the countries as a measure to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

President Trump announced this morning via Twitter: “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic. Trade will not be affected. Details to follow!”

Trucks traffic still moves relatively freely between the two countries.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sweeping restrictions that closed the country’s borders to most non-Canadian and U.S. citizens already on Monday, March 16, , with exemptions for trade.

Trucks handled most of the US$560 billion in merchandise trade between the U.S. and Canada in 2019.

Please contact your V. Alexander Account Team for updates on your shipments.

We will monitor the situation and advise further details on our website www.valexander.com when they become available.