Trade News

The following is excerpted from the August 6th, 2010 edition of Canadian Transportation and Logistics ”ctl.ca”. The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers continued to increase in May, according to reports published this week by the Canadian General Freight Index. Overall freight costs increased by 3% in May when compared to April. Base rates, which exclude the impact of fuel surcharges assessed by carriers, also increased by 2.7% with average fuel surcharges increasing by 2.9% from the prior month.

The following message is from the CFIA - Western Import Service Centre. Please be advised that our Western Import Service Centre (WISC) is relocated in Ontario since April 2010. We are currently receiving a large volume of mail delivery destined for WISC, we are then forced to re-direct these documents to the new address in Ontario. This practice is not only costly but results in late delivery of documents. To achieve fast and efficient delivery of your documents, please forward any documents addressed to WISC to their new address at:

Further to our message on the 15th of July, the Order Amending the Area Control List as been made available on the Canada Gazette website at: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2010/2010-08-04/html/sor-dors162-en….

The following is excerpted from the 4 August 2010 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, August 4, 2010 – Canadian poultry genetics exporters will again have access to the lucrative Mexican market since the doors were closed following the March 2004 outbreak of avian influenza. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made the announcement today following numerous exchanges and high-level interventions with the Mexican Government….

This article is excerpted from the 5 August 2010 edition of “The New York Times”. BEIJING — South Korea’s ambassador to China said in an interview published Thursday that his nation was likely to open free trade talks with Beijing next year. The negotiations could be a first step toward a three-nation trade zone including Japan, which would rival the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement in size.

The following is excerpted from the August 4th, 2010 edition of Canadian Transportation and Logistics ”ctl.ca”. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 39.5% higher in May 2010 than in May 2009, reaching $66.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of Transportation…

This bulletin from CPR was released on 4 August 2010. At approximately 0700MT on August 3, 2010 a mainline outage occurred North of Airdrie, Alberta on our line between Calgary and Edmonton. An estimate for line clear will be communicated as we continue to make progress on site through out the day. We have and will continue to secure available detour and rerouting options.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-070). The annual interest rate for the fourth quarter of 2010 (October 1 to December 31) will be 0.5961.

Members are advised that the table of Foods Containing Meat and Fish that are Classified as Meat Products and Exempt from the Fish Inspection Regulations. The table is available at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/product/fismeae.shtml It now includes "Beef rolls stuffed with shrimp".

The following is excerpted from the 4 August 2010 edition of “thestar.com” The Toronto stock market closed with a solid gain Tuesday as investors balanced conflicting economic reports. The S&P/TSX composite index added 69.17 points to 11,782.60 on the first day of trading in August — often a slow month with low trading volumes.

IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on April 14, 2010, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 2, 2009, with respect to a request for further re-determination, pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act. BETWEEN TARA MATERIALS, INC. Appellant AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent DECISION The appeal is dismissed.

The following is excerpted from today's edition of Canadian Transportation and Logistics ”ctl.ca”. VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Tonnage at Port Metro Vancouver is inching back towards 2008 levels, according to the 2010 mid-year results of overall throughputs in the Cargo Statistics Report. The report shows that 2010 is building momentum, with an overall tonnage increase of 20%, totalling 58.4 million tonnes to date... Total foreign tonnage increased 19%, to 45.5 million tonnes, with increased foreign exports to growing Asian economies leading the way…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the ready-to-eat cooked meat products described below because they may be contaminated with foodborne pathogens. All codes of the following products, bearing Establishment number 164, are affected by this alert: See: http://inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2010/20100731e.shtml

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml MHD 2010-33 Chapter 17 - Annex D MHD 2010-32 Chapter 11, section 11.7.3 - Cuba MHD 2010-23 Chapter 5 MHD 2010-21 Chapter 17, Annexes A, E, F MHD 2010-03 Chapter 4 MHD 2010-01 2010 Chapter 6

Monday 2 August is a statutory holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Please note that the Help Desk email ONLY will be monitored on Monday the 2nd between 08:00 - 16:00 (EST) for urgent messages.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-069). Please note that the Electronic Commerce Unit's office will be closed for the Civic Holiday on Monday August 2, 2010. Systems operations and accounting procedures for the Civic Holiday Monday, August 2, 2010 will be as follows: CADEX reports will run the evenings of Friday, July 30, 2010 and Monday, August 2, 2010. The exchange rates from Saturday, July 31, 2010 through Tuesday, August 3, 2010 (inclusive) will remain unchanged.

a) Chapter 08 was published to add the end uses "Other end uses" for all countries for the following HS codes. 08.02.50.7100.00 - Pistachios - Shelled. 08.02.50.7200.00 - Pistachios - In Shell. b) Chapter 10 was published to add the end uses "Travellers & Personal Use and not for resale or distribution" for all countries for the following HS codes. 10.06.20.7100.00 - Husked (brown) rice. 10.06.30.7100.00 - Rice - semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed.

The following is to inform you that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Meat Import Control and Data Information Centre (MICDIC) is moving on Saturday July 31st and Sunday August 1st. Service is expected to resume as scheduled on Monday, August 2, 2010. MICDIC provides meat pre-clearance for US origin meat. The Centre is the contact to obtain the inspection notice for US meat after the load enters Canada. The contact information will remain the same:

The Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is proposing to amend Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations under which dealers in Canada would be required to comply with higher efficiency requirements for package terminal air conditioners and heat pumps (PTAC/HP). More information is available on NRCan's bulletin, available here: http://cscb.ca/listinfo/NRCan_PTAC_E.pdf

Decision and reasons issued Wednesday, July 28, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on May 18, 2010, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated February 2, 2009, with respect to a request for further re-determination pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act. BETWEEN LES PIÈCES D’AUTO TRANSIT INC. Appellant AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY