Trade News

26 January 2010 IMF boosts Canadian growth forecast The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The International Monetary Fund lifted its forecast for Canada's economic growth Tuesday, saying it will likely expand 2.6 per cent in 2010. Its previous forecast was 2.1 per…

26 January 2010 Canadian dollar rebounds after sharp drop The following is excerpted from today's edition of "CBC News". The Canadian dollar rebounded after trading down almost a full cent earlier Tuesday as the U.S. dollar climbed against most currencies amid signs China is taking further steps to…

26 January 2010 CBP Launches Gradual Enforcement of Importer Security Filing Rule The following is excerpted from today's edition of "WorldTrade Interactive". Although the period of informed compliance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 10+2 importer security filing rule ends Jan. 26, CBP…

25 January 2010 Barley Products, Items 183 TO 191 The purpose of this Notice is to advise importers that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on February 12, 2010. Consequently, February 12, 2010 (at 11:59 pm) will be the cut-off date for accounting for imports of all barley…

25 January 2010 Helping to Ensure Olympic and Paralympic Goods Arrive on Time The following is a CBSA fact sheet available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/facts-faits/075-eng.html . During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, over 3 billion people will see how well prepared Canada is…

25 January 2010 Polyiso Insulation Board, Inquiry No. NQ-2009-005 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING On January 7, 2010, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal gave notice that it had initiated an inquiry pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act respecting the dumping of…

25 January 2010 Certain Fasteners, Expiry Review No. RR-2009-001 Orders and reasons issued Wednesday, January 6, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7…

25 January 2010 CITT Public Hearings, Dumping and Subsidizing Starting Date, Case No. Product 2010-02-22, NQ-2009-004, Oil Country Tubular Goods 2010-04-06, NQ-2009-005, Polyiso Insulation Board 2010-07-27, RR-2009-002, Whole Potatoes

22 January 2010 Travelling to Canada for the 2010 Winter Games The CBSA has published a fact sheet about what travelers need to facilitate their entry into Canada. It is available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/facts-faits/074-eng.html.

22 January 2010 Update to Plant Protection Policy Directives Members are advised the following directives have been revised: D-95-08 "General Import Requirements for Fresh Temperate Fruits from the World" This revision is to clarify the meaning of "processed" to include apples that are canned or…

22 January 2010 Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) This message affects imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02 . The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2009-10 Barley Products tariff rate…

22 January 2010 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse entry" for the state of New York for the following HS codes: 44.03.99.0151.08 - Ash - bark and bark mulch (untreated) 44.18.60.0145.02 - Ash - posts and beams…

22 January 2010 Ottawa warns provinces will be cutting back, too The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Stephen Harper is warning Canadians to prepare for belt-tightening at two levels of government, noting the provinces are in the same financial straits as Ottawa and…

22 January 2010 Fewer EI recipients in November The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Fewer Canadians received regular employment insurance benefits in November. Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular EI payments declined to 795,900 in November…

22 January 2010 Bank of Canada chief more confident in recovery The following is excerpted from the 21 January 2010 edition of "Reuters Canada". Canada's economy is on track to recover this year and the outlook has improved since October, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday, while giving few hints…

21 January 2010 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: List of Allocation Holders for 2010 The purpose of this notice is to provide a listing of all companies that have been granted export allocations for 2010 under the Agreement. This listing is based on the province in which the company has…

21 January 2010 Revised Australian import requirements for wood packaging material In November 2009, the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) posted revised import requirements pertaining to the entry of wood packaging entering Australia. In summary, the revised Australian requirements…

21 January 2010 Why is Trade Compliance Important? CBSA has posted a new publication on its website entitled "Why is Trade Compliance Important?", available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5108-eng.html. CBSA describes trade compliance as not only ensuring that the tariff…

21 January 2010 Import Requirements for Breeding Cattle from the United States to Canada "Breeding cattle" refers to members of the Family: Bovidae; Subfamily: Bovinae; Genus: Bos; Species: Bos taurus and Bos indicus and also the Genus: Bison. The definition of "breeding cattle" includes animals…

21 January 2010 CBSA Message: Maintenance Outage, 23/24 January The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-005). Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, January 23rd…