Trade News

10 December 2009 CBSA Message: Exchange rates for December 11, 2009 The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-115). Due to a system problem with the exchange rate file sent out December 10, 2009, the rates for 57 countries were not updated to reflect the Bank of Canada rates for December 11, 2009…

11 December 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 01 was published to modify the conditions for the following HS Code for France. 01.06.19.2072 - Rabbits and hares This created requirement version changes for the same HS Code for all countries except USA. Two new miscellaneous codes: # 773 - Less…

11 December 2009 Government of Canada Launches Consultations on the Second Phase of Canada's Economic Action Plan The following is exerpted from today’s news release by Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today launched national consultations in Québec City to give…

11 December 2009 Bank of Canada warns of higher household debt risk The following is excerpted from the 10 December 2009 edition of "Reuters Canada". The Bank of Canada warned on Thursday of increased risks from rising household indebtedness but said the overall risks to the financial system had…

11 December 2009 [US] Trade Mission to Canada The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". The [US] Department of Commerce is organizing RepCAN 2010, a combined trade mission and exhibition to be held in three cities in Canada in June 2010. RepCAN 2010 is…

10 December 2009 Correction Period for Softwood Lumber Permits, November 2009 Brokers are advised that the correction period for November 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ended Wednesday, 09 December 2009, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this…

10 December 2009 CITT Appeals, Decisions Pending – Customs Act Appeal No., Appeal Name AP-2006-023, Fritz Marketing Inc. AP-2008-011, Sarstedt Canada Inc. AP-2008-015, J.I.T Industrial Supply and Distribution Ltd. AP-2008-023, Entrelec Inc. (ABB Canada) AP-2008-028, Cherry Stix Ltd. AP-2008-031…

10 December 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-113). Saturday, December 12th, 2009 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, December 12th, 2009…

10 December 2009 CBSA 2009-2010 National Priorities for Trade Compliance Verification This presentation includes the list of CBSA's 2009-2010 national priorities for trade compliance verification as of September 2009. The 2008-2009 list is also included since regions are still working on these…

10 December 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following was published in the 9 December 2009 edition of “Canada Gazette”, part II: Export and Import Permits Act Allocation Method Order (2010) — Softwood Lumber Products http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-12-09/html/sor-dors320-eng… This…

10 December 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following was published in the 9 December 2009 edition of “Canada Gazette”, part II: Export and Import Permits Act Allocation Method Order (2010) — Softwood Lumber Products This Order establishes the method for allocating the quantity of softwood lumber…

10 December 2009 EDI System Back Up Please note that the CFIA Eastern Import Service Centre is now running normally. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused. Thank you for your cooperation.

10 December 209 Trade surplus hits $428M in October The following was reported on in today's edition of "CBC News". A spike in exports to the United States helped drive Canadian merchandise exports up 3.4 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Imports decreased 0.8 per cent for the…

10 December 2009 Beef ban simmers on low boil The following is excerpted from the 9 December 2009 edition of "The Star". It was smack on the front page of Seoul's Joong An Daily under the headline: "President says he hopes to end ban on Canadian beef." It was a bland headline by western standards –…

10 December 2009 Ontario government passes controversial HST law The following is excerpted from the 9 December 2009 edition of "Canwest News". A historic new tax that has raised the ire of people across Ontario – and beyond - passed the provincial legislature Wednesday, meaning consumers in the…

10 December 2009 Ahern promises phased ‘10+2’ enforcement The following is excerpted from the 9 December 2009 edition of "American Shipper". U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not use a heavy hand to enforce the Importer Security Filing when the agency lifts its moratorium on issuing penalties…

10 December 2009 Former WCO Secretary General Dies The CSCB is saddened to learn that the former Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Michel Danet, passed away this morning. A statement by the Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, is available at: http://cscb.ca/listinfo/Letter_Danet…

9 December 2009 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives 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 2009-24 Chapter 1 MHD 2009-45 Chapter 9 - total rewrite MHD 2009-48 Chapter 19 -…

9 December 2009 Form B2-1, Canada Customs-Detailed Adjustment Statement Form B2-1, Canada Customs – Detailed Adjustment Statement is now available on the CBSA website at: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b2-1.pdf. Please note, there has been no changes made to the form; it has…

9 December 2009 Mattress Innerspring Units, Inquiry No. NQ-2009-002 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF MATTRESS INNERSPRING UNITS, WITH OR WITHOUT EDGEGUARDS, USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF INNERSPRING MATTRESSES, ORIGINATING IN…