Trade News

2 December 2009 Blue Water Bridge Customs Meeting Minutes, 7 October 2009 The minutes of the Blue Water Bridge customs meeting that took place on 7 October 2009 are available on the Ontario Region page of the members site. To access, please login, click on the Regions tab, and then Ontario Region…

2 December 2009 Danone Inc. vs. CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2009-015 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed by Danone Inc. on June 25, 2009, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF appearances entered under subsection 67(2) of the Customs Act and notices of…

2 December 2009 CBSA Message: Reminder: U.S. Meat Shipments at the Border The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-110). Further to the CFIA message sent on 13 November, members are reminded that effective 4 January 2010, the CFIA intends to discontinue the practice of providing advance…

2 December 2009 China lifts ban on Canadian pork The following is excerpted from today's edition of "CBC News". China has agreed to lift the ban on all imports of pork products from Canada immediately, Ottawa announced Tuesday. Pierre Lemieux, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of…

2 December 2009 Tariff on Chinese steel hot topic for Harper's visit The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail". Chinese officials are criticizing Canada for a major increase in tariffs on some Chinese steel products, just ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first visit…

2 December 2009 Economy picking up steam, Flaherty says The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada's economic growth rate should be a little rosier in the remainder of this year and in 2010 after a tepid performance in the third quarter, Finance Minister Jim…

2 December 2009 CN softens its stance on engineers' walkout The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Star". Canadian National Railway offered a potential olive branch Tuesday to striking locomotive engineers, who are angry about a change in the amount of time they have to work each…

2 December 2009 Scotiabank economist predicts sluggish recovery The following is excerpted from 1 December 2009 edition of "The Star". After relatively modest growth in the third quarter, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's optimistic that Canada's economy will pick up the pace into next year…

1 December 2009 BC Carbon Tax Decrease - Effective 1 January 2010 The following bulletin was issued by Canadian Pacific on 30 November 2009. Effective January 1, 2010 the Government of British Columbia's Carbon Tax rate will be reduced by 5% in recognition of the new 5% minimum renewable fuel…

1 December 2009 The CBSA 2010 Olympics Import Logistics Field Team The CBSA has put together an Import Logistics Field Team, available to provide guidance to customs brokers of the present CBSA commercial import and export procedures for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Through pre…

1 December 2009 Reminder: Import requirements for fresh temperate fruits transiting under bond through Canada Revisions were made in August 2008 to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency plant health directive D-95-08: General Import Requirements for Fresh Temperate Fruits from the World. These…

1 December 2009 CBSA Message: Delmar Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-108). We are not processing inbound and outbound data for the Direct Connect named Delmar. There is no ETA.

1 December 2009 CBSA Message: Exchange rate for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK) The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-109). The exchange rate, effective November 27, 2009, for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK), has been revised. The correct rate should have read 0.2007 for November 27, 2009. Using the…

1 December 2009 CBSA Message: Delmar Direct Connect problems resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-108 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound data for the Direct Connect named Delmar.

1 December 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website Chapter 02 was published to add new OGD extensions. 02.04.23.5091.07 - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: boneless : Lamb - bone out - Mechanically separated 02.04.23.5092.09 - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: boneless : Mutton - bone out -…

1 December 2009 Canada's growth returns as imports surge This article is excerpted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's economy is being held back only by its trading partners. The latest reading suggests the country struggled to recover from the recession in the third…

1 December 2009 Vancouver Warns of Rail Strike Impact This article is extracted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada’s top West Coast port is warning the government and industry that the new strike by locomotive engineers against Canadian National Railway could…

1 December 2009 Form GST111, Financial Institution GST/HST Annual Information Schedule, Commentary From Ernst&Young Many businesses are not aware they are considered a financial institution under the Excise Tax Act and assume that the return does not apply to them simply because they do not provide…

30 November 2009 CBSA Message: Update to UPS Direct Connect & Kleinschmidt Direct Connect problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-107 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use the Direct Connect named UPS. We are still not processing outbound…

30 November 2009 Correction Period for November Softwood Lumber Permits The following is an EICS bulletin. Brokers are advised that the correction period for November 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Wednesday, 09 December 2009, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct…