Trade News

4 January 2010 Whole Potatoes, Expiry Review No.: RR-2009-002 On December 30, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, initiated an expiry review of its order made on September 12, 2005, in Inquiry No. RR-2004-006…

4 January 2010 Update to CFIA AIRS website (29 December 2009 updates) Chapter 44 was published to remove the registration type "Fumigation Certificate" for the following HS Codes for all countries except the Continental United States. 44.20.10.0001 - Wooden components - not exceeding 1.5 cm in…

For quite some time, CSCB members have been asking for an automatic download of AIRS information from CFIA, similar to the way in which the tariff is downloaded from CBSA.

4 January 2010 Government Of Canada Provides Canadians With Tax Relief For 2010 The following press release was issued by Finance Canada on 28 December 2009. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today highlighted tax relief measures that will benefit Canadians in 2010…. Some of the…

4 January 2010 Canadian dollar rises more than a penny The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The Canadian dollar ... rose more than one cent against the U.S. currency Monday as the price of crude oil rallied and global financial markets were upbeat on the first…

4 January 2010 Consumer outlook improves: RBC poll The following was reported on in today's edition of "CBC News". Canadians are showing an upturn in expectations for their personal economic situations over the next year, according to a survey released Monday. RBC said that 43 per cent of Canadians…

4 January 2010 National Transportation Strategy The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has released the fourth pillar of their Commerce Transportation Series: An Economically, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Plan. The CSCB participated in discussions leading to the publication of these pillars…

31 December 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled CADEX Outage, 2/3 January The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-120) Saturday, January 02, 2010 CADEX / CUSDEC Outage: Please note that the CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 5:00 am to 5:30 am on Saturday, January 02th, 2010 (Eastern Time)…

30 December 2009 U.S. Meat Shipments at the Border - Update The CSCB directed the following question to the CFIA, regarding the changes affecting U.S. meat shiments at the border, effective January 4: "What, if anything, after an inspection, will be given to the driver at the re-inspection facility…

24 December 2009 Oil Country Tubular Goods, Inquiry No. NQ-2009-004 REVISED—NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on November 23, 2009, from the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the…

24 December 2009 Animal Health - Policy and Procedures The CFIA has approved two new export policies: Approval of Facilities to Export Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption to the European Union (EU) http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/pol/ie-2009-8e.shtml Definition of…

24 December 2009 Tariff Notice TN-48 Message EDI09-119 Members are advised the changes outlined in Tariff Notice TN-48 found on the CBSA website ( http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2009/tn48-eng.ht… have been updated in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) with an effective date…

24 December 2009 CPR Customer Bulletin: Update on Operating Conditions Related to extreme Weather This bulletin from CPR was released on 23 December 2009. The railway continues to experience challenges related to extreme weather conditions in the US Midwest and Southern Saskatchewan service areas…

24 December 2009 Notice to all Registered Meat Inspection Establishments Please note that as of January 4, 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will modify its procedures related to the distribution of the MCAP Import Inspection Report for meat shipments from the USA. Their document is…

24 December 2009 Canada's economy steady as she grows This article is excerpted from the 24 December 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Driven largely by cold weather and a hot real estate market, Canada's economy grew for the second month in row in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday…

24 December 2009 Five economic pitfalls to watch for This article is extracted from the 23 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”l Looking into the economic crystal ball, the vast majority of private sector and institution forecasts agree that the scary global recession of last year is past and…

24 December 2009 USTR Sees Progress, Challenges in China’s Compliance with WTO Accession Commitments This article is excerpted from the 24 December 2009 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently issued its eighth report on China’s compliance with the…

24 December 2009 US Recovery Gains Strength This article is excerpted from the 24 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A fitful economic recovery is drawing strength from a stabilizing job market and signs that manufacturing will contribute to the rebound…. Further evidence of a gradually…

24 December 2009 India overtakes Japan as small car producer This article is excerpted from the 23 December 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. India has emerged the leader in small cars, overtaking Japan, as declining sales in Western markets coupled with robust growth in Asia redraws the global…