Trade News

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…

9 December 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following Order in Council was published in today’s “Canada Gazette”, part II: Fish Inspection Act P.C. 2009-1889, Regulations Amending the Fish Inspection Regulations http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-11-25/html/sor-dors299-eng.html

9 December 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 05 was published to add the end uses "Pet food manufacturing" and "Animal feed" to the following HS codes. 05.11.99.1297.01 - Whole carcass or body parts, unpreserved, not suitable for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included. -…

9 December 2009 Urgent - Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 35 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS codes for the United States. 35.02.11.0286.01 - Containing 100% egg albumin - pasteurized 35.02.11.0286.03 - Containing 100% egg albumin - tablets or capsules 35.02.11…

9 December 2009 EDI System Outage - CFIA Eastern Import Service Centre Please note that the CFIA Eastern Import Service Centre is down. Please send all your EDI requests to the Western Import Service Centre or the Central Import Service Centre, which are working normally. There could be a short…

9 December 2009 Firms plan 'cautious' wage hikes This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Employees in the public sector can expect higher wage gains in the coming year than their private-sector counterparts, a national report said Tuesday. Public-sector…

9 December 2009 A world awash in debt This article is extracted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. For 220 years, through civil upheaval, global conflict and a depression, the United States largely kept its public debt under control. But the world's largest economy may finally…

9 December 2009 Ontario airport to receive millions towards new transhipment centre The following is excerpted from 7 December 2009 edition of "Canadian Transportation & Logistics". The London International Airport is slated to received an investment of up to $8 million to establish an International…

9 December 2009 A world awash in debt This article is extracted from the 8 December 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. For 220 years, through civil upheaval, global conflict and a depression, the United States largely kept its public debt under control. But the world's largest economy may finally…

9 December 2009 New DHS Center to Ensure Safety of Imported Goods The following was reported in the 9 December 2009 edition of "WorldTrade Interactive". The Department of Homeland Security announced Dec. 8 the creation of the Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center, a new U.S. Customs…

8 December 2009 Polyiso Insulation Board, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2009-004 Determination issued Monday, December 7, 2009 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: POLYISO INSULATION BOARD ORIGINATING IN OR…