Trade News

28 July 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Website Chapter 06 was published to add the province of Nova Scotia to the following HS code for the States of Pennsylvania and New York . 06.02.90.0024.04 Pepper - vegetable transplants (Capsicum spp.). A) Chapter 06 was published to add the miscellaneous option…

28 July 2009 CFIA Production Database Backup, 1 August This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday August 1st, 2009. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database…

28 July 2009 Signs of stability and an economic bottom The following is excerpted from the 27 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. At the height of the financial crisis, economists generally agreed the carnage would end when the U.S. housing market stabilized and banks resolved to lend to each…

28 July 2009 Record number on [Canadian] unemployment The following is excerpted from the 28 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The number of Canadians collecting jobless benefits is climbing sharply, hitting record levels certain to stoke mounting controversy over the program. In May…

28 July 2009 What's behind the loonie's rise? The following is excerpted from the 28 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Last week's rosy economic outlook by the Bank of Canada – it declared the recession over – helped boost the dollar (CAD/USD-I0.92-0.005-0.58%). Currency markets shrugged off…

28 July 2009 NRCan’s Proposed Amendments for Digital Television Adapters NRCan is proposing to amend Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations to add minimum energy performance standards for Digital Television Adapters. The regulations apply to products imported or shipped inter-provincially for sale…

28 July 2009 USDA considers regulations for live plant imports The following is excerpted from the 27 July 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed regulations to more fully address the pest risks posed by…

28 July 2009 Economic Cooperation a Top Priority in First High-Level Talks with China The following is excerpted from today's edition of ST&R's “WorldTrade Interactive”. The U.S. and China kicked off their first annual talks under the new Strategic and Economic Dialogue July 27 with a speech by…

28 July 2009 [US] Food Safety Bill to Omit Brokers The following is excerpted from the 28 July 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs brokers apparently lobbied successfully to remove language from a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration the authority to license and…

27 July 2009 Aluminum Extrusions, Interim Review No. RD-2009-001 IN THE MATTER OF a request for an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on March 17, 2009, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003, concerning…

27 July 2009 Eddie Zilli Fined $150,000 for Offences Under the Food and Drugs Act The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 24 July 2009. On March 3, 2009 a conviction was registered against Eddie Zilli in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto for offences under the Food and Drugs Act…

27 July 2009 Canada to Pursue WTO Consultations in Response to European Union’s Seal Products Ban The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Government of Canada is acting to protect the Canadian families and communities that will be hurt by the European Union’s regulation to…

27 July 2009 Update to Plant Protection Policy Directives Members are advised the following directives have been updated and are available on the CFIA website: D-01-02 "Import Requirements for Packages of Flower Bulbs Purchased in The Netherlands by Travellers Returning to or Visiting Canada" This…

27 July 2009 Certain mattress innerspring units originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China On July 27, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) in respect of…

27 July 2009 Refined Sugar from the European Union The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated a re-investigation respecting the amounts of subsidy of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and powdered form, originating in or exported from the…

27 July 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Website Chapter 01 was published to modify the conditions for horses for the following HS Codes for New Mexico and Texas. 01.01.10.2001 - Horses: Thoroughbred 01.01.10.2002 - Horses: Other breeds 01.01.10.2004 - Asses: Purebred breeding animals (includes donkeys and…

27 July 2009 Canada donated CAD 700,000 to WTO development programmes The following news release was issued by the World Trade Organzation on 27 July 2009. Canada has donated CAD 700,000 ... to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF), and the Standards and Trade Development Facility…

27 July 2009 Stronger loonie no friend of recovery The following is excerpted from the 27 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com” The Canadian dollar ... hit a 10-month high Monday, fuelling fears the rapid rise will hamper Canada's fragile economic recovery. Higher commodity prices, rising equity…

27 July 2009 At a Border Crossing, Security Trumps Openness The following is extracted from today's edition of “The New York Times”. The border crossing under discussion is that at Massena, NY, opposite Cornwall, ON. It has been nearly eight years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but the fears and…

27 July 2009 [US] House Bill Adds Tax on Imports, Exports The following is excerpted from the 24 July 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Shippers would pay an ad valorem fee on imports and exports if Congress passes a bill… The ON TIME Act of 2009 (Our Nation’s Trade, Infrastructure…