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9 April 2009 D15-2-22, Filter Tipped Cigarette Tubes Cancelled Members are advised that memorandum D15-2-22, Filter Tipped Cigarette Tubes has been cancelled by CBSA.

The following messages were sent on 9 April: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS A48, R.M.D. Correction Form Updated A48, R.M.D. Correction Form Updated (2) 2. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - NOTICES AND MEMOS D15-2-22, Filter Tipped Cigarette Tubes Cancelled 3. CANADIAN…

CSA Mexico – Announcement The CSCB has just learned that, effective immediately, the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program will expand to include all eligible goods coming from Mexico going to all industry sectors. A Customs Notice will be issued very shortly, as well, regulatory changes and updates…

9 April 2009 Jobless rate hits seven-year high The folllowing is excerpted from today's "globeandmail.com". The recession ravaged the Canadian job market again in March, eliminating 61,300 jobs – all full time – and pushing the unemployment rate up to 8 per cent, the highest in seven years. The job…

9 April 2009 Canada posts surprise trade surplus The following was reported on in today's "Financial Post". Canada posted an unexpected trade surplus in February, rebounding from two straights months of deficits, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The federal agency said exports rose 5.2% to $33.1…

9 April 2009 Canada and Japan expand bilateral air transport agreement The following is excerpted from today’s news release by Transport Canada. The Government of Canada has reached an agreement with Japan to expand the existing bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries. The…

9 April 2009 Good News Beyond the First Quarter? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Decoupling was a popular term a year ago, used to describe how the rest of the world had unhitched from the US economic problem. It is now rich…

9 April 2009 [US] ITA Advances AD/CV Cases on Citric Acid from Canada and China The following is excerpted from today’s ST&R “WorldTrade Interactive”. The [US] International Trade Administration announced April 7 that it has made final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing…

8 April 2009 10 Ways to Reduce the Cost and Risk of Global Trade Management This article, by Melissa Irmen, vice president for products and strategy at Integration Point Inc., is extracted from the 8 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. In today’s uncertain times, one thing remains…

8 April 2009 D15-2-53, Certain thermoelectric coolers and warmers originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China Application of anti-dumping and countervailing duties This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping and countervailing duty to importations of thermoelectric…

8 April 2009 Banks press accounting body to adopt U.S. rules This article is excerpted from the 8 April 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's big banks are pushing the country's accounting czars to adopt U.S.-style reforms that would make it easier for financial institutions to avoid taking…

8 April 2009 Which road do we follow? The following article is excerpted from the 8 April 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As Canadians hunker down and wait out the recession, economists are already sifting through the avalanche of bad news for early glimmers of hope. Some are looking for signs…

8 April 2009 Canada Disputes U.S. Import Tax on Lumber This article is excerpted from the 7 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada is disputing the 10 percent duty slapped on some United States imports of Canadian lumber, said Trade Minister Stockwell Day only hours after the…

8 April 2009 “10+2” filings late 70% of time This article is excerpted from the 7 April 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. importers and their agents are required to electronically file detailed data about cargo shipments 24 hours prior to vessel loading in a foreign port, but less than one…

8 April 2009 OECD Says Advanced Developing Countries Need “Second Generation” Trade Reforms This article is extracted from the 8 April 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. A recent policy brief from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development posits that trade reforms have aided…

7 April 2009 CP prepares for further line closures in southern Manitoba Significant flooding has caused the closure of CP's lines from Emerson to Winnipeg, MB. Traffic has been embargoed around the border crossing at Noyes/Emerson with traffic being rerouted over the Portal gateway. The Manitoba…

7 April 2009 Export Certification Requirements for Denmark The export certification requirements for Denmark (EU) are now available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/export/cert10/dendane.s…. Please note, separate certificates are required for cooked and raw…

7 April 2009 The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement DFAIT has published overview information regarding Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The following describes the objectives of ACTA and border measures under discussion. The ACTA initiative aims to establish international standards for…

7 April 2009 'Recent rulings' on CBSA website In addition to the recent website navigation improvements, the CBSA also added a ‘Recent rulings’ section to its Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification page at: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/ar-da/menu-eng.html. The five most recent rulings are posted…