Trade News

7 April 2009 Canada and U.S. to Renew Joint Clearance Talks The following is excerpted from today's "Journal of Commerce". The U.S. and Canada will take another look at stationing customs officers in each other’s country to clear goods before they arrive at the border. The Obama administration made…

7 April 2009 In Search of Tax Excellence: CFIB Report The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has produced an index to gauge the competitiveness level of provincial tax systems. The unique aspect of CFIB’s research is that it examines elements of the provincial tax system through the…

7 April 2009 CRA forms: Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Return Members are advised the B275, Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Return form is now available on the CRA website as follows: English: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/b275/b275-09e.pdf Francais: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/F/pbg…

7 April 2009 Can We Trust the G-20? Maybe. The following was written by Paul Taylor, a Reuters columnist, for 6 April 2009 edition of "New York Times". Promises, promises. The last time world leaders pledged not to take protectionist measures during the financial crisis, 17 of the 20 signatory…

7 April 2009 New ACE Features to Facilitate Information-Sharing Nationwide The following news release was issued on 6 April 2009 by CBP. Enhancing efficiency ACE portal importer account holders will have the option to receive and respond to CBP Forms 28, 29 and 4647 electronically through the ACE…

7 April 2009 Canadian Offer to Remedy Lumber Pact Violation Rejected The following was reported on in today's ST&R's "World Trade Interactive". U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the U.S. will not accept an offer by Canada that seeks to remedy a violation of the 2006 Softwood Lumber…

6 April 2009 EICS: Easter Holiday, 10-13 April 2009 Friday, 10 April and Monday, 13 April are designated government holidays, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available Friday 04:00 - 24:00; Saturday from 04:00 to 20…

6 April 2009 Canada Pledges WTO Action if EU Bans Seal Products The following is excerpted from the 3 April news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, said today that the Government of Canada will launch a World…

6 April 2009 CBSA Message: Easter Weekend Schedule The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-027). The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 9, 2009 at 5:00 pm (ET) until Monday April 13, 2009 at 8:00 am. On Monday, April 13, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm…

6 April 2009 Revised CFIA Participants Information Document (PID) The CFIA Participants Information Document (PID) has been revised as follows: Miscellaneous Codes 737-745 End Use Codes 81-87 Registration Types 661-663 Questions may be directed to your local Import Service Center. The PID is…

6 April 2009 Windsor Commercial Clients’ Meeting Minutes Minutes of the Windsor Commercial Clients’ meeting held on 23 March 2009 are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members website at: http://cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20090323.pdf.

6 April 2009 Certain filter tipped cigarette tubes, Notice of conclusion of the review The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has concluded its review of the undertaking with respect to filter-tipped cigarette tubes, excluding those which bear the trademark or brand name of a finished or ready…

6 April 2009 Plant Protection Policy Directives Updates Members are advised that the following have been provided/updated on the CFIA website: Risk Management Document RMD-08-03 "Review of the pest status of the swede midge (Contarinia nasturtii) in Canada": http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english…

6 April 2009 CSCB/CBSA Port Standing Committee Meeting Minutes, Quebec Region Minutes of the meeting of the CSCB/CBSA Port Standing Committee held on 12 February 2009 are available on the CSCB member site under Quebec Region. Minutes are available in French and English.

6 April 2009 Update to the CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 16 was published to add new OGD extensions. 16.02.90.5549.00 - Venison - ready-to-eat 16.02.90.5549.01 - Entrees dinners 16.02.90.5549.02 - Canned 16.02.90.5549.99 - Other, processed This created requirement version changes for the following HS…

6 April 2009 Pace of bank remedies too slow: Flaherty This article is excerpted from the 4 April 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he fears the banking system isn't getting fixed as quickly as it should, potentially stalling the global economic recovery… Mr…

6 April 2009 Canada to open new trade offices in China: Day The following article is excerpted from the “Canadian Press” on 5 April 2009. Canada plans to open six new trade offices in China, International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said Sunday. Day, who leaves for a trip to China on Tuesday, told…

6 April 2009 CP Closes Line Due to Flooding This article is extracted from the 6 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian Pacific Railway temporarily shut down its line that connects the cities of Emerson and Winnipeg, after Red River flooding pushed out of North Dakota and across…

6 April 2009 Canadian trade with the US declines in '08 This article is extracted from the 6 April 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Trade with Canada’s largest trading partner, as a percentage of overall trade, was down 1.5% in 2008. The US accounted for 67.5% of Canada’s total…