Trade News

13 March 2009 Job losses accelerate The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada's unemployment rate surged in February to its highest point since 2003, jumping to 7.7 per cent as the recession pounded labour in Ontario, young people and construction workers…

13 March 2009 Global stock rally continues ahead of G-20 summit The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The rally in world stock markets continued Friday as confidence remained buoyed by some signs of a stabilization in U.S. consumer spending and hopes of fresh…

13 March 2009 New Proposal Would Exclude U.S. Parts from Dutiable Value of Foreign Repairs The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing to amend its regulations to exclude the value of U.S.-origin parts from the…

13 March 2009 [US] Aerospace Supplier Trade Mission to Canada The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". The [US] International Trade Administration is organizing an aerospace supplier development mission to Montreal, Canada, May 5-6. This mission is…

12 March 2009 CBSA Message: CFIA HS Codes The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-021). Members are advised that the changes went into effect on March 6th. We are awaiting a respose from both CBSA and CFIA as to why we were not informed of these changes ahead of implementation. Please note that…

12 March 2009 Fenwick Automotive Products Limited, Appeal No. AP-2006-063 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 19, 2008, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated…

12 March 2009 CSCB BC Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB BC Region's 2009 conference, scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 4 at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre, Richmond, BC. If you wish to book accommodation at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel…

12 March 2009 CBSA Message: Customs Offices 811 and 837 The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-022). Please note that effective Monday, March 30th, 2009, the following warehouses will no longer be linked to Victoria (0811), they will be linked to Sidney/Victoria Airport (0837): - 3489 Express Air…

12 March 2009 Certain Stainless Steel Wires, Expiry Review No.: RR-2008-004 On November 12, 2008, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its findings made July 30, 2004, in Inquiry…

12 March 2009 CBSA Message: CFIA HS Codes Update The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-021 Amendment). Please disregard the previous email relating to the changes to the list of HS codes subject to CFIA requirements. As a result, the ACROSS system and CBSA website will NOT be updated Friday…

12 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to add the conditions for "soil and without soil" for the following HS Codes from the Continental USA. 07.05.11.3027 - Iceberg lettuce 07.05.19.3025 - Asian lettuce (fresh or chilled) 07.05.19.3028 - Other: Romaine lettuce, red leaf…

12 March 2009 Paying For All the Stimulus The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. “In the long run we are all dead”. In that short quip, John Maynard Keynes famously criticised the hands-off attitude of policy-makers in the 1930s…

12 March 2009 Canada feeling U.S. downturn, RBC says The following is excerpted from today's edition of "Financial Post". The sharp decline of the U.S. economy is taking a toll on Canadian businesses and consumers, a new report released Thursday says, but growth is expected to resume through the…

12 March Chinese group warns of trade backlash The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". A Chinese industry group is warning of a trade backlash against Canada's exporters after Ottawa imposed anti-dumping duties against Chinese aluminum products. In a letter to Canada's…

12 March 2009 Certain backed aluminium foil – Request to eliminate duty The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of backed aluminium foil of a thickness of less than 0.127 mm, not printed and not embossed, which is classified under…

12 March 2009 Certain yarn for use in manufacture of fabrics for high temperature emission hoses for the automotive market - Request to eliminate duty The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request to eliminate the duty on certain yarn for use in the manufacture of fabrics for high…

12 March Trade facilitation -- time for change On second thought... The following was written by Jost Dietmar for March 11th edition of "American Shipper". Trade facilitation has become a rich men’s club! Common sense tells us trade facilitation measures should aim to lower the cost for industry to…

11 March 2009 2009 Turkey & Turkey Products Quota Holders' List The turkey & turkey products quota holders' list for 2009 is now available on the EICS website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/turkey-dind….

11 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 24 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Codes with the end use of "Canadian goods returning to Canada". 24.01.10.0001 - Tobacco, not stemmed or not stripped (i.e. whole plant…

11 March 2009 Despite assurances, Buy American lives This article is excerpted from the 11 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Buried deep in the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009 – a proposed piece of U.S. legislation that would grant billions to state and local governments – Buy American…