Trade News

18 February 2009 English version of the EDI not working properly The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. Please note that the system is not working properly this morning. If you encounter any problems submitting your transactions please present paper release requests. At this time we are…

18 February 2009 EDI now available We have been advised by IT staff that the EDI System is now running normally. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused. Thank you for your cooperation.

18 February 2009 Canada and Costa Rica successfully conclude air transport agreement The following is extracted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 17 February 2009. A newly reached Open Skies-type air transport agreement with Costa Rica is good news for travellers and Canadian…

18 February 2009 Tentative deal ends Vancouver strike threat This article is excerpted from the 18 February 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A threatened work stoppage that would have idled container and other traffic at British Columbia ports ended this week with a tentative agreement…

18 February 2009 GM bankruptcy likely, analyst warns The following article is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As the auto industry holds its breath and waits to see what General Motors and Chrysler will propose in the restructuring plans they are set to deliver to…

18 February 2009 How stimulating is the stimulus? This article is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” Yogi Berra famously said. Economic forecasting is made even tougher at a time when all the world…

18 February 2009 Re-evaluation of [US] National Security Ordered This article is extracted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. The homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, is re-evaluating the largest federal program for testing the country’s ability to respond to…

18 February 2009 Obama: US likely to delay NAFTA renegotiation This article is excerpted from the 18 February 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. On the eve of his first official visit to Canada, President Barack Obama said that the United States will likely postpone efforts to renegotiate…

17 February 2009 Harper must sell Canada's importance to U.S.: Experts This article is excerpted from the 16 February 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has one crucial mission when he meets Barack Obama for the first time Thursday – convince him that America's…

17 February 2009 The border is a long row to hoe The following is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “globenandmail.com”. Canada will have to be constantly lobbying to limit the protectionist damage from the ambiguous U.S. stimulus bill that President Barack Obama is signing today in…

17 February 209 Certain Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China, Notice of Final Determinations On February 16, 2009, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import…

Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to remove the conditions for Soybean Cyst Nematode for Arizona for the following HS Codes. 07.01.90.3000.01 - Potatoes, round type (fresh or chilled) 07.01.90.3000.02 - Potatoes, long type (fresh or chilled) This created requirement version…

17 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to remove the conditions for Soybean Cyst Nematode for Arizona for the following HS Codes. 07.01.90.3000.01 - Potatoes, round type (fresh or chilled) 07.01.90.3000.02 - Potatoes, long type (fresh or chilled) This created…

17 February 2009 AIRS Outage The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is down. At the moment, we are unable to predict when service will be restored however we will keep you informed…

17 February 2009 AIRS now available The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. We have been advised by our IT staff that the AIRS Website is now operating. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

17 February 2009 U.S. crisis batters Canadian manufacturing The following is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economic pounding hit coast-to-coast in December, and will likely get worse. The value of Canadian manufacturing sales … plunged 8 per cent in December…

17 February 2009 US-EU Joint Customs Cooperation Committee Roadmap Toward Mutual Recognition The following note appeared on CBP website on 13 February 2009. In support of the mutual recognition efforts, the U.S. and EU agreed to the Roadmap towards Mutual Recognition of Trade Partnership Programs in…

17 February 2009 [US] Legislative Update: Food Safety, Miscellaneous Trade Bill, Trade Enforcement This article is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Congress recently completed action on its top priority, an economic stimulus bill, which includes several trade…

17 February 2009 [ACE] Initial Entry Summary Capabilities to Deploy in Spring 2009 The following notice was posted by US Customs on 12 February 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin implementing Automated Commercial Environment initial entry summary capabilities in spring 2009. CBP is…

17 February 2009 CBP Unmanned Aircraft Begins Operations in North Dakota The following is excerpted from the 16 February 2009 news release by CBP. Federal and state dignitaries this morning officially opened the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota…