Trade News

4 February 2009 New Import Requirements as Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Continues The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 3 February 2009. Effective January 29, 2009, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented new import requirements for equine germplasm…

4 February 2009 EICS Scheduled Maintenance (both Web and EDI) EICS will be unavailable on Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 10:30 to 13:00 EST for system maintenance.

4 February 2009 Central Import Service Centre - Postal Code Members are reminded the Central Import Service Centre (CISC) office has moved to 1050 Courtney Park Drive East, Mississauga. Please send all documents and correspondence to this address only. Please note the Postal Code for CISC is L5T 2R4…

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

4 February 2009 Calculators at dawn? Economists square off The following article is excerpted from the 4 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada today will attempt to make believers of the Bay Street economists who are unusually skeptical about Governor Mark Carney's…

4 February 2009 Customs union needed, Emerson maintains The following article is excerpted from the 4 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Former Conservative trade minister David Emerson says Ottawa should seek a customs union with the United States - part of a closer economic relationship…

4 February 2009 Obama moves to water down Buy America provisions This article is extracted from the 4 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. U.S. President Barack Obama threw his political weight behind changing the Buy American provisions attached to his stimulus package out of fear they…

3 February 2009 CBSA Message: February 2009 Monthly K84 Payment The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-010). Although payment for February 2009's monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on February 27, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) realizes that some months have fewer days…

3 February 2009 What's behind the 'trade war' talk The following is excerpted from the 3 February 2009 edition of “Toronto Star”. It's like the old saying about catching more flies with honey than vinegar. Instead of complaining "in no uncertain terms" to Washington about the proposed multi-billion…

3 February 2009 CN09-001, New Carrier Export Penalty Customs Notice 09-001 describes a new penalty under AMPS, C369. The contravention is "Carrier failed to report the export of cargo at the time, the place and/or in the manner prescribed" and supersedes C343. For the first six months following its…

3 February 2009 List of Cnd Establishments Exporting Fish Products to Russia Members are advised that the "List of Canadian Establishments Eligible to Export Fish Products to the Russian Federation" has been updated and is available on the CFIA web site at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa…

3 February 2009 Canada takes battle over 'Buy American' to U.S. Senate The following is excerpted from the 2 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's ambassador to the United States stepped up diplomatic pressure on U.S. senators Monday to restrict Buy American policies, warning they…

3 February 2009 Government of Canada enhances safety in the transportation of dangerous goods The following is excerpted from the 2 February 2009 news release by Transport Canada. To enhance safety and security in the transport of dangerous goods, Canada's Transport Minister, John Baird, today…

3 February 2009 Correction: Tariff elimination on certain polyester fleece fabric for manufacture of yarn Further to our message on 30 January , DoF has sent a correction. The word ‘weight ’was replaced with ‘width’, as highlighted below. The Department of Finance is seeking your views on a request…

3 February 2009 [US] COOL hard facts The following is excerpted from the 2 February 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. cattle industry is cool on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulation, which takes effect on March 16. One of the biggest…

3 February 2009 CPSC Delays Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Consumer Products The following was reported on in the 3 February 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Importers and domestic manufacturers of certain consumer products have been granted an additional year to comply…

3 February 2009 APHIS extends phase-in for Lacey Act enforcement The following was reported on in the 3 February 2009 edition of “Journal of Commerce”. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has extended the phased-in enforcement schedule for imported items subject to the revised Lacey Act…

2 February 2009 Flaherty fears growing protectionism The following article is excerpted from the 31 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Saturday any protectionist moves by the United States or other countries would meet resistance around the world…

2 February 2009 T2009-2 Tariff Amendment, Summary of Changes Members are advised that the summary of changes for the T2009-2 tariff amendment package is available on the CBSA website as follows: PDF format: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2009/t2009-02/su… Text…