Trade News

5 January 2009 Times change at the [Blue Water] bridge The following is excerpted from the 5 January 2009 edition of “The Observer”. There was a time when crossing the Blue Water Bridge [Sarnia, ON] was as easy as crossing the street. My, how the times have changed. Starting today, U. S. Customs and…

5 January 2009 New Secretary General takes up the reins The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the World Customs Organization on 2 January 2009. At the WCO Council’s annual sessions in June 2008, the Members of the World Customs Organization, represented by Directors General of…

5 January 2008 [US] Customs publishes AES penalty guidelines This article is excerpted from the 2 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday posted penalty guidelines, effective Feb. 1, for enforcing recent Census Bureau rules requiring exporters and…

5 January 2009 International air freight plummets 13.5 percent This article is extracted from the 2 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Airlines experienced a 13.5 percent drop in international cargo volumes during November, reflecting the global decline in business activity and consumer…

5 January 2009 Cash is king: China sovereign wealth fund This article is extracted from the 5 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. China's sovereign wealth fund, in an unusually blunt description of its current focus, said on Monday that cash is king and big investments are just about off the…

5 January 2009 Fresh start for export control This article is extracted from the 2 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”; it was written by Paul DiVecchio, president, DiVecchio & Associates, Northboro, Mass. In tough economic times, the challenge of increasing revenues for international market…

5 January 2009 China goes easy on 24-hour rule This article is excerpted from the 5 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Chinese authorities have informally indicated plans to allow a grace period of three to six months before enforcing a rule that container lines electronically file…

5 January 2009 Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts This article is excerpted from the 5 January 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. President-elect Barack Obama plans to include about $300 billion in tax cuts for workers and businesses in his economic recovery program as he seeks to win…

2 January 2009 Softwood Lumber Permits Correction period, December 2008 Brokers are advised that the correction period for December 2008 Softwood Lumber permits ends Friday 9 January 2009, at 18:00 EST. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is…

2 January 2009 Softwood Lumber Exports to US: 2009 Export Allocation Methodologies Serial No. 161 Date: December 31, 2008 1. Background The Softwood Lumber Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America (the softwood lumber agreement) requires Canada to…

2 January 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled CIG Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-001). Please note that on Saturday January 3, 2009 at 1:00 am (Eastern Time), for maintenance purposes, there will be a 20 minute interruption in processing inbound and outbound data over the Customs Internet…

2 January 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Website Chapter 06 was published to add North Dakota to requirement number 47815 for the following HS codes: 06.02.90.0023.01 - Golden larch and other species of Pseudolarix - rooted plants. (Pseudolarix amabiles and other Pseudolarix spp.) 06.02.90.0023.09 - Larch…

2 January 2009 Enthusiasm for Obama likely to wane once policies are clear The following was reported in 2 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian enthusiasm for Barack Obama is likely to wane once the warm and fuzzy idea of an Obama presidency becomes a much firmer reality. That will…

2 January 2009 Important New Tax Relief for 2009 The following is excerpted from the 31 December 2008 news release by Finance Canada. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty today took the opportunity to inform Canadians of new tax relief measures that will benefit them in 2009. "New tax relief coming into…

2 January 2009 Flaherty hints at tax cuts in budget The following is excerpted from the 2 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's reviewing options for putting more money in people's pockets through tax cuts amid fresh evidence that Canadian consumers are…

2 January 2009 As Trade Slows, China Rethinks Its Growth Strategy This article is extracted from the 31 December 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. At the docks here, the stacks of shipping containers that used to loom above the highway overpass are gone. Logistics managers say they negotiate…

31 December 2008 D Memoranda Updated Memorandum D11-4-16, Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements Form B227, Request for a Free Trade Agreement Advance Ruling or for a Review of a Free Trade Agreement Advance Ruling, has been cancelled by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Changes have…

31 December 2008 Update on the response received from the Russian authorities regarding the audit report submitted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency The following notice to exporters of fish products from the Russian Federation was published by the CFIA on 30 December 2008. Further to the…

31 December 2008 Summary of Changes for the T2009-1 Amendment Package The summary of changes for the T2009-1 amendment package is available on the CSCB web site, in English at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/t2009-1_summary.pdf In French, it is found at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/t2009-1f.pdf Tariff…

31 December 2008 Tariff Amendment Package T2009-1 - TN-37 Message EDI08-107 Please be advised the changes outlined in Tariff Notice TN-37 found on the CBSA website ( http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/menu-eng.html ) will be updated in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) on…