Trade News

24 November 2008 [US] Customs to publish 10+2 This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection will publish its much-anticipated Importer Security Filing rule in Tuesday’s Federal Register. The interim rule, known as 10+2, will…

24 November 2008 Obama plans immediate action to stimulate economy This article is excerpted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Warning that the economy threatens to fall into "a deflationary spiral," Barack Obama has kick-started his presidency two months before taking office…

24 November 2008 US Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2009 This general notice from US Customs and Border Protection is extracted from the US Federal Register, volume 73, number 227, page 71022-71023. SUMMARY: This document provides notice to customs brokers that the annual fee of $138 that is…

24 November 2008 Late payments squeeze transportation intermediaries This article is extracted from the 24 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The credit crisis and economic downturn is significantly impacting the ability of U.S. freight intermediaries to collect payments and forcing them…

21 November 2008 Revised Fish Import Program Documents The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently completed an internal review of the Fish Import Program. The objective was to strengthen the Program within the current regulations. As a result of the review, we have developed new Fish…

21 November 2008 Update to SIMA Monthly Index The SIMA Monthly Index has been updated, and is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html.

21 November 2008 CSCB Prairie Region Seminar, December 2 The CSCB Prairie Region invites you to attend a workshop presentation by the Canada Border Services Agency. This event will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Greenwood Inn (room: Evergreen B), 1715 Wellington…

21 November 2008 CP Message: 2008 Holiday Season Schedule For your planning, please note Canadian Pacific's network shutdown schedule for this year's December holiday season. These shutdown times include all customer switching services: - CP will shut down Canadian operations at approximately…

21 November 2008 CN Message: Cutoffs Monday to Friday - Winnipeg The train departing from Winnipeg to Toronto and to the Port of Montreal now leaves Winnipeg at 23:00 instead of early the next morning. This new design impacts the cutoff time from Winnipeg, Monday to Friday. Cutoff, Origin…

CSCB Prairie Region Seminar, December 2 The CSCB Prairie Region invites you to attend a workshop presentation by the Canada Border Services Agency. This event will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Greenwood Inn (room: Evergreen B), 1715 Wellington Ave. in Winnipeg…

21 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to add new Miscellaneous Codes and a new registration type for the following HS Codes for the Continental United States. 44.03.99.0131.01 - Elm - other products such as logs (untreated) 44.10.60.0145.09 - Elm - posts and beams -…

21 November 2008 The Psychology of Recession The following was written by Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of Conference Board of Canada. For the past six weeks or so, media pundits and some economic forecasters have been quick to leap to the conclusion that “we are in an…

21 November 2008 Economic confidence in U.S. lowest since 1983 The following was reported on in the 21 November 2008 edition of "American Shipper". The world economic climate index has dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter in a row, hitting its lowest level since 1998. The index, compiled by the…

20 November 2008 [US] DOT Reports Record Freight Transportation with Canada and Mexico in 2007 The following was reported on in the 20 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Department of Transportation released Nov. 19 statistics showing that the value of U.S. freight transportation…

20 November 2008 December 2008 Softwood Quota Allocations Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for December 2008 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual December allocation.

20 November 2008 WHTI Update on CBSA Website The following notice is from Joseph D'Angelo, A/Manager, Outreach and Consultations, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, CBSA. The purpose of this email is to keep you apprised of ongoing developments regarding the new document requirements to enter the…

20 November 2008 WHTI Update on CBSA Website The following notice is from Joseph D'Angelo, A/Manager, Outreach and Consultations, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, CBSA. The purpose of this email is to keep you apprised of ongoing developments regarding the new document requirements to enter the…

20 November 2008 CP Message: Port of Montreal Tariff Increase The following message is from Claudio Minello, General Manager, International Canadian Pacific. Please be advised that effective January 1, 2009, Canadian Pacific will be increasing the rail car switching fee applied on all International…

20 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 02 was published to modify the requirements with the end uses of Samples for testing, Scientific use (Research), Show (Exhibition), for the following HS codes for all countries except the US. 02.03 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 02.06…

20 November 2008 Speech from the Throne: Protecting Canada's Future The following is excerpted from the 19 November 2008 news release by the “Canada News Centre”. …Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Government's Speech from the Throne to…