Trade News

8 December 2008 Guidance for Acceptable HACCP Controls for Live Molluscan Shellfish Processing Establishments Members are advised that Bulletin 25 of the Facilities Inspection Manual, "Guidance for Acceptable HACCP Controls for Live Molluscan Shellfish Processing Establishments" has been added on…

8 December 2008 Tariff of Levies to be Collected by the Canadian Private Copying Collective on the Sale, in Canada, of Blank Audio Recording Media Information on the tariff of levies to be collected by the Canadian Private Copying Collective on the sale of blank audio recording media is available in…

8 December 2008 Central banks rates fall to near zero This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As the global financial crisis deepens, central banks around the world are slashing interest rates to jump-start flagging economies. In normal times, such easing…

8 December 2008 Drone to Patrol Part of Border With Canada This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. [US] Federal Customs and Border Protection authorities are preparing to launch unmanned aircraft patrols from [North Dakota], the first time such monitoring…

8 December 2008 U.S. forges $15 billion rescue for automakers This article is extracted from the 8 December 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. White House and congressional negotiators sought yesterday to remove remaining differences over an emergency rescue for the auto industry, a wounded giant…

8 December 2008 Obama Pick for DHS Chief Signals Focus on Immigration, Border This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. President-elect Barack Obama recently announced Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as his choice to lead the Department of Homeland…

8 December 2008 US, China in trade co-op This article is excerpted from the 5 December 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. China and the United States … pledged to deepen their economic ties and expand cooperative efforts to counter the global credit crisis. The agreement came as the two-day…

8 December 2008 Thousands must re-apply for TWIC after contractor error The following was reported on in the 8 December 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Some 3,000 workers will have to re-apply for their Transportation Worker Identification Credential because of a computer error by a…

5 December 2008 Barley Products (TRQ), Notice to Importers ITEMS 183 TO 191 - BARLEY PRODUCTS The purpose of this Notice is to advise importers that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on December 24, 2008. Consequently, December 24, 2008 (at 11:59 pm) will be the cut-off date…

5 December 2008 Customs Tariff 2009 The Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff 2009 is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2009/01-99/tblmo…. The document is also available in the printable, pdf format at: http://www.cbsa-asfc…

5 December 2008 Cancelled: Seminar on Valuation in CSCB Quebec Region Members are advised that due to low attendance, the seminar on valuation in the CSCB Quebec region has been cancelled.

5 December 2008 CCS Examination Results – 2008 Congratulations to the 347 students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%. For the first time, the final grade was based on…

5 December 2008 Canada loses most jobs in 26 years The following is excerpted from the 5 December 2008 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. Canadians lost 71,000 jobs in November – almost triple expectations – and the unemployment rate crept up to 6.3 per cent, as Ontario employers felt the harsh…

5 December 2008 London, Ontario approved as international air cargo transshipment hub The following is excerpted from the 5 December 2008 edition of “ctl.ca”. Federal Transport Minister John Baird announced that London International Airport has been approved to participate in the international air…

5 December 2008 Wall Street reacts calmly to more bad news The following is excerpted from the 4 December 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Wall Street showed further signs of stability Thursday as investors calmly took in a flurry of downbeat economic and corporate data and largely held on to the…

5 December 2008 Chertoff warns about scan-all, special interests The following is excerpted from the 5 December 2008 edition of the “American Shipper”. U.S. Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff reiterated Tuesday that overseas scanning of ocean containers makes sense at high-risk ports, depending on…

5 December 2008 Export ABCs: Cargo insurance The following is written by Frank Reynolds, a president of International Projects, Inc., an export management company, and a regular contritubor to the Export ABCs column in the “Journal of Commerce”. Most people involved in international trade, with the…

4 December 2008 Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) This message affects imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02 . The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2008-09 Barley Products tariff rate…

4 December 2008 Notice of Intent to Conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement Closing date: December 21, 2008 The Government of Canada will undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (EA) of the negotiations for a Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement…