Trade News

5 November 2008 Tariff Notice - TN-36 Members are advised of the following changes to the 2009 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. The changes to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff 2009 are as follows: -Scheduled rate reductions. -Amendments to statistical suffixes. A…

5 November 2008 Appeals Public Hearings Schedule Starting Date, Appeal No., Appellant, Act 2008-12-11, AP-2005-043, Dynamic Furniture Corp. , Customs Act 2008-12-18, AP-2007-028, AutoMed Technologies Inc. , Customs Act AP-2005-043 - Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff…

5 November 2008 Ottawa set to make clear its priorities The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. In August, a select group of Canadian executives and thinkers from across business and academic sectors was invited to discuss the economic challenges ahead with…

5 November 2008 Canada quietly adjusts to Obama's agenda The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Stephen Harper's government has made earning coin in Washington a key part of its foreign policy. But today, Ottawa will make its own transition from George W…

5 November 2008 Excise and GST/HST News, No. 70 The latest edition of the Excise and GST/HST News is now available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gr/news70/news70-e.pdf.

5 November 2008 The Stalwart Greenback The following is written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada ‘Up’ isn’t a word that describes much in the American economy at the moment. Housing is down, the stock market is down, liquidity is down, and more recently…

5 November 2008 TSA reviews forwarders in air cargo security pilot This article is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday began the certification process for freight forwarders participating in a pilot program to test…

5 November 2008 World trade slipped to 6 per cent growth in 2007, WTO report confirms The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 news release on WTO website. Weakening demand in developed countries, realignments in exchange rates and fluctuations in the prices for commodities, such as oil…

5 November 2008 World trade slipped to 6 per cent growth in 2007, WTO report confirms The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 news release on WTO website. Weakening demand in developed countries, realignments in exchange rates and fluctuations in the prices for commodities, such as oil…

5 November 2008 World trade slipped to 6 per cent growth in 2007, WTO report confirms The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 news release on WTO website. Weakening demand in developed countries, realignments in exchange rates and fluctuations in the prices for commodities, such as oil…

5 November 2008 2009 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Seminar U.S. Customs and Border Protection is pleased to announce the 2009 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Seminar April 1-3, 2009. The seminar is open to all C-TPAT certified partners. The seminar will be presented in two sessions to accommodate…

4 November 2008 Deadline extended for CCS course application submission The deadline for submission of applications for this year’s online CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course has been extended until November 21, 2008. The application, course policy and course description are available on the…

4 November 2008 CN Message: Remembrance Day Hours, 11 November 2008 Here are the CN Intermodal Gate Hours for Remembrance Day, 11 November 2008. Gates: Open - Close HALIFAX (HIT) Tuesday/mardi: 08:00 - 18:00 MONCTON Tuesday/mardi: 04:00 – 21:00 MONTREAL (TASCHE) Tuesday/mardi: 00:01 – 23:59 BRAMPTON…

4 November 2008 REMINDER: PKI Maintenance Weekend The PKI Certificate Authority is scheduling system maintenance during the weekend 7-9 November 2008. The PKI Directory Service will be transferred to a back-up system on Friday, November 7 between 20:00 and 24:00 hrs (midnight) EST, and will revert…

4 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS code for Egypt. 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh) b) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from…

4 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 06 was published to change the required documentation from "Phytosanitary Certificate" to "Phytosanitary Certificate and/or Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export" for the following HS code for all origins except the Continental USA ... NO…

4 November 2008 Industry pleads for help to ease 'crisis' The following article is excerpted from the 4 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The besieged manufacturing industry is calling on the Harper government to come to the aid of the country's factories the same way it intervened to…

4 November 2008 Airports push for arrivals duty free The following article is excerpted from the 4 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's eight largest airports have joined forces to promote duty-free shops for arriving passengers, arguing the change would repatriate the $60-million a…

4 November 2008 Request to eliminate tariff on certain cotton yarn The Department of Finance is seeking your views on a request to eliminate the tariff on certain 100% Egyptian cotton yarn for use in the manufacture of towels. The department is proposing to amend duty-free tariff line subheading No…