Trade News

20 October 2008 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers of Temporary Construction at Border Crossing in Buffalo/Niagara Region U.S. Customs and Border Protection is improving cross-border travel in the Buffalo/Niagara Region, by installing Radio Frequency Identification Technology at all…

20 October 2008 Positive Signs in Credit Markets Lift Wall Street This article is excerpted from the 20 October 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. Signs of improvement in the credit markets brought a wave of relief to Wall Street on Monday morning, as investors sent shares higher after the open…

17 October 2008 Release Requests for September, 2008 Now Available CBSA has provided details of release requests for September, 2008 at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/september08releaserequests.xls

17 October 2008 Canada and Europe Ponder Trade Pact This article is excerpted from the 17 October 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. Since the first free trade agreement between the United States and Canada, 20 years ago this month, Canada’s economy has become increasingly integrated with that of…

17 October 2008 Revision to D1-4-1, CBSA Invoice Requirements This memorandum is revised as a result of the Paper Burden Reduction Initiative, the revisions are aimed at eliminating obsolete and duplicated requirements. In accordance with the above, the following changes were made: -- to include the…

17 October 2008 Revision to Memorandum D10-14-55 The following is now available on the CBSA Web site: D10-14-55, Tariff Classification of Wood Flooring Products This memorandum explains the Canada Border Services Agency's administrative policy regarding the tariff classification of the following…

17 October 2008 Scheduled Maintenance Outage Message ACI08-082 Customs Internet Gateway Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the Customs Internet Gateway will be unavailable from 6:00 am to 7:00 am on Sunday, October 19th, 2008 (Eastern Time). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be…

17 October 2008 CITT Decisions Pending The most recent list of CITT decisions pending is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp

17 October 2008 ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2008-002 Determination issued Friday, October 17, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDIZING OF ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS…

17 October 2008 Notification from CN re Memphis - I-55 Construction Closures The Tennessee Dept. of Transportation (TDOT) has advised CN of the following lanes closures due to construction activities on the I-55, in the area of Riverport road. Lane and Ramp Closures Exit # 9 at Riverport/Mallory…

17 October CN Intermodal Train Service Change - Toronto/Halifax Members are advised that commencing Monday October 27th 2008, CN will modify Intermodal Train service between Toronto and Halifax. The changes are as follows: Train Q120 - Service from Toronto to Halifax Current Service: Cutoff Toronto…

17 October 2008 BMO projects Canadian recession The following article is excerpted from the 16 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A second big Canadian bank is now forecasting a recession. Bank of Montreal said Thursday Canada's economy will contract in the final quarter of 2008, and the…

17 October 2008 Credit markets still on life support The following article is extracted from the 17 October 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. It will likely be spring before consumers and businesses around the globe feel any substantial relief from the credit crunch that threatens to trigger a…

17 October 2008 Accounting sea change The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2008 edition of “National Post”. Canada's top financial institutions will get relief from the corrosive effects of the toxic assets sitting on their books today thanks to a controversial decision that turns…

17 October 2008 Canadian consumer confidence hits lowest level in 26 years The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian consumer confidence plunged to its lowest level in 26 years this month, the Conference Board of Canada said Friday, adding to…

17 October 2008 WTO backs U.S., Canada in EU beef hormone dispute This article is excerpted from the 16 October 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The … World Trade Organization today announced that it has ruled mostly in favor of the United States and Canada in their joint appeal over the…

17 October 2008 Bush Signs Trade Preference Bill, Calls on Congress to Approve FTAs This article is extracted from the 17 October 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. President Bush signed into law Oct. 16 legislation (H.R. 7222) that extends and amends various unilateral trade preference…

17 October 2008 CBP Amends Policy on Penalties for Late Monthly Payments The following article is extracted from the 17 October 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice setting forth guidelines for the assessment and mitigation of…

17 October 2008 Analysis: Intra-Asia’s growth linked to rest of world This article is extracted from the 17 October 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. For the first half of the past decade, the transpacific lane was the foundation for growth for global container carriers. In 2007, slowing growth on…

17 October 2008 New edition of World Tariff Profiles issued The 2008 edition of World Tariff Profiles presents a comprehensive and updated compilation of the main tariff indicators for the WTO's members as well as for other countries and customs territories. Information is available on the Wto web…