Trade News

10 September 2008 CN Message: Gustav Update - New Orleans The following message is from CN Intermodal. CN is currently operating at close to normal levels in all areas recently affected by hurricane Gustav. The majority of customer facilities have reopened. CN Intermodal embargoes have been lifted…

10 September 2008 CBSA Message: Improper Use of PARS Lead Sheets The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-075). This message is for the attention of brokers and carriers who are involved in the preparation and reporting of goods through the Pre-Arrival Review System (PARS). A recent trend has…

10 September 2008 Tariff Amendment (T2008-5) TN-35 Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Customs Tariff Relating to Milk Protein Substances from the GATT Article XXVIII negotiations which was tabled in the House of Commons on June 12, 2008 This tariff notice is to serve as notice that it is…

10 September 2008 Tories will cut excise tax on diesel fuel in half: Harper The following is excerpted from the 9 September 2008 editon of cbc.ca. A newly elected Conservative government would cut in half the excise tax on diesel fuel, a move that would "benefit consumers who buy virtually anything…

10 September 2008 Customs Update: New changes bring headaches The following was written by Susan Kohn Ross, International Trade Counsel at Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP, for the “Journal Of Commerce”. In August's column, I took political leadership to task, or put more correctly, the amazing…

9 September 2008 Canadian Economic Sanctions - Zimbabwe The following was issued by DFAIT on 8 September 2008. On September 4, 2008, the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations (SOR/2008-248) came into force in order to respond to the gravity of the situation in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has been…

9 September 2008 Updated D Memoranda (2) The following Memoranda have been updated and are available on the CBSA website: D4-3-6, Duty-Free Shop – Off-Site Storage This memorandum sets out the policy and procedures by which duty-free licensees may store a portion of their inventory in an approved…

9 September 2008 CBSA Message: Cadex Lines The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-074). This is the final reminder to CADEX line users that the CADEX connections will be discontinued at the end of this calendar year, December 31, 2008 and there will be no extensions. As previously indicated in…

9 September 2008 Wheat Products, Items 162 to 181 Serial No. 733 Date: September 8, 2008 Coverage This Notice is an adjunct to Notice to Importers No. 715 dated September 14, 2007. It refers to Items 162 to 181 of the Import Control List; namely wheat products falling under heading Nos. 11.01, 11.03…

9 September 2008 Updated D Memoranda The following Memoranda have been updated and are available on the CBSA website: D4-3-3, Duty-Free shop – Security This memorandum outlines and explains duty-free shop licensee responsibilities with respect to the posting of security. Revision This memorandum was…

9 September 2008 Automatic Gate at CN BIT The following message is from CN. The automatic outgate at our Brampton terminal is now ready. We have begun using some of the automatic out gate lanes and this will continue over the next few weeks as we complete our transition to the new system. We do not…

9 September 2008 CFIA meat hygiene directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/2008/d…. MHD 2008-30 Chapter 7 - section 7.6.10 The PDF version of directives should be…

9 September 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the conditions for Connecticut, District of Columbia Delaware, Illinois, Massachussetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin for the following HS…

9 September 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 05 was published to create a new requirement Id for the following HS codes for Argentina. 05.05.90.1260 Feather meal. 05.06.90.1273.02 Equine bone meal. 05.06.90.1273.04 Porcine bone meal. 05.11.91.1994 Fish meal (made exclusively of fish…

9 September 2008 Minister Ritz Releases Statement as Canada Tables its Official Comments on U.S. Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling The following was issued by Argiculture and Agri-Food Canada on 5 September 2008. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz issued the following statement today as the…

9 September 2008 China Considering Legislative Proposal on Safety of Imported/Exported Food This article is excerpted from the 9 September 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. China’s National People’s Congress is reviewing a legislative proposal on food safety and could approve it by the end…

9 September 2008 Baucus Calls for Change in U.S. Trade Policy, Agreements with Asian Nations This article is excerpted from the 9 September 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Ahead of elections this November that could put Democrats in control of both Congress and the White House, Senate…

8 September 2008 Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Plate, RR-2008-002 Statement of Reasons Concerning a determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act regarding CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PLATE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND…

8 September 2008 Certain fasteners The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated an interim review (Interim Review No. RD-2008-001) of its findings made on January 7, 2005, in…