Trade News

5 September 2008 Standards and Labelling for Seed Mixtures The following notification was issued by the CFIA on 4 September. Standards and labelling for mixtures of seed of cereals, forages, lawn or turf, ground cover, land reclamation, soil conservation, green cover, wildlife grazing or habitat…

5 September 2008 Updated CITT Hearings Schedule The latest CITT hearings schedule is available on their website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/hearing/hearing_e.asp#2.

5 September 2008 Carbon Steel Welded Pipe, Inquiry No. NQ-2008-001 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDIZING OF CARBON STEEL WELDED PIPE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FINDING The Canadian…

5 September 2008 Wood Slats, Expiry No. LE-2008-001 A revised Notice of Expiry of Findings on wood slats is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/expiries/notices/le2i001_e.asp.

5 September 2008 Structural Tubing, Expiry Review No. RR-2008-001 A Notice of Change of Date of Public Hearing on this matter is found on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/reviews/notices/rr2i01a_e.asp.

5 September 2008 D3-4-5, Highway Cargo - In-Transit Movements This memorandum outlines the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements for the reporting and control of in-transit goods by highway carriers. Revisions This memorandum has been revised to reflect the new name of the agency: Canada…

5 September 2008 Updated D Memoranda The following memoranda have been revised. D3-1-3, Commercial Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Summary This memorandum outlines the procedures to be followed for the interprovincial and international transportation and release of intoxicating liquors. For…

5 September 2008 Cancelled: CFIA Special Collection and Testing of Fresh Mexican Jalapeño, Serrano peppers Members are advised that the special project implemented by the CFIA on August 1, 2008, "Collection and testing fresh Mexican Jalapeño and Serrano Peppers for the presence of Salmonella spp" is…

5 September 2008 When the Ships are Down The following article is by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Shipping has been a great barometer of the recent explosion of trade across the planet. Ocean-going carriers have been pushed close to the limit to…

5 September 2008 [US] Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement to be topic of Sept. 22 meeting This article is excerpted from the 5 September 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce will hold a public meeting Sept. 22 in Washington, D…

4 September 2008 D17-1-21, Maintenance of Records in Canada by Importers This memorandum provides information concerning the records that must be maintained by importers at their place of business in Canada or at any other place that may be designated by the Minister. Revisions This memorandum was…

4 September 2008 Naming of Fish Species Marketed or Further Processed in Canada The following industry notice was released by CFIA on 3 September 2008. The purpose of this notice is to remind Canadian fish processors and importers of the requirements for assigning common/market names for fish…

4 September 2008 D-01-05, Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program Members are advised that Directive D-01-05 "Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program (CWPCP)" has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-01-05e.shtml This policy…

4 September 2008 CBSA Message: Interest Rate The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-072). The annual interest rate for the fourth quarter of 2008 (October 1 to December 31) will be 2.4247. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.2.

4 September 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS codes for Spain. 08.09.10 - Apricots (fresh) 08.09.30.4005 - Peach (fresh) 08.09.30.4006 - Nectarine (fresh) 08.09.40.4007 -…

4 September 2008 Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2008. The database will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that we will be implementing the new spfile during this…

4 September 2008 Loonie leaps ahead as bank stands pat The following article is excerpted from the 4 September 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada's monetary authorities stood on the sidelines yesterday as jobs disappeared, the economy slowed and federal parties prepared to fight an election…

4 September 2008 Minister of National Revenue unveils a new state-of-the-art excise stamp to combat contraband tobacco The following news release was issued by CRA on 4 September 2008. The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Revenue, today unveiled a new state-of-the-art tool to target…

4 September 2008 More than 600 Representatives from Trade Community Register for CBP Trade Symposium This article is excerpted from the US CBP news release issued on 3 September 2008. As of September 3, more than 600 members of the trade community have registered to attend CBP’s ninth annual Trade…