Trade News

15 July 2008 Certain velvet-like fabrics – Request to eliminate tariff The Department of Finance (DoF) is currently reviewing a request to eliminate the tariff on certain velvet-like fabrics for use in the manufacture of funeral caskets and coffins. DoF is proposing to create a duty-free tariff line…

15 July 2008 Freeze dryers - Request for the removal of the customs duties The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of freeze dryers, which are classified under tariff item No. 8419.39.91 of the Custom Tariff, dutiable at 6% under…

15 July 2008 GAO Examines Approaches to Imported Food Safety in Other Countries This article is extracted from the 15 July 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. A recent Government Accountability Office report states that the systems used by other countries to ensure the safety of imported food…

15 July 2008 Economy Will Stay Sluggish, Bernanke Tells Congress This article is excerpted from the 15 July 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. Warning of the dual risks of a further slowdown and higher inflation, Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the [US] Federal Reserve, offered a gloomy assessment…

14 July 2008 Update to SIMA Monthly Index The SIMA index was updated on 11 July 2008, and is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html

14 July 2008 D-08-02, Pre-Shipment Approval Program for the Export of Grain from Canada Members are advised that Directive D-08-02 "Pre-Shipment Approval Program for the Export of Grain from Canada" is now available on the Web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-08-02e.shtml.

14 July 2008 D-97-04, Application, procedures, issuance and use of a Permit to Import under the Plant Protection Act Members are advised that Directive D-97-04 "Application, procedures, issuance and use of a Permit to Import under the Plant Protection Act" has been revised and is available on the…

14 July 2008 CBSA Message: Outbound messages for ACROSS Message EDI08-055 We are unable to process outbound messages for ACROSS, ACI marine and air, G7 and CSA data for clients using the CADEX lines. No ETA.

14 July 2008 CBSA Message: Outbound messages for ACROSS update Message EDI08-055 (Update) The problem experienced in processing outbound ACROSS, ACI marine and air, G7 and CSA messages over the CADEX lines has now been resolved.

14 July 2008 Thermoelectric containers, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2008-001 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDIZING OF THERMOELECTRIC CONTAINERS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE…

14 July 2008 CN Message: Montreal Intermodal Gates - Repair Works The following message is from CN Intermodal. Last week CN experienced technical issues with the gate system at its Montreal Intermodal terminal. During the vendor’s repair work the gate process was negatively affected. This issue has…

14 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was corrected to remove the requirement for a Plant Protection Import Permit from the recommendation for the following HS codes for various states in the Continental United States. 06.02.20.0017.90 Other (producing edible fruit and nuts) - rooted…

14 July 2008 Why you need to be in China This article is by Jiri Maly, principal in the Toronto office of McKinsey & Company, and appeared in the 14 July 2008 edition of “globenandmail.com”. With the North American economy stagnating, Canadian companies, long dependent on exports to the United…

14 July 2008 CN cuts Halifax port trains The following article is from the 14 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian National Railway has reduced the number of daily trains serving the Port of Halifax from two to one due to weaker container traffic at the port…. The eastern Canada…

14 July 2008 Exports outpace imports as US trade deficit shrinks This article is excerpted from the 11 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The United States narrowed its trade deficit by 1.2 percent in May to $59.8 billion, compared with a revised figure of $60.5 billion in April, the…

14 July 2008 U.S. container imports slowly climbing This article is excerpted from the 11 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Container imports at the main U.S. ports are slowly climbing but are expected to remain below last year’s levels for most of 2008, according to the latest monthly Port…

14 July 2008 Trade Groups, Lawmakers Moving to Influence Trade Policy in 2009 This article is extracted from the 14 July 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. Although the window for congressional action on trade this year is rapidly closing ahead of this fall’s election campaigns, trade groups…

11 July 2008 Government of Canada extends border services at Moncton, Fredericton and Charlottetown airports The following is excerpted from the news release issued by Public Safety Canada on 11 July 2008. The Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Stockwell Day, today announced that effective…

11 July 2008 Determination of the Safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s Corn (Zea mays L.) Event MON 89034 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled "Assessment Criteria for Determining Environmental Safety of Plants…