Trade News

31 July 2008 U.S. inflation to hit 6%: Rubin The following is excerpted from 30 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Heavily subsidized energy in the Middle East will help drive the inflation rate in the United States to 6 per cent within six months, and prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to…

31 July 2008 CBP proposes revision of country of origin rules The following was reported on in 30 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing to revise the rules used to determine the country of origin of imported merchandise. The proposal would apply the…

30 July 2008 Canada Disappointed by WTO Impasse The following is excerpted from the 29 July 2008 news release issued by DFAIT. The Government of Canada is working hard to create new market opportunities for Canadian agricultural and manufacturing exporters, and is disappointed the Doha Round…

30 July 2008 Coiled Metal Products Policy Amendments The following message is from CN Intermodal. To help ensure a safe rail environment for our employees, the public, and to protect the best interests of our customers, CN will be amending its policy on Coiled Metal Products as follows: · Effective…

30 July 2008 P-237, The Acceptance of a Due Diligence Defence for a Penalty Imposed Under Subsection 280(1) of the Excise Tax Act for Failure to Remit or Pay an Amount When Required, and for a Penalty Imposed Under Section 280.1 for Failure to File a Return When Required This policy statement…

30 July 2008 CN 08-020, The Coding of Entries of “Packaged” Tobacco of Heading 24.03 The purpose of this message is to advise importers involved in the importation of tobacco of an adjustment to the excise duty for “packaged” tobacco products of Heading 24.03. Please refer to Tariff Amendment 2008-4…

30 July 2008 Tariff Notice TN-34 Members are advised the changes outlined in Tariff Notice - TN-34 dated July 30, 2008 will be updated in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) on July 30, 2008 with an effective date of July 1, 2008. The Tariff Notice TN-34 as well as the T2008-4 Summary of Changes are…

30 July 2008 D1-6-1, Authority To Act As Agent The CBSA has provided a draft of revisions to D Memorandum 1-6-1, Acting as an Agent, for review and comments. The purpose of this D memorandum is to explain the policy of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) regarding persons who wish to transact…

30 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 01 was published to insert new import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use "in transit" through Canada. 01.02 Live bovine animals.. 01.03.10.1031.91 Live swine - Pure-bred breeding animals - Normal - Other: Weighing less than 50 kg…

30 July 2008 EDI System Outage Please note that the EDI system is down. Until further notice, please present paper release requests. At this time we are unable to determine when service will be restored however we will keep you informed as information becomes available.

30 July 2008 EDI System Problem Resolved Please be advised that the EDI System is now running normally. All EDI transactions received during the outage are now processing and no data was lost.

30 July 2008 USDA prepares for final COOL implementation The following is excerpted from 29 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has published interim rules for the implementation of a country of origin labeling rule (COOL)…

29 July 2008 The Ugly Canadian at global trade talks in Geneva The following article is by Jeffrey Simpson, and appeared in the 29 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. When is failure a success? For the Harper government, as for previous Canadian governments, failure in international trade…

29 July 2008 MyCPR Customer Web Portal - Final Update All applications on the MyCPR customer web portal have been restored, including Trace ETA and Commodity ETA. To trace your shipment or utilize the other web applications, please go to www.cpr.ca.

29 July 2008 Blueberry Maggot Regulated Areas in Canada, Appendix Update Members are advised that Appendix 1 : "BLUEBERRY MAGGOT REGULATED AREAS IN CANADA" of Directive D-02-04 "Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation From the Continental United States and for Domestic Movement of Commodities…

29 July 2008 B.C. aims for faster crossings with new driver's licence The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A program to speed up U.S. border crossings from B.C. with a high-tech driver's licence that includes a code to access information about…

29 July 2008 China Emerges as Major Player in Global Trade Talks This article is excerpted from the 29 July 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. As seven years of global trade talks approach another climax, China is emerging as a central player — and coming under heavy criticism from the United…

29 July 2008 Negotiations for global trade agreement collapse This article is extracted from the 29 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Negotiations for a global trade agreement collapsed today after marathon talks failed to break a stalemate over farm subsidies. "We were so close to…

29 July 2008 [US] Customs revamping rules for import country of origin This article is excerpted from the 29 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection has proposed rules to standardize country of origin determinations for imported goods. The proposed rule…

29 July 2008 The implications of failure This article is excerpted from the 29 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ministers from about 35 countries have failed to make a breakthrough in the World Trade Organization's Doha round to open up global trade. Here are the implications for trade and…