Trade News

28 July 2008 CCS Online Course Applications for 2008-2009 Your clients count on you to manage critical business transactions with care, knowledge, and expertise, at a time when knowledge and expertise are more important than ever before. One way to demonstrate that knowledge is by investing in…

28 July 2008 D-07-02, Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) for the export of Cedar Forest Products to the European Union Members are advised that Directive D-07-02 "Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) for the export of Cedar Forest Products to the European…

28 July 2008 Stars Trading Co. Fined $10,000 for Breach of the Fish Inspection Regulations & Food & Drugs Act The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 25 July 2008. On June 23, 2008, Stars Trading Co. Ltd. - of Richmond, B.C. - entered a guilty plea in Surrey Provincial Court to one…

28 July 2008 BC Carbon Tax - Invoicing Procedure The following message is from CN Intermodal. To receive the British Columbia Carbon Tax Surcharge on the individual freight invoice (instead of a consolidated monthly invoice), please send an email with your company details to [email protected].

28 July 2008 Changes to CN Intermodal Train Schedule The following message is from CN Intermodal. In order to provide you with a premium intermodal service, CN will be adjusting the schedules for some of its intermodal trains, effective August 3rd, 2008. Please contact [email protected] for any…

28 July 2008 Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Madagascar Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement The following is excerpted from a notice of 25 July 2008 posted on DFAIT website. The Government of Canada is working closely with Provincial and Territorial Governments…

28 July 2008 MyCPR Customer Web Portal Update The MyCPR customer web portal has been restored and customers can regain access to most of the regular applications. This includes the Internet Shipping Instructions (ISI) application where customers can submit bills of lading via the web. Unfortunately…

28 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 10 was published to remove two registration types, #86 - Permit for grain in rail car through Canada, and #90 - FGIS-909, from requirements with the following HS codes. 10.01.10.0082 - Cereal - Durum wheat - grain 10.01.90.0084 - Cereal - Other wheat…

28 July 2008 Canada has third-lowest business tax: KPMG The following article is excerpted from the 28 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A new report dispells the notion that Canada is a high-tax country for businesses. A KPMG study of 10 countries found Canada had the third-lowest total…

28 July 2008 Ministers make headway on elusive WTO deal This article is excerpted from the 28 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. World trade ministers appear to be finally making progress in seeking a sweeping new global trade agreement. Although critical to a deal, disputes in several areas…

28 July 2008 Border Trade Alliance renews call for ports of entry funding The following article is excerpted from the 24 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. In a letter submitted [on 23 July] to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, the Border Trade Alliance urged…

28 July 2008 GAO: Better AD/CV duty collection unlikely through trade deals This article is excerpted from the 28 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. A U.S. congressional watchdog agency told the Senate and House appropriations committees on July 24 that stengthening international agreements…

28 July 2008 U.S. slams China, India on trade talks This article is excerpted from the 28 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States accused China and India on Monday of threatening seven years of work on a new global commerce pact, using some of the strongest language yet at a…

25 July 2008 Certain Carbon Steel Welded Pipe Notice of Final Determination On July 21, 2008, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act with respect to certain…

25 July 2008 Wood Packaging Material Moving Between Canada and the United States - Proposed Removal of the Exemption of ISPM No. 15 The Government of Canada is working hard to limit the spread of invasive species and protect Canada’s valuable forests. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and…

25 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to add an additional declaration for Oriental Fruit Moth to the requirements for California and Washington, for destinations transiting through B.C., for the following HS codes. Note : In some cases, the release recommendation was…

25 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to add an additional declaration for Oriental Fruit Moth to the requirements for California and Washington, for destinations transiting through B.C., for the following HS codes. Note : In some cases, the release recommendation was…