Trade News

19 June 2008 Appeal No. AP-2006-029, J. Walter Company Ltd. V. CBSA Decision and reasons issued, Friday, May 30, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on June 15, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the…

19 June 2008 CORRECTOR from CP: United States Statutory Holiday Service Request Process for July 4th, 2008 CPR will maintain train operations over the 4th of July holiday to minimize disruption to our customers' traffic and ensure a fluid network. Please review and respond on the following item so…

19 June 2008 Binational Effort One Step Closer to a New Border Crossing between Windsor and Detroit The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 18 June 2008. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Stockwell Day…

19 June 2008 Airport to cut fees for cargo carriers The following article is excerpted from the 19 June 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The operator of Toronto's Pearson International Airport plans to reduce air cargo landing fees in an effort to win back lost business, but there are no…

19 June 2008 Canadian Chamber Economic Update - Inflation Report In May, the headline inflation rate (as measured by the All-items Consumer Price Index - CPI) jumped 2.2% year-over-year, up from 1.7% in the prior month. The acceleration was the sharpest since September 2007. The main contributor to…

19 June 2008 Higher logistics costs taking bigger bite of GDP: Survey This article is extracted from the 18 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Business logistics costs in 2007 exceeded 10 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the first time in eight years, to 10.1 percent, as…

19 June 2008 Trade Symposium 2008 The Annual U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Symposium is scheduled for October 29 – 31, 2008 at the JW Marriott, Washington, D.C. Further information regarding registration procedures and symposium details will become available within approximately 8 weeks…

19 June 2008 WTO in sight for Russia This article is excerpted from the 19 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Peter Mandelson, the European Union's trade chief, on Wednesday said that agreement can be reached in 2008 on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization if issues…

18 June 2008 Canada Day - CN Intermodal Gate Hours Here are the CN Intermodal gate hours for Tuesday, July 1st: Gates: Open - Close ************************************ HALIFAX (HIT) Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00 MONCTON Tuesday 00:01 - 23:59 MONTREAL (TASCHE) Tuesday 00:01 – 23:59 BRAMPTON (BIT) Tuesday 00…

18 June 2008 US Independence Day – CN Intermodal Gate Hours for July 4th Here are the CN Intermodal Gate Hours for Friday, July 4th, 2008. Gates: Open - Close ************************************ CHICAGO Thursday (3rd): Close at 23:00 Friday: Closed Saturday (5th): re-open at 07:00 DETROIT Friday…

18 June 2008 Appendix 9, "Requirements for treatment of plants for control of hemlock woolly adelgid", of Directive D-07-05 Appendix 9, "Requirements for treatment of plants for control of hemlock woolly adelgid", of Directive D-07-05, "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and…

18 June 2008 Appendix 1, "Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Regulated Areas", of Directive D-07-05 Appendix 1, "Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Regulated Areas", of Directive D-07-05, "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) from the United…

18 June 2008 Quebec Civic Holiday Message EDI08-049 The following is information concerning this year's civic holiday in Québec on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. For all clients, overnight reports will run the evenings of Monday, June 23 and Tuesday day June 24, as usual. Daily notices/statements covering…

18 June 2008 Amended Chapters to Tariff Amendment Package T2008-3 Further to the CBSA message sent on 10 June, the updated Tariff is found at: http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2008/01-99/tblmod-1-e… The amended chapters in Package T2008-3 are found on the CSCB web site, as…

18 June 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 07 was published to add the miscellaneous codes of i) Small "lots", ii) Other than small "lots"/Non-authorized importer and iii) Other than small "lots"/Authorized importer for the following HS code. The release recommendation was changed from…

18 June 2008 Bank of Canada Governor 'has got some explaining to do,' economist says The following article is excerpted from the 17 June 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Mark Carney's honeymoon at the helm of the Bank of Canada is over. Less than five months after stepping into his seven-year…

18 June 2008 Ontario speed limiter legislation is passed The following article is excerpted from the 17 June 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Ontario Legislature has passed a bill that will require all trucks operating in the province to have their speeds mechanically…

18 June 2008 CBP Develops New Online Trade Violation Reporting System The following news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 17 June 2008. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of International Trade has developed a new online trade violation reporting system called…

18 June 2008 Latest Edition of US CBP Bulletin The 18 June 2008 edition of CBP’s latest bulletin is found on their web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletin…