Trade News

9 June 08 Balancing act tests Bank of Canada The following article is extracted from the 9 June 08 edition of the “Toronto Star”. All eyes will be on the Bank of Canada tomorrow as it tackles a conundrum that is confounding central banks around the world. After chopping its key lending rate by 1.5…

9 June 08 Canada reaches free trade deal with Colombia The following article is excerpted from the 7 June 08 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada has completed negotiations with Colombia that will establish a free trade agreement between the two countries, the federal government announced Saturday…

9 June 08 Bush Administration Sets Deadline for Finalizing Regulatory Actions The following article is excerpted from the 9 June 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. The White House has set a Nov. 1 deadline for federal agencies to finalize pending regulatory actions. This step could have the…

9 June 2008 New U.S. president will follow pro-trade policies, expert says This article is excerpted from the 9 June 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. trade policy will differ little in a Barack Obama or John McCain administration, according to a trade attorney who until recently helped…

6 June 2008 Item 117.1 – Specialty Creams Serial No. 729 Date: June 6, 2008 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purposes of this Notice are: a) to inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the 394,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for specialty creams. It should…

6 June 2008 Item 125.1 - Powdered Whey Serial No. 728 Date: June 6, 2008 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice are: a) to inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the 3,198,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for powdered whey. It should be…

6 June 2008 Cancellation of Customs Notice 512 The following Customs Notice was cancelled by CBSA on 5 June 2008: CN512, Treatment of Discounts in determining the Transaction Value (Customs Act, Section 18) and the Value for Duty Code

6 June 2008 BC Carbon Tax Surcharge from CPR In response to the Government of British Columbia’s introduction of a carbon tax on a wide variety of fossil fuels, Canadian Pacific is introducing a new BC Carbon Tax Surcharge effective July 7th 2008. CP is focused on being a leader in environmental…

6 June 2008 Further Information regarding Cancellation of Customs Notice 512 With regard to the cancellation of Customs Notice 512, the CSCB notes that customs notices are generally cancelled when the information contained in a notice has been moved to a D memo; in this case, the memo is D13-4-10…

6 June 2008 France/EU shellfish export lists Members are advised that the following item has been updated: "List of Canadian Exporters of Live Shellfish, Live Tunicates, Live Echinoderms or Live Gastropods that Meet the Same or Equivalent Conditions to those Required in the European Union" at: http…

6 June 2008 Bill would put brakes on U.S., Canada trucks in Ontario The following article is excerpted from the 5 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A representative of Canadian motor carriers wants all trucks operating in Ontario equipped with technology to limit their top speed to 65…

6 June 2008 New Democratic Bill Seeks to Influence Trade Policy in Next Administration This article is excerpted from the 6 June 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced June 4 legislation designed to set the tone for U.S. trade policy after…

6 June 2008 Ocean capacity crunch hurting U.S. exporters The following article is excerpted from the 6 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Shippers in the United States are finding it so tough to get equipment and vessel capacity for their exports that their shipments are arriving late…

5 June 2008 Notice of Intent to Conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Vietnam Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) The Government of Canada will undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (EA) of the negotiations for a Canada-Vietnam FIPA. Comments…

5 June 2008 Submission of documentation to the Western Import Service Centre (WISC) for plants and plant products The following notice is from Nerissa Allen, Western Area Import Co-ordinator at the the CFIA. Ms. Allen can be reached at [email protected] or by telephone at 604.666.8813. 1…

5 June 2008 Request for Information regarding Wood Packaging The CSCB has been contacted by the CFIA regarding a Business Impact Assessment they will undertake with the US Department of Agriculture about implementation of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15 for wood…

5 June 2008 Migration Outage Message ACI08-042 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. General EDI Outage: For migration purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:30 am until 9:30 am (ET) on Sunday June 8th, 2008. This…

5 June 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS Codes. 44.07.10.0134 - Sawn wood, sliced or peeled wood, wood planed or not, forestry products (not manufactured) - coniferous - treated - Not end-jointed or finger-jointed 44.07.91…

5 June 2008 Production Database Backup , 7 June 2008 This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2008. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD…

5 June 2008 Corrections to CFIA AIRS Web Update *** Changes to original email indicated in bold. Chapter 44 was published to remove the miscellaneous code of "with bark" for the following HS codes for Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New…