Trade News

2 June 2008 U.S. wants to expand C-TPAT program to include exports This article is excerpted from the 2 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The United States and the governments of some of its major trading partners are slowly working toward developing mutual recognition of their trade…

2 June 2008 Checklist to avoid export penalties This article is extracted from Susan Kohn Ross’s “Customs Update” column appearing in today’s edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. In a recent speech, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Darryl Jackson addressed the mitigation of…

30 May 2008 Alain Jolicoeur Announces His Retirement from CBSA M. Jolicoeur has announced his retirement from the Presidency of the CBSA. The CSCB is pleased to recognize M. Jolicoeur’s leadership and integrity during his years with the Agency, and we wish him well in the future. I would like to…

30 May 2008 Interest Rate for Third Quarter, 2008 Message EDI08-041 The annual interest rate for the third quarter of 2008 (July 1 to September 30) will be 2.3905. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.2%.

The following messages were sent on 30 May: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (other) Alain Jolicoeur Announces is Retirement from CBSA Interest Rate for Third Quarter, 2008 2. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) Customs Notice 08-017, Highway Sufferance... 3. Canadian Food Inspection…

30 May 2008 Canada Signs Free Trade, Labour Cooperation and Environment Agreements with Peru The following news release was issued by DFAIT on 29 May 2008. The Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport), acting on behalf of the Honourable David…

30 May 2008 "Fish List", Industry Notice Please be advised that the following has been added on the Internet site: Industry Notice - "Removal of the Country Alert for China: Malachite Green and Leucomalachite Green Testing of All Eel and Eel Products Imported from China" at: http://www.inspection.gc…

30 May 2008 Customs Notice 08-017, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Thetford Mines, Québec) The purpose of this notice is to advise that Transport Robert (Thetford) Ltée., located at 1829 boul. Smith Nord, Thetford Mines, Québec has surrendered their highway sufferance warehouse licence. The…

30 May 2008 NAFTA conversion factor Please be advised that the NAFTA conversion factor for the following export commodity codes should be 14.40 instead of 14.90. 6211.11.10.10.5.659 6211.11.10.20.3.659 6211.12.10.10.4.659 6211.12.10.20.2.659

30 May 2008 Regulations Repealing the Exemption Regulations (Beef and Veal Imports) This is to advise stakeholders that Regulations repealing the Exemption Regulations (Beef and Veal Imports) were registered on May 15, 2008 and published in the Canada Gazette Part II. Beef and veal importers will…

30 May 2008 PC 2008-931, Regulations Repealing the Exemption Regulations (Beef and Veal Imports) PC 2008-931, Regulations Repealing the Exemption Regultions (Beef and Veal Imports), is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/oic931.pdf

30 May 2008 PC 2008-928, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2008-1 PC 2008-928, the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2008-1, is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/oic928.pdf

30 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 05 was published to modify the conditions to the following HS codes for Peru and the end use of livestock feed only. 05.11.91.1994 - Fish meal (made exclusively of fish bones or shells of crustaceans). 05.11.99.1995.17 - Fish meal (made exclusively…

30 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapters 06 and 07 was published to change the wording of the "Additional Declaration : Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN)" for the following HS codes. ***NO VERSION CHANGE*** 06.02.10.0013.02 - Potato - Unrooted plants 07.01.10 - Potatoes - Seed b) Chapter 07 was…

30 May 2008 Canada—European Union Air Transport Agreement within Reach The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 29 May 2008. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities… concluded his participation at the first meeting of the…

30 May 2008 Economic Update from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canada's economy shrank unexpectedly in the first quarter of 2008, contracting at a 0.3% annualized rate. This was an the heels of a lacklustre 0.8% rise in the fourth quarter of 2007. The decline was the first since the second…

30 May 2008 Ecstasy and Methamphetamine Seized at Ambassador Bridge The following article is excerpted from a 29 May 2008 news release on US Customs and Border Protection’s web site. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Ambassador Bridge discovered 23.9 kilograms of ecstasy and five…

30 May 2008 DOT Moves to Expedite Projects to Relieve Congestion at U.S. Borders The following article is excerpted from the 30 May 2008 issue of “World\Trade Interactive”. The [US] Department of Transportation [DOT] has announced a new Transportation Border Congestion Relief Program, which is…

30 May 2008 NAFTA trade up 1.5% This article is excerpted from the 30 May 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Surface trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, grew 1.5 percent in March compared with the same a month a year…

29 May 2008 Softwood Lumber Agreement Data Reconciliation Results The SLA requires that Canada and the United States reconcile aggregate Region-specific monthly data on the volume and value of exports from Canada of softwood lumber products. The following document provides aggregate volume…