Trade News

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…

29 May 2008 EICS Participant’s Requirements Document, Version 2.3 The EICS PRD was updated in April, 2008 and is now available on the EICS web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/EICS/documents/EICS-PRD-en.pdf The changes iimplemented last month were an updated list of error codes.

29 May 2008 Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes, 2008 The Handbook was updated on 20 May, and changes are available on the EICS web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/general/Bluebook/Handbook-en.asp

29 May 2008 Mandatory Line Release at Ambassador Bridge CBSA Client Services in Windsor have issued another bulletin entitled Border Clearance Tips for Drivers/Carriers Crossing at the Ambassador Bridge. Members may find information in the bulletin useful and make them available to clients. The…

29 May 2008 CFIA Meat Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2008-26 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - United Arab Emirates MHD 2008-16 Chapter 11- Section 11.7.3 -…

29 May 2008 CITT Appeals AP-2007-011—Whether the goods in issue should be classified as electronic microassemblies, under tariff item No. 8542.70.00, or, in the alternative, as hybrid integrated circuits, under tariff item No. 8542.60.00, as claimed by Standard Products Inc., or are properly…

29 May 2008 Weekend Maintenance EICS - EDI Further to EICS Bulletin - 28 May 2008 - Weekend Maintenance Schedule for EICS and EDI Users, the scheduled weekend maintenance will not allow an EDI permit entry into the e-mail server. If your EDI transmissions are automated, please shut them down for the…

29 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to remove the miscellaneous code of "with bark" for the following HS codes. 44.03.99.0151.08 - Ash - bark and bark mulch (untreated) 44.18.60.0145.02 - Ash - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark This created…

29 May 2008 Go high-end The following article is excerpted from the 29 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. When the federal and provincial finance ministers gather for dinner this evening, they should do more than swap mournful tales about the nation's faltering manufacturing sector. High-paying…

29 May 2008 Current Issue of CBP Bulletin Available The 28 May 2008 edition of US Customs’ Bulletin is available on the CBP web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletin…

28 May 2008 Memorandum D11-4-4, Rules Of Origin Respecting The General Preferential Tariff And Least Developed Country Tariff The revision of this memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D11-4 and D11-5 Memoranda series. Changes have been made to the “Guidelines and General Information”…

28 May 2008 Secretary of State Guergis in Peru to Advance Trade Interests and Attend APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting The following is extracted from a news release issued by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada on 27 May 2008. The Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign…

28 May 2008 Shemol: CSSP amendment 11 Please be advised that Amendment no. 11 of the Canadian Shellfish SanitationProgram Manual, has been issued, at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/manman/cssppccsm/toctd… The amendment makes modifications to: Definitions – incorporate new…

28 May 2008 Weekend Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI) With apologies for short notice, EICS will be unavailable on Sunday June 1st 2008 , between 10:00 and 13:00 EST for system maintenance.

28 May 2008 Manuals of Procedures - Scrapie The CFIA Scrapie Manual of Procedures (MOP) has recently had several sections updated. NOTE: Please reference the dates on the module list to determine which sections of the manual have been recently updated (Feb 2008 date). The current updated version for…