Trade News

12 May 2008 NAM: Cut component tariffs This article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The National Association of Manufacturers [NAM] and the Ad Hoc Coalition on Tariffs said Friday that they will urge the Senate Finance Committee to pass a new Miscellaneous…

12 May 2008 Borders secure, Customs turns to trade strategy This article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection will enlist the Departmental Advisory Committee for the Commercial Operation of Customs and Border Protection and Related…

9 May 2008 Bovine Tuberculosis Confirmed in Manitoba The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 8 May 2008. Bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed in a five-year-old beef cow from a herd in Manitoba. The herd is located within 10 km of Riding Mountain National Park, in…

9 May 2008 Penalty Waiver Message EDI08-037 (Update) The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce Clients from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). If you received penalites for B3s accounted for on May 5, 6, 7 and 8 as a result of the system problems experienced the week of April 28th…

9 May 2008 Notice from CN -- Automated Gate Hours at Edmonton Intermodal Terminal Since the implementation of the AGS (Automated Gate System), the gate hours at the Edmonton Intermodal Terminal remain as stated below: Monday to Friday 05h00 – 21h00 Saturday and Sunday 07h00 – 15h00 Please note that…

9 May 2008 Corrector from CN - Victoria Day Intermodal Gate Hours Please note the updated Vancouver Intermodal Gate hours: Intermodal Gate Hours for Monday, May 19th (Canada) Gates: Open - Close HALIFAX (HIT) Monday: 08:00 - 18:00 MONCTON Monday: 00:01 - 23:59 MONTREAL (TASCHE) Monday: 00:01 – 23:59…

9 May 2008 Carbon Steel Welded Pipe,Inquiry No. NQ-2008-001 Order issued Tuesday, May 6, 2008 IN THE MATTER of an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting carbon steel welded pipe, commonly identified as standard pipe, in the nominal size range of 1/2 inch up to…

9 May 2008 Detroit-Windsor bridge details expected in June The following article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. … [P]lans to build a government-backed bridge between Windsor and Detroit are edging closer to fruition, with a mid-June announcement scheduled to confirm…

9 May 2008 Canadian Chamber Economic Update - Employment Report‏ Employment in April edged higher (+19,200), however, a surge of new entrants into the labour market pushed the unemployment rate up to 6.1% from 6.0% the previous month. Over the past 12 months, 347,800 net new jobs have been created…

9 May 2008 ITA Advances Antidumping Proposal That Could Allow Continued Use of Zeroing This article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. The International Trade Administration is inviting comments by June 9 on a proposed methodology it has developed for identifying…

9 May 2008 Current US Customs and Border Protetion Bulletin Now Available The May, 2008 edition of CBP’s Bulletin is available on their web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletin…

9 May 2008 U.S. narrows trade gap The following article is excerpted from the 9 May 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The United States in March saw its trade deficit shrink to as trade in goods and services totaled $58.2 billion, or 4.9 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, from $61.7…

8 May 2008 Tariff Rate Quota Utilization Table Aug 1 - Jul 31 (Dairy Year 2007-2008) for Cream, Powdered Whey, Butter and Fats & Oils from Milk This information is available on the FAITC web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/milk-en.asp

8 May 2008 Latest Updates to the Trade Negotiations and Agreements Website Notice of Intent to Conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Madagascar Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) The Government of Canada will undertake a Strategic Environmental…

8 May 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 6:00 am until 8:00 am (ET) on Sunday May 11th, 2008. This will impact all EDI applications including: ER, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail…

8 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 12 was published with new OGD extensions. 12.07.99.0118.02 - Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits: Echium plantagineum (seed) 12.07.99.0118.03 - Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits:Echium spp. other than E. plantagineum (seed) 12.07.99.0118.04 -…

8 May 2008 Prentice launches assault on Canada-U.S. border woes The following article is excerpted from the 8 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Heavy-handed security is turning the Canada-U.S. border into a "two-headed monster" that isn't making the continent safer or more prosperous, Industry…

8 May 2008 Some Signs of an Upturn for the Dollar This article is extracted from the 7 May 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. After six years of stumbling against the euro, the dollar may be showing signs of getting back on its feet. Two weeks ago, the dollar hit a new low of $1.60 for the euro…

Supply Chain Security is Key, Says Commissioner The following is excerpted from a news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 7 May 2008. … Commissioner Basham spoke to the more than 400 air cargo industry representatives about another key issue on the minds of the industry and CBP –…

7 May 2008 CBSA Proposal Regarding Use of Broker's Business – Update A message sent to CSCB members on April 28 indicated that we would follow up with CBSA regarding a broker's liability when using their own BN in the courier/LVS stream. The CBSA has issued the following in response to our question…