Trade News

10 April 2008 U.S. fuels Canada trade surplus in February The following article is excerpted from the 10 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada's trade surplus grew sharply in February, at the expense of the United States. According to seasonally-adjusted figures Canada’s trade…

10 April 2008 ICC publishes three new books on UCP 600 This article is excerpted from the International Chamber of Commerce news release, issued today. ICC has published three new books on the recently revised Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, ICC’s rules on letters of credit…

10 April 2008 Banking Organization Promises Reform This article is excerpted from the 10 April 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. Shortly before a meeting Friday of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 7 nations, the Institute for International Finance, a global association of…

10 April 2008 New Food Safety Bill Would Tighten Rules for Importers, Food Testing Labs This article is excerpted from the 10 April 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. Reps. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill. introduced April 8 legislation that would address the safety of food imports…

9 April 2008 Proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 8 April. It is related to the news release issued yesterday by the Prime Minister’s office, and found on the CSCB reference system at http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=17561…

9 April 2008 Revision to Directive D-94-26, "Plant protection import requirements for edible roots for consumption or processing" Directive D-94-26, "Plant protection import requirements for edible roots for consumption or processing", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www…

9 April 2008 Carbon Steel Welded Pipe, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2007-002 Determination issued Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Reasons issued Wednesday, April 9, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING AND…

9 April 2008 Structural Tubing, Expiry Review No. RR-2008-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF FINDING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its…

Maintenance Outage, 9 April 2008 Message EDI08-029 General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm (ET) on Wednesday April 09th, 2008. This will impact all EDI applications including: ER, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, ACI Marine, ACI Air…

9 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 05 was published to create a new requirement Id with the following HS codes for Germany: 05.11.99.1292.16 Fresh semen - zoo animal - elephant 05.11.99.1293.16 Frozen semen - zoo animal - elephant If you have any questions, please contact the local…

9 April 2008 Proposal to Eliminate Tariff on Certain Polyester Fabrics used in Manufacture of Sleeping Bags Finance Canada is seeking members’ views on a request the Department has received to eliminate the tariff on certain polyester fabrics used in the manufacture of sleeping bags. We are…

9 April 2008 CBP Announces Priority Trade Issues for 2008 This article is extracted from the 9 April 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently … established the following priority trade issues for 2008. AD/CV Duties. CBP states that its ability to fulfill…

9 April 2008 Financial woes, earning worries dominate This article is excerpted from the 9 April 2008 edition of the “National Post”. A new batch of concerns about huge losses in the global financial sector hit stocks on Wednesday, after warnings from a leading U.S. savings group and the IMF's…

9 April 2008 Customs won't develop anti-terror trade database This article is excerpted from the 9 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection has decided not to offer a contract for development of the Global Trade Exchange, Commissioner W. Ralph Basham said…

9 April 2008 Census official: Export e-filing rules still pending This article is extracted from the 9 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Exporters who are awaiting the long-delayed rules requiring mandatory use of the Automated Export System for filing export declarations will have to…

8 April 2008 Beef & Veal Quota Holders' List 2008 The list of Beef & Veal Quota Holders for 2008 is available on the EICB web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/Beef_VealQHList08-en.asp

8 April 2008 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: List of Allocation Holders for 2008 Serial No. 157 April 4, 2008 1.0 Background 1.1 On October 12, 2006, the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) entered into force. Under the Agreement, shipments of softwood lumber from…

8 April 2008 Exports to U.S. fall amid shift in trade The following article is excerpted from the 8 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States now accounts for less than 80 per cent of the market for Canadian exports - the lowest level since 1992, before the North American free…

Bush sends Colombia trade agreement to Congress This article is extracted from the 7 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Despite strong opposition from Democrats, President Bush on Monday signed a letter sending a controversial free-trade agreement with Colombia to Congress. The…