Trade News

22 January 2008 B.C. drivers to test 'enhanced' licences The following article is excerpted from the 22 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Five-hundred B.C. drivers are to be pioneers in a test of Canada's first "enhanced" drivers' licences, which they will be able to use instead of…

22 January 2008 Bank of Canada cuts key rate by 1/4 percentage point The following message is from CBC News. The Bank of Canada on Tuesday cut its key lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to four per cent in a bid to keep the effects of a U.S. slowdown from spilling over into Canada. A…

22 January 2008 Continent (again) coupled to U.S. This article is excerpted from the 22 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It was a nice theory, anyway. As economies in Asia and other emerging areas boomed in the past few years, some economists argued that their markets had become…

22 January 2008 To Some, the Widening Crisis Seems Driven by Fear, Not Facts This article is excerpted from the 22 January 208 edition of “The New York Times”. The fear is spreading. For months now, investors have been lured to overseas markets with the promise that surging growth and solid economic…

21 January 2008 Revision to Directive D-94-32, "Interim Policy for Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Pears from the People's Republic of China" Directive D-94-32, "Interim Policy for Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Pears from the People's Republic of China" has been…

21 January 2008-01-21 FEBRUARY 2008 Softwood Lumber Quotas Now Available Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for February 2008 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual February allocation.

21 January 2008 Elimination of Tariff on Nitenpyram for use in manufacture of flea control products The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on the elimination of Nitenpyram for use in the manufacture of flea control products. Finance Canada proposes adding a tariff line breakout to…

21 January 2008 The Real Price of Fakes This article is an editorial published in “The New York Times” on 20 January 2008. As the economy weakens, consumers hunt for bargains. Sometimes, however, a bargain can be a literal steal, and a dangerous one at that. The World Customs Organization estimates…

21 January 2008 Organize to expand world trade, entrepreneurs urged This article is excerpted from the 18 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Entrepreneurship is going global, according to the Global Entreneurship Monitor 2007 report, released Friday. In some of the 42 countries…

21 January 2008 Schwab Outlines Bush Administration’s Trade Agenda for 2008 This article is excerpted from the 21 January 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. In a Jan. 17 speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab outlined what the Bush administration…

21 January 2008 U.S. files new softwood lumber case against Canada The following article is excerpted from the 21 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The U.S. has lodged a lawsuit against the Canadian government, arguing that Canada props up its softwood lumber industry in violation…

18 January 2008 Minutes of Ontario Region Meeting in Fort Erie/Niagara Falls, 15 January 2008 Minutes of the meeting with CBSA on 15 January in Fort Erie/Niagara Falls are found on the Ontario Region web page, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20080115.pdf

18 January 2008 LVS for December 2007 Message EDI08-010 All LVS Releases for the period of December 1, 2007 to December 31st, 2007 should be consolidated and must be transmitted to CBSA by January 24, 2008. The only change we request of the clients from other months is to transmit a release date of…

18 January 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 16 was published. Cooked poultry meat from Israel was recently approved for import for the following HS Codes. 16.01.00.5459.03 - Turkey - Sausages - canned 16.01.00.5459.04 - Turkey - Sausages - pouch 16.01.00.5459.09 - Turkey - Sausages - dry…

18 January 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published to change the recommandation to REFUSE ENTRY forlive birds from Iran due to Avian Influenza outbreak. These changes applyto the end use: Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution 01.06.38.2088 Psittacines over 3…

18 January 2008 Minister Day Announces Funding to Reduce Cross-border Flow of Illegal Drugs The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 17 January 2008 by Public Safety Camada. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, took another step to crackdown on illegal drugs, by…

18 January 2008 Transportation software developers start adding “10 + 2” This article is extracted from the 18 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Companies that provide freight transportation software to the customs broker, forwarding and non-vessel-operating common carrier industries plan…