Trade News

8 January 2008 Scrutiny for Imports This article is excerpted from the 8 January 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is expanding inspections of imports after the recalls of toys, toothpaste and pet-food ingredients from China… Full-time employees of the…

8 January 2008 European shippers seek alternative to U.S. 10+2 rule This article is extracted from the 8 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection’s proposed security filing rule, known as 10+2, would be “another bureaucratic burden for European companies…

8 January 2008 NAFTA surface trade gains This article was extracted from the 8 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Trade using surface transportation between the United States and North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico hit a new monthly high in October. The…

7 January 2008 PC 2007-1930 PC 2007-1930 has been published, as follows: ORDER AMENDING THE SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF, 2007-2 AMENDMENTS Tariff item Nos. 0712.32.00, 0712.39.10 , 5106.10.00, 5510.11.00 and 5510.30.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the. customs…

7 January 2008 China textile export growth dependent on US This article is excerpted from the 7 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The value of China's textile imports grew more than 20 percent in the first 10 months of 2007, based largely on increasing volumes to the United States. The…

4 January 2008 CFIA Completes Soil Testing in Alberta - No Potato Cyst Nematode Populations were Detected The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 3 January 2008. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed the testing of Alberta seed potato fields for 2007. Results from…

4 January 2008 Tariff Amendment (T2008-1), TN-29 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to inform you of the following changes to the 2008 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, as contained in the T2008-1 Amendment Package. • Her Excellency the Governor General in Council…

4 January 2008 New metrics to help Vancouver port users to track performance The following article is excerpted from the 4 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The Port of Vancouver will soon add new tools to its Web portal that will allow customers to measure the flow of cargo against…

3 January 2008 Correction Period for December Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for December 2007 Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST Thursday 10 January 2008. EICS reminds you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits, as this is…

3 January 2008 NRCan HS Codes Message EDI08-001 Members should note that there have been some changes to the list of HS Codes subject to Natural Resources Canada requirements. The ACROSS system has already been updated, but the CBSA website will only be updated early next week. Please refer to the…

3 January 2008 EDI Offices 24/7 Message EDI08-002 The following file contains an updated version of the 24/7contact information for all border offices. Please note the change in phone numbers for the Windsor area. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/edioffices724.doc

3 January 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 03 was published with new OGD extensions. 03.03.79.8566.00 - Wahoo (frozen) 03.03.79.8566.01 - Wahoo - Whole (round) (frozen) 03.03.79.8566.02 - Wahoo - Dressed (frozen) 03.03.79.8566.03 - Wahoo - Headed and dressed (frozen) 03.03.79.8566.04 -…

3 January 2008 Reminder - Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, January 5, 2008. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database…

3 January 2008 Passport-card insecurity This article is excerpted from the 3 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. In its quest for tighter border control, the U.S. government may be compromising its own security, and perhaps Canada's as well. Washington has stipulated that citizens of the…

3 January 2008 Sydney examines business potential with China This article is extracted from the 31 December 2007 edition of “Canadian Sailings”. The Cape Breton port of Sydney is taking a serious look at the potential of future business with China. The port, local businesspeople and manufacturers…

3 January 2008 Innovak DIY Products Inc. v CBSA [CA 43.1(1)(c)] HEADNOTE: At issue is whether the goods in question should be classified as rubber articles . The goods at issue in the appeal were bungee cords which the CBSA, in an initial advance ruling, classified as textiles. Appeal dismissed…

3 January 2008 Globalization: The world's not so flat This article is extracted from the 2 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Much of the discussion around the issue of globalization has focused on the "flatness" it brings. Buoyed by the release of Thomas Friedman's book The World is Flat…

3 January 2008 World Liner Supply: Asia/Europe usurps transpacific as biggest deep-sea trade This article is excerpted from the 2 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The Asia to North Europe/Mediterranean trade has overtaken the transpacific as the world’s biggest deep-sea trade in terms of…

2 January 2008 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: 2008 Export Allocation Methodologies Serial No. 154 31 December 2007 This Notice is available on the FAITC web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/notices/ser154-en.asp