Trade News

9 October 2007 Update on Mainline Derailment in British Columbia (near Kamloops BC) The following notice is from Canadian Pacific. CP re-established train operations via temporary reroutes through the derailment site (approximately 55 miles west of Kamloops) last night. As a result, the movement of…

9 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) a) Chapter 20 was published with new OGD extensions. 20.05.59.2080 - Broad beans (air tight containers) 20.05.59.2081 - Kidney beans (air tight containers) 20.05.99.2084.23 - Burdock (air tight containers) 20.05.99.2084.24 - Cucumber (air tight…

9 October 2007 Costa Rica: Trade Pact Appears to Pass This article is excerpted from the 9 October 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. Voters in Costa Rica, Central America’s second biggest economy, backed a free trade agreement with the United States in a referendum Sunday. With 96.3 percent of…

9 October 2007 U.S. politicians of all stripes wrap themselves in the protectionist flag This article is extracted from the 9 October 2007 edition of “globeandmai.com”. The political winds have been shifting for a while on free trade. So much so that even most Republicans are no longer true…

5 October 2007 Vancouver Intermodal Terminal - Thanksgiving Weekend The following notice is from CN Intermodal Marketing. With the long weekend upon us, we expect that the terminal will be very busy on Tuesday, October 9th. For these reasons, we would encourage you to pick-up your containers at VIT…

5 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) Chapter 01 was published to change the conditions for the importation of ruminants from Florida. 01.06.19.2062 Camelidae 01.06.19.2061 Cervidae EXCEPT OGD extension 28 and 29 The change created a version change for the same HS codes related to the other…

5 October 2007 EDI System Outage The following notice is from National Import Operations Division. Please note that the EDI system is down. Until further notice, please present paper. At this time we are unable to determine when service will be restored however we will keep you informed as…

5 October 2007 EDI System now running The EDI System is now running normally. All EDI transactions received during the outage are now processing and no data was lost.

5 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) A) Chapter 05 was published to add import conditions for the following HS codes: 05.11.91.1994 Fish meal (made exclusively of fish bones or shells of crustaceans). 05.11.99.1995.17 Fish meal (made exclusively of fish bones or shells of crustaceans) This…

5 October 2007 Economists see easing credit crisis This article is excerpted from the 5 October 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada's economy will not be seriously hurt by the subprime-mortgage debacle if the U.S. economy avoids recession as expected, the Conference Board of Canada says. TD…

5 October 2007 Globalization, According to the World, Is a Good Thing. Sort Of. This article is excerpted from the 4 October 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. Buoyed and battered by globalization, people around the world strongly view international trade as a good thing but harbor growing…

5 October 2007 GAO: CBP needs more focus on agricultural trade This article is excerpted from the 4 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. A congressional watchdog agency told House lawmakers on Wednesday that Customs and Border Protection must still do more to protect the $1 trillion U.S…

5 October 2007 Commissioner Discusses Effort to Thwart Counterfeit Imports before U.S. Chamber of Commerce This news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 4 October 2007. CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham spoke… at the 4th annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit sponsored by…

4 October 2007 Update on Avian Influenza The information on Avian Influenza (AI) has been updated and provided on the CFIA website, as follows: Current Situation - October 3, 2007 http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/avflu/situati… News Release - Depopulation of Birds…

4 October 2007 Canada-U.S. Trade Works The following news release was issued on 3 October 2007 by DFAIT. October 4th marks an important date in Canada-U.S. trade relations. Twenty years ago, the two countries concluded the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Sixteen months of intense…

4 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) Chapter 06 was published. i) To streamline the requirements for the following HS codes for the continental United States. 06.02.10.0011.01 - Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - Unrooted plants 06.02.20.0018.05 - Filbert, cobnut and hazelnut - rooted…

4 October 2007 AIRS Scheduled Outage Please be advised that an outage is scheduled for Saturday, 20 October 2007. CFIA Internet systems (AIRS) will be unavailable from 4am to 8am EST.

4 October 2007 Dozen ports gets go-ahead for TWIC The following was reported on in the 4 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. After a series of delays and launch postponements, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that enrollment for a special secure identification card for…