Trade News

2 October 2007 U.S. economic growth slows but exports accelerate This article is extracted from the 1 October 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The U.S. economy will expand by only 2.4 percent in 2007, the slowest pace in five years, according to the October Economic Forecast released…

1 October 2007 Pelco Worldwide Headquarters vs. CBSA, Panasonic Canada Inc. (Appeal Nos. AP-2006-016 and AP-2006-018) IN THE MATTER OF appeals heard on April 17, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the President of the…

1 October 2007 CITT Appeals Hearing Schedule The latest CITT appeals hearing schedule is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070928_e.asp.

1 October 2007 CITT Decisions Pending The latest CITT list of decisions pending is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp.

1 October 2007 Amendments To Sernapesca Health Certificate For Aquaculture Fish Products Destined To Canada Further to the industry notice " Certification of imported aquaculture fish products from Chile for the absence of emamectin benzoate" posted on CFIA’s website on June 28, 2007, we would like…

1 October 2007 Avian Influenza The information on Avian Influenza (AI) has been updated and provided on the CFIA website, as follows: Current Situation - September 30, 2007 http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/avflu/situati… Fact Sheet - Avian Influenza Movement…

1 October 2007 Thanksgiving Holiday Monday, 8 October is a statutory holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available during normal hours. The Help Desk email will be monitored between 08:00 - 16:00 (EST) for…

1 October 2007 Revision to Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Rates on Certain Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Fasteners CBSA has revised the amount of anti-dumping and countervailing duty rates on certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and…

1 October 2007 Certain Steel Structural Tubing - Notice of Re-investigation CBSA has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain steel structural tubing, known as hollow structural sections, originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea, South Africa and…

1 October 2007 Correction Period for September Softwood Lumber Permits Brokers are advised that the correction period for September Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST Tuesday 09 October 2007.

1 October 2007 Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) The following message is from Export Import Controls Bureau. This message affects imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04, and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to…

1 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) A) Chapter 15 was published to change the requirements for the following HS codes : 15.02.00.5401 Beef - fatty tissue, partially defatted, cooked, inedible. 15.02.00.5402 Mutton tallow, inedible - non protein free. 15.02.00.5404 Beef tallow and…

1 October 2007 The crossing guards This article is excerpted from the 1 October 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Although the world's longest undefended border has been defended a lot more vigorously since 9/11, and rightly so, it would be naive to think every kilometre is under constant watch…

1 October 2007 Shipment data The following is excerpted from the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in the 28 September 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. In yet another effort to make the American public feel safer, the Democratic-led Congress recently enacted legislation which…

1 October 2007 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Achieves Container Security Initiative Milestone with 58 Operational Ports The following news release is excerpted from the US Customs and Border Protection website of 28 September 2007. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that it has…

1 October 2007 AAEI offers trade security guide This article is extracted from the 28 September 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The American Association of Importers and Exporters has created a chart that provides a detailed view of the U.S. supply chain security landscape, from the…

28 September 2007 Precautionary Labelling for Allergens The following has been posted on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's website: New Questions and Answers Regarding the Labelling of Food Allergens - Precautionary Statements http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allergee.shtml…

28 September 2007 Plant Protection Policy Directives (1) Members are advised that Directive D-98-04 "Seed Potato Program - Certification of Garden Potato Varieties in Canada" has been revised and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-98-04e…

28 September 2007 Plant Protection Policy Directives (2) Members are advised that Directive D-07-04 "Canadian Plant Protection import requirements for fresh blueberry fruit (Vaccinium) from Uruguay" is now available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-07…

28 September 2007 Plant Protection Policy Directives (3) Members are advised that Appendix 1 "List of Approved Garden Varieties" of Directive D-98-04 "Seed Potato Program - Certification of Garden Potato Varieties in Canada" has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca…