Trade News

13 August 2007 Transatlantic free trade: Let's get on with it, already This article is by Roy MacLaren, a former Canadian minister for international trade, and co-chair of the Canada-Europe Roundtable for Business. It is excerpted from the 12 August 2007 edition of "globeandmail.com”. In Berlin on…

13 August 2007 Easing the flow of people and goods across our borders This article, extracted from the 13 August 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”, is by Jayson Myers, Perrin Beatty and John Engler. Jayson Myers is president and chief economist of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. Perrin Beatty…

13 August 2007 United States and Canadian Statutory Holiday Service Request Process - Carload Switching - LABOUR DAY, 3 September 2007 The following message is from Bob Milloy, VP Marketing & Yield, at the Canadian Pacific. This message applies to facilities that receive inbound and outbound carload…

13 August 2007 Certain seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well casing - Notice of Initiation of Investigation The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated investigations today under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of…

13 August 2007 Certain Bicycles, frames – Statement of Reason Further to our notice on 27 July, the Statement of Reason regarding certain bicycles and frames originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei (formerly designated as Taiwan) and the People's Republic of China, has been posted on the CBSA…

1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - Antidumping Certain Bicycles, frames – Statement of Reason Certain seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well casing - Notice of Initiation of Investigation 2. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Easing the flow of people and goods across our borders Transatlantic free…

Certain Bicycles, frames – Statement of Reason Further to our notice on 27 July ( http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m50/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=15552), the Statement of Reason regarding certain bicycles and frames originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei (formerly designated as Taiwan) and the People's Republic…

13 August 2007 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Mexico Customs to Sign Broad Cooperative Agreement This news release was issued by the US Customs and Border Protection Agency on 10 April 2007. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner W. Ralph Basham…

13 August 2007 Mexico 24-hour rule coming Sept. 1 This article is excerpted from the 13 August 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Mexican Customs … announced that it will implement its … new 24-hour rule for import cargo on Sept. 1. The new regulation matches the country's existing export rules and…

10 August 2007 New CSA Carrier Error Code The following message is from the CBSA. Please note we have added a new error code to the error code table regarding the TCP Owner Operator map. We now provide the following error message if you transmit a delete for an owner operator not already on file…

10 August 2007 Dion wary of South Korean trade deal The following is excerpted from the 10 August 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. The Liberal Party will oppose the Conservatives' attempts to negotiate a free-trade agreement with South Korea unless the deal eliminates non-tariff barriers and…

10 August 2007 B253-1 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge - Independent Remanufacturer Registration Supplement The B253-1 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge - Independent Remanufacturer Registration Supplement form has been posted on the CRA website and is available at: http://www.cra-arc.gc…

10 August 2007 Japan, Indonesia to sign free-trade agreement The following is excerpted from the 10 August 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. Top leaders of Japan and Indonesia plan to sign a free-trade agreement at a meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 20, the Japanese government announced Friday…

10 August 2007 International shippers criticize scan-all law The following is excerpted from the 10 August 2007 edition of the “American Shipper”. An umbrella organization of international shippers expressed disappointment Thursday with a new U.S. law that requires scanning of all cargo onboard…

10 August 2007 E-Manifest Enforcement Clarification The following is an announcement made by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on 10 August 2007. The purpose of this announcement is to provide the most current information on e-Manifest enforcement. Enforcement plans for six ACE e-Manifest…

9 August 2007 12 December 2007 Deadline for Nutrition Labelling Compliance for Small Manufacturers The following information letter from CFIA Consumer Protection Division to Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti…

9 August 2007 Correction Period for July Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for July Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST Thursday, 9 August 2007.

9 August 2007 Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge Further to our message of July 25, CBSA at the port of Windsor have produced a newsletter providing additional information regarding mandatory line release requirements at the Ambassador Bridge. This newsletter includes a reminder about…