Trade News

27 July 2007 GAO report questions effectiveness of export controls This article is excerpted from the 27 July 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The inability of the departments of Commerce and State to decide who regulates what among controlled export products has undermined the…

27 July 2007 COAC schedules meeting This article is excerpted from the 27 July 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The trade advisory committee commonly known as COAC will meet August 16 for its regular quarterly meeting. The group’s agenda includes security standards for international…

26 July 2007 Request for the removal of the customs duties on aero-derivative gas turbine-driven generator The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on aero-derivative gas turbine-driven generator sets with a range of 85 to 120 MW. These…

26 July 2007 Directive D-98-08 "Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials Produced in All Areas Other Than the Continental United States" Members are advised that Directive D-98-08 "Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials Produced in All Areas Other Than the Continental United States"…

26 July 2007 Appeal No. AP-2006-034 -- TAI LUNG (CANADA) LTD. vs CBSA IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on April 25, 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 Canada Border Services Agency dated October 2…

26 July 2007 Appeals Decisions Pending The latest version of CITT’s Decisions Pending is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp.

25 July 2007 Automated Gated System - Vancouver CN’s Automated Gate System (AGS) has now been implemented at the Vancouver Intermodal Terminal. This technology allows truck drivers quicker access to the terminals through automated self-serve gate stands and will ensure that only authorized drivers…

25 July 2007 CUSTOMS NOTICE 07-019 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Timmins) The purpose of this notice is to advise that, effective August 3, 2007, Timmins Warehousing in Ontario, doing business as Trans Provincial Freight Carriers Limited, will surrender its highway sufferance warehouse…

25 July 2007 The Government of Canada is seeking the Views of Canadians to Assess Canadian Intellectual Property Interests in Selected Markets On June 7, 2007 the Government of Canada announced the launch of Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Peru, Colombia and the Dominican Republic…

25 July 2007 Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge Further to our message of June 29, 2007, CBSA has provided an updated template with the list of exceptions to line release at the Ambassador Bridge. The updated templates are available on the CSCB website at: English: http://www.cscb.ca…

25 July 2007 Canada’s Top Exports & Imports, Most Popular Products in Trade Between Canada & America The following is excerpted from “suite101.com”. Sugar, zinc & precious metals are fastest growing Canadian exports to the U.S. while copper, gold & nuclear fuels are fast-growing imports into Canada…

25 July 2007 Report on the Investigation of the Tenth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada The Report on the Investigation of the Tenth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan…

25 July 2007 Loonie rockets past 96 cents The following is excerpted from the 24 July 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar soared more than a cent Tuesday after a much stronger-than-expected retail sales report buoyed optimism about the Canadian economy. The currency traded as…

25 July 2007 ACE Exchange - New York Registration Registration deadline is this Friday, 27 July 2007!! U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) invites you to participate in the ACE Exchange hosted at the New York Marriott located at 333 Adam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11202 on July 30 - August 1, 2007…

25 July 2007 US house hammers cross-border truck plan This article is excerpted from the 25 July 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. A controversial Bush administration program that would allow Mexico-domiciled trucks access deep into the United States has been dealt a serious blow, with the U.S…

24 July 2007 Revisions to 'Requests Not Yet Initiated' The latest list of 'Requests Not Yet Initiated' is available on the CITT website at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/requests/index_e.asp.

24 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published a) to add the condition and phytosanitary declaration for Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana), and b) to change the release recommendation for requirements from California with a destination of British Columbia. This…

24 July 2007 Campbell's new way of doing politics and business This article is extracted from the 24 July 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. … [BC Premier Gordon Campbell] was speaking to the annual conference of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, a group that has been around for 17 years but…