Trade News

8 August 2007 [US] May Surface Trade with Canada … Rose 5.2 Percent from May 2006 This article is excerpted from a news release issued by the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics on 31 July 2007. The release in its entirety is found at: http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2007/bts036_07/html/bts036…

8 August 2007 ACE e-Manifest Deployment Information CBP has posted a DRAFT deployment schedule of land border ports with ACE e-Manifest capabilities. It is avaialbe on the CBP website at: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_wel……

8 August 2007 ACE Accomplishments Fact Sheet ACE Accomplishments Fact Sheet is available on the CBP website at: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ace_fact…

8 August 2007 US Customs and Border Protection Announces New Account Type Functionality This is a news release from US Customs and Border Protection’s ACE Division. On August 26, 2007, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will implement new…

7 August 2007 Americans rethinking free trade This article is extracted from the 6 August 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada entered the free trade era warily. Many residents still have doubts about the 19-year-old Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement. But most would rather live with it…

7 August 2007 CBSA Broker Licensing - New Contact List CBSA has provided a new list of contact information at the Broker Licensing Division in Ottawa. It is available on the CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/BrokersLicensingContact.pdf. The new contact list is effective 8 August 2007.

7 August 2007 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Imports of Certain Aluminum Foil The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of aluminum foil, of a thickness of 6 microns or more but not exceeding 75 microns, for use in Canadian…

7 August 2007 TRIEX implementation in Minneapolis, MN & Detroit MI terminals and subsequent Gate closure CP is in the process of implementing TRIEX (Truck, Rail, Intermodal EXcellence), an end-to-end shipment management solution that will utilize new processes and technology to enhance CP Intermodal…

7 August 2007 Canada Responds Decisively To Foot And Mouth Disease In The United Kingdom The following is excerpted from the 4 August 2007 news release available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070804e.shtml The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of…

7 August 2007 Determination of the Safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Event MON 89788 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), specifically the Plant Biosafety Office, of the Plants Products Directorate, the Biotechnology Environmental Release Assessment Unit of the…

7 August 2007 Proposed Changes to Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations and the Dairy Products Regulations The CSCB is grateful to John Brooks of Russell A. Farrow Limited for bringing the following information to our attention. The CFIA has proposed changes designed to eliminate…

CBSA Broker Licensing Division Contact List CBSA has provided a new list of contact information at the Broker Licensing Division in Ottawa. It is available on the CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/BrokersLicensingContact.pdf. The new contact list is effective 8 August 2007. *** Americans…

7 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published to add the condition and phytosanitary declaration for Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) for requirements from California and Hawaii. 06.02.10.0011 - Unrooted plants - trees, shrubs and bushes (without edible fruits or…

7 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website A) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommandation to REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION for live birds from KUWAIT now free of Avian Influenza. These changes apply to the end use: Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution 01.06…

7 August 2007 Japan-Chile FTA takes effect This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A free-trade agreement between Japan and Chile will take effect on Sept. 3, the Japanese government announced…. The accord, signed in March, will eliminate tariffs on 92…

7 August 2007 India trade deficit grows This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. India's trade deficit in June increased to $7.33 billion from $3.64 billion a year ago, as the country's export growth continued to slide in the face of a rising rupee. In…

7 August 2007 EC’s Kovacs slams US 100% screening bill This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. László Kovács, European Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, has added his voice to those condemning the legislation signed into law Friday that…