Trade News

7 August 2007 New Deputy Commissioner This announcement is from US Customs and Border Protection on 6 August 2007. As of … August 6, 2007, Jayson P. Ahern assumed the number two position of Deputy Commissioner at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Deborah J. Spero retired on August 3, 2007, after…

7 August 2007 US-China bilateral trade talks set for December 10 This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab on Friday said the 18th U.S.-China Joint Commission on…

3 August 2007 EICS/EXCOL – 3 August Help Desk NOT Available The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Friday, 3 August 2007. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]

1. CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTOIN AGENCY - AIRS National Import Operations Closure 2. CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CUSTOMS BROKERS - Members Only CBSA's Commercial Vision 3. FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA - EICS Operations EICS/EXCOL – 3 August Help Desk NOT Available 4. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS…

3 August 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed from Friday August 3, 2007 at 4:00 pm (EST) until Tuesday August 7, 2007 at 8:00 am (EST). If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import Service Centre.

3 August 2007 FDA and food imports This article is excerpted from the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in the 1 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. It is impossible to read a newspaper, view a news Web site or listen to a TV news report without hearing something negative…

3 August 2007 NAFTA trade climbs The following is excerpted from the 1 August 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico increased 5.2 percent in May from a year earlier…

3 August 2007 Japan extends retaliatory tariffs against U.S. The following is excerpted from the 3 August 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce” Japan will extend for another year 15-percent tariffs on 15 items imported from the United States, including ball bearings and steel products. The move…

3 August 2007 Amid another recall, China defends its exports The following is excerpted from the 2 August 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce” China on Thursday again defended its products after Mattel Inc. said it was recalling 1.5 million Chinese-made toys worldwide because their paint may…

2 August 2007 Updates to D-02-12 Import requirements for non-tropical lumber Members are advised that Directive D-02-12 "Import requirements of non-manufactured wood and other non-propagative wood products, except solid wood packaging material, from all areas other than the continental United States…

2 August 2007 EICS/EXCOL: 2 August - Help Desk NOT Avaialble The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Tuesday, 2 August 2007. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]

2 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.

2 August 2007 CFIA Information Session For Import Brokers In Western Canada Further to our message on 23 July 2007, the following outlines the session agenda. Please note the change in location and number of participants. Date: 10 September 2007 (8:30 – 16:30) Address: University of Phoenix Suite…

2 August 2007 D15-2-50 Certain Copper Pipe Fittings Originating in or Exported From the United State of America, the Republic of Korea and People's Republic of China Application of anti-dumping and countervailing duties This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations…

2 August 2007 D14-1-4 Exchange Rate for Calculations Under the Special Import Measures Act and Regulations This memorandum was revised to reflect changes in terminology following the creation of the Canada Border Services Agency. The changes include replacing: “Canada Customs and Revenue Agency”…

2 August 2007 D14-1-2 Disclosure of Normal Value, Export Price, and Amount of Subsidy Established Under the Special Import Measures Act to Importers This memorandum was revised to reflect changes in terminology following the creation of the Canada Border Services Agency and to include the disclosure…

2 August 2007 CFIA Import Requirements on Pomegranate Juice From Azerbaijan, Europe As of 1 August 2007, pomegranate juice from Azerbaijan (juice, juice from concentrate and concentrated juice) will be “refer to CFIA” and will now require the Approval Release Recommendation from one of the Import…

2 August 2007 To give trade its due The following is excerpted from the 31 July 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. Trade officials have always been the second-class citizens of Canada's missions abroad. Their colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade often deride…

2 August 2007 Truckers win guaranteed rates at British Columbia ports This article is excerpted from the 2 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. New guarantees of pay for harbor truckers at the ports of Vancouver and Fraser River, British Columbia, took effect on Thursday under a federal…