Trade News

30 July 2007 Governments Of Canada, Ontario and Quebec to develop the Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor The full news release is available on the Transport Canada website at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h141e.htm The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of…

30 July 2007 U.S. Merchants Look to the North in Bid to Rejuvenate Slowing Sales This article is excerpted from the 30 July 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. TO Internet merchants in the United States, Canada once looked like a great market — tech savvy, culturally similar and geographically…

30 July 2007 CBP textile enforcement teams head to Hong Kong This article is extracted from the 27 July 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department notified exporters Wednesday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection "jump teams" will visit textile factories in…

30 July 2007 Hong Kong to Scan U.S.-Bound Goods for Radiation as Part of Secure Freight Initiative The following news release is available on the CBP website at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/07272007_2.xml The United States and Hong Kong today [27 July 2007] arranged to…

27 July 2007 Update to List of Vietnam Establishments Eligible for Certification by Vietnam Authorities List of Vietnam Establishments Eligible for Certification by Vietnam Authorities has been updated and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/import…

27 July 2007 SIMA – Expiry Review Decision re: Certain Bicycles, frames On March 28, 2007, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on December 9, 2002, in Expiry Review No. RR…

27 July 2007 Risk-aversion sinks loonie The following is excerpted from the 26 July 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar suffered its biggest fall in more than a year Thursday as an increased aversion to risk wormed its way into global currency markets and led investors to…

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…