Trade News

30 May 2007 East Coast port plans vie for Asia traffic The following article is excerpted from the 30 May 2007 edition of “National Post”. The competition for container traffic on the continent … stepped up … with one of two planned East Coast port projects saying it may rival Halifax by 2010. The…

CSCB Prairie Region Conference, 6 June 2007 The CSCB Prairie Region conference and AGM will take place at the CanWest Global Park Executive Board Room in Winnipeg, on 6 June 2007. Registration begins at 3:15 pm, and the meeting starts at 3:30 pm. There will be a presentation by CBSA on e-manifest…

30 May 2007 U.S. extends ag fees to Canada rail, trucks The following article is excerpted from the 30 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Railroads and motor carriers from Canada will begin to pay agricultural inspection and user fees beginning June 1, U.S. customs and agriculture…

29 May 2007 Update to Directive D-96-15, "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Spread of Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica in Canada and the United States" Appendix 7, "The Regulatory Category of Areas in Canada and the United States", of Directive D-96-15, "Phytosanitary Requirements to…

29 May 2007 CSCB Toronto Region Conference, 5-6 June 2007 Members who wish to attend the Toronto Region conference and meeting on 5-6 June are advised that the room block at the Hockley Valley Resort has been filled. Please contact the Best Western Orangeville Inn & Suites at 519.941.3311, or 800…

29 May 2007 Customs Notices 585, 532 and 512 These three Customs Notices appeared to have been updated by CBSA yesterday, but further investigation with CBSA has confirmed that in fact there have been no policy changes to these Notices, and they appeared on the CBSA web site in error.

29 May 2007 Emerson floats China free-trade prospect This article is extracted from the 29 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's ultimate goal in its deepening economic relations with China will be a free-trade deal with the Asian juggernaut, International Trade Minister David Emerson…

29 May 2007 U.S. border plan a 'leap of faith': Report This article is excerpted from the 28 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The American plan to require passports for all Canadian travellers is a "leap of faith" with unknown economic consequences, says a new report. The Network on North…

29 May 2007 Bank of Canada Rate Announcement The following is extracted from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s news release today. As expected, the Bank of Canada left its key policy rate - the overnight rate - unchanged at 4.25% for the seventh consecutive time (since May 2006). Canada's central…

Customs Notices 585, 532 and 512 These three Customs Notices appeared to have been updated by CBSA yesterday, but further investigation with CBSA has confirmed that in fact there have been no policy changes to these Notices, and they appeared on the CBSA web site in error. *** U.S. border plan a…

29 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to amend the requirements for untreated pine from various U.S. states - destination of Ontario or Quebec. 44.03.20.0128.04 - Pine - other products such as logs - untreated

28 May 2007 Testing for Melamine Contamination The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is continuing to hold and test all shipments of wheat, rice, soy and corn gluten and protein concentrates of Chinese origin entering Canada. Shipments are being tested for both melamine and cyanuric acid since…

28 May 2007 CPR Strike Update for 27 May Train operations in Canada remain unaffected by the maintenance of way strike and trains are moving as per schedule. Our secondary line that was impacted by a rockslide on our Cranbrook subdivision was re-opened yesterday and as a result our CanAm route is…

28 May 2007 CN585 Deduction from the Price Paid or Payable (Paragraph 48(5)(b) of the Customs Act) This Notice clarifies the importer’s obligation regarding the provision for deductions in paragraph 48(5)(b) when determining value for duty using the transaction value method, and is found on the CBSA…

28 May 2008 CN532 Clarification on the Meaning of Other Like Goods, the Eligibility and Filing Time Frames for Providing a submission under Paragraph 61(1)c of the Customs Act The purposes of this Notice are to clarify: (a) the scope and meaning of the terms “other like goods” with respect to…

28 May 2007 CN512 Treatment of Discount in Determining the Transaction Value (Customs Act, Section 48) and the Value for Duty Code This Notice clarifies the use of codes 13, 14, 23 and 24 when completing the customs accounting document and how to treat discounts in the transaction value method. It…

28 May 2007 Cross-border co-operation no easy feat, Hillier says The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Balancing healthy nautical trade and tight security with our neighbour to the south is a complicated task, Canada's top soldier said yesterday…. He…

28 May 2007 Dodge to ponder raising interest rates This article is extracted from the 28 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. … Economists and the bank have gone from predicting inflation would ease and interest rates fall this year to expecting year-over-year price increases that could approach…

Dodge to ponder raising interest rates This article is extracted from the 28 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. … Economists and the bank have gone from predicting inflation would ease and interest rates fall this year to expecting year-over-year price increases that could approach 3 per cent…

28 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published - requirements were updated for Sudden Oak Death for Oregon and California, which resulted in version changes for numerous requirements for the United States for the HS Codes listed below. 06.02.10.0009 - Unrooted plants (include…