Trade News

19 June 2007 Spero offers peek at Secure Freight Initiative This articles is excepted from “American Shipper” on 19 June 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will soon reveal more details about how it intends to use third-party data warehouses to sift all types of commercially available…

18 June 2007 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Introduces New Regulatory Controls to Prevent the Introduction of Light Brown Apple Moth The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 15 June 2007, and found in its entirety at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom…

18 June 2007 Canada and India Conclude Investment Agreement The following news release was issued by FAITC on 16 June 2007. The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade, today announced the conclusion of negotiations on a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA)…

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

18 June 2007 WTO publishes “World Tariff Profiles” with UNCTAD and ITC The World Trade Organization has published a revised version of “World Tariff Profiles”. This document provides the main tariff parameters for each of the 150 WTO Members. The standardized presentation lends itself to easy…

18 June 2007 LIST OF TROPICAL LUMBER SPECIES THAT ARE EXEMPTED FROM TREATMENT Appendix 2, "LIST OF TROPICAL LUMBER SPECIES THAT ARE EXEMPTED FROM TREATMENT", of Directive D-02-12, "Import requirements of non-manufactured wood and other non-propagative wood products, except solid wood packaging…

18 June 2007 U.S. government votes to delay the implementation of WHTI till 2009 The following notice is from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. The OCC applauds the US House of Representative’s decision to delay the implementation of the WHTI until at least June 2009. The House approved this bill in…

18 June 2007 'Security' at the cost of free trade The following article is extracted from the 17th of June 2007 edition of “Toronto Star”. To the federal government, nothing is more important than Canada's economic relationship with the United States. Our foreign policy – including our decision to…

18 June 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 11, 21, 23, 29 and 35 were published to change the release recommendation from ""Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for all countries other than China. 11.09.00 - Wheat gluten, whether or not dried 21.06.10.6000 - Rice protein 21.06.10.6001 - Rice…

18 June 2007 Deadline looms for trade deal The following article is extracted from the 18th of June 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. In a last-minute effort to revive negotiations on a global trade agreement, Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, arrived in China…

15 June 2007 Item 25.1 – Powdered Whey Notice to Importers Serial No. 711 Date: June 8, 2007 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice are: a) to inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the 3,198,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for powdered…

15 June 2007 Notice from CN re Wide-Top Pick Units CN is pleased to announce that our intermodal terminals in Moncton and Halifax are now equipped to handle Wide Top Pick containers. Additionally, we now handle EMWU (ultra wide) containers as part of the EMP program.

15 June 2007 NAFTA Leaders to Meet in Canada in August The government has announced the North American Leaders’ Summit will take place in Montebello, QC on 20 and 21 August 2007. The last meeting took place in Mexico in March, 2006. Prime Minister Harper, President Calderon and President Bush will…

15 June 2007 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Imports of Well Perforating Machinery, Apparatus and Parts Thereof The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of well perforating machinery, apparatus and parts thereof, as well as explosives…

15 June 2007 Note from CN re Canadian Statutory Holiday Service Request Process – Carload Switching – CANADA DAY JULY 2, 2007 This message applies to Canadian facilities that receive inbound and outbound carload switching services as per local service operating schedules. This MEMO does not apply to…

The following messages were sent on 15 June: 1. Canadian Customs Articles Border foils "just-in-time" delivery Economy surviving high dollar: CIBC 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (AIRS) Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site (two messages) 3. Department of Finance Request for Removal of Customs Duties on…

15 June 2007 Border foils ‘just-in-time' delivery This article is extracted from the 14 June 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Conference Board briefing note referred to in this article is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cboardjit.pdf The harsh security…

15 June 2007 Economy surviving high dollar: CIBC This article is excerpted from the 15 June 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Widespread job growth has trumped losses in the manufacturing sector, proving that the rising dollar hasn't slowed the Canadian economy, says Jeff Rubin, chief economist at…

15 June 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapters 02, 05, 16 and 21 were published. Lamb and mutton meat is now been acceptable from Iceland. 02.04.10 - Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled 02.04.30 - Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen 02.06.80.5156 - Other, fresh or…

15 June 2007 Update for CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published to amend the requirements for lamb and mutton from Iceland. 02.04.21 - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: carcasses and half-carcasses 02.04.22 - Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: other cuts with bone in 02.04.23 - Other…