Trade News

6 February 2007 Canada and Japan Expand Air Services Agreement The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 5 February by Transport Canada, and found in its entirety on their web site at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h018e.htm. The government … announced the…

6 February 2007 [US] Customs gets 8% budget increase This article is excerpted from the 5 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a $46.4-billion budget for fiscal 2008, an eight-percent increase from the previous year. Homeland Secretary…

5 February 2007 New Import Regulations give Greater Access for Cattle, Sheep, and Goats from the US The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 2 February, and is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070202e.shtml . The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of…

5 February 2007 CN to invest C$12 million in major capacity improvements at Toronto-area intermodal terminal This article is excerpted from the 2 February 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. CN has announced a C$12-million program to increase the container-handling capacity of its…

5 February 2007 Softwood Lumber Quotas Further to the message of 31 January 2007, regarding the availablility of February Softwood Lumber quota, be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual February allocation. During the week of February 12th, the January period will…

5 February 2007 Message from CN regarding Impacts of Extreme Cold Weather Due to the extreme cold weather prevailing in the Canadian Prairies, customers may experience network delays of up to 36 hours between Western and Central Canada.

5 February 2007 Canada nears European trade treaty This article is extracted from the 5 February 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada is quietly entering the latter stages of free-trade talks with Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein, a treaty that would build on the $11-billion of…

2 February 2007 BSF5013 The Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) This booklet provides tips to traders regarding AMPS. The information isn’t new; it was available previously on the AMPS section of the CBSA web site, and has now been made into a pamphlet. It will be available in print after…

2 February 2007 Re-investigation of Normal Values regarding Certain Carbon Steel Fasteners originating in or exported from the PRC On 2 February 2007 the CBSA concluded its re-investigation of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or…

2 February 2007 The International Bridges and Tunnels Act Receives Royal Assent The following is excerpted from the news release issued by Transport Canada on 1 February; it is found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h016e.htm. [The] government … announced that…

2 February 2007 Ottawa's plan won't stop border runners This article is extracted from the 2 February 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Conservative government's $781-million plan to arm border guards will not stop motor vehicles from running the border, senior federal law-enforcement…

2 February 2007 ACE operates at more North Dakota border lanes This article is excerpted from the 2 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the remaining land ports of entry in North Dakota that began testing the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE…

1 February 2007 Proposed CFIA EDI Transmission Change After initial review and discussions with CBSA, the CFIA has announced that it will re-evaluate its options regarding the changes announced on 5 December 2006 regarding new procedures for submitting Requirement ID’s and version numbers for CFIA…

1 February 2007 Products of Natural Milk Constituents Quota Holders List 2007 The updated Quota Holders List for products of natural milk constituents is available on the EICB web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/milkQH07-en.asp

1 February 2007 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: Export Allocation Methodologies Notice to Exporters Serial No. 147 This Notice to Exporters advises exporters of softwood lumber to the US of the methodologies that were used in making export allocations effective 1 January 2007. An…

1 February 2007 SIMA Index for February, 2007 The February SIMA index is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

1 February 2007 Membership of Trade/Customs Advisory Committee Announced The following is excerpted from a news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 31 January. Members will be interested to note the inclusion of Leigh Schmid from Limited Brands Inc.; this company recently became a…

1 February 2007 GE releases updated container security device This article is excerpted from the 31 January 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. GE Security said it has released an upgraded version of its CommerceGuard container security device. The device, which is placed inside the door channel of…

1 February 2007 Truck e-manifest system operates smoothly after big hiccup This article is extracted from the 1 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Trucking industry representatives are crediting U.S. Customs and Border Protection for quickly correcting a technical problem that led to…