Trade News

7 February 2007 SIMA Re-investigation regarding Certain Flat Hot-rolled Carbon and alloy Steel Sheet and Strip On 7 February the CBSA initiated the re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, originating in or exported…

7 February 2007 H.R. 1 and more data requirements This article is extracted from the 6 February 2007 edition of the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in “The Journal of Commerce”. Bill H.R. 1 has passed the House of Representatives, and with it many provisions having to do security…

7 February 2007 Retailers urge Congress to support scanning pilot This article is extracted from the 6 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The National Retail Federation… urged a Senate Committee to reject efforts to attach a proposal for 100-percent scanning of U.S.-bound cargo to…

7 February 2007 [US] Exporters urged to hold off using 2007 tariff codes This article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. exports could be delayed because of government problems incorporating the recent changes to the tariff classification codes in its…

7 February 2007 Apparel groups push for Malaysia trade pact The following article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Two leading apparel industry groups lined up … in favor of the U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement, which is currently being negotiated. In a…

6 February 2007 Message from CN regarding Ongoing Extreme Cold Weather Conditions Extreme cold weather conditions prevailing in the Canadian Prairies are currently affecting CN operations along theToronto-Winnipeg and Winnipeg-Chicago corridors. Because of the adverse effects of the extreme cold on…

6 February 2007 D10-15-25 Interpretation of the Word Uniforms for the Purpose of Tariff Items 5112.19.93 and 5515.13.91 This Memorandum explains the policy of the CBSA regarding interpretation of the word “uniforms” as found in the end-use provision “for use in the manufacture of apparel, other than…

6 February 2007 A8B United States – Canada Transit Manifest The US-Canada Transit Manifest is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a8b/README.html

6 February 2007 K84 Payment in February, 2007 In both February 2005 and 2006, the K84 payment date was extended. The CSCB enquired about the possibility of an extension this year, and received the following response from Doug Oakman, Manager of Entry, Accounting and Adjustment Policy at CBSA: It is…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-104, Softwood Lumber Products Charge on Duty Deposit Refunds Remission Order, No. 1 Remission is hereby granted to a specified person of the charge paid or payable by the specified person under section 18 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 on the amount…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-112, Conditions for Exempted Persons Regulations PC 2007-112 sets out the formulas for determining a person’s annual export limits, as well as the consequences for exceeding that limit. Each year that the person’s exports of softwood lumber exceed the export limit for that…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-136, Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations and the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations administered and Enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency The purpose of this amendment is to bring the import requirements related to the control of BSE for…

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…