Trade News

14 October 2005 Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) to be Filled on 7 November 2005 This message affects imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that…

14 October 2005 Emergency meetings in WTO talks The following article is excerpted from the 14 October 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. … EU officials will meet with President Bush on Tuesday to seek progress on disputes over farm aid that are holding up a deal. … France, which has a…

14 October 2005 Annual gain for US surface trade The following article is excerpted from the 14 October 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. …. Total U.S.-Canada surface trade in July was $31.8 billion, up 4.8 percent on-year. Rail imports slipped 15.3 percent to $3.9 billion from June but…

14 October 2005 Restricted Movement of Empties to Vanterm The following message is from CN’s vice-president of intermodal. In order to improve velocity of export moves to Vanterm, IMX will be restricting volume moved this weekend to loaded export containers only originating from CN's inland…

14 October 2005 Pacific trade gets $600 million boost The following article is excerpted from the 12 October 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The federal government is expected next week to back up its vision of Canada as a preferred trading partner for China with a long-awaited investment of…

14 October 2005 Windsor Gateway Project A review of the short/medium term transportation infrastructure improvements in the City of Windsor was commissioned by Transport Canada to address three specific elements: 1. traffic flow management 2. Huron Church Road Truck By-Pass and Brighton Beach…

14 October 2005 Sarnia - Governments of Canada and Ontario Strengthen Prosperity by Investing $4 Million in Technology to Keep Border Traffic Moving Safely The following is extracted from a news release from Transport Canada issued on 14 October 2005. The release in its entirety is available on the…

13 October 2005 Removal of the Country Import Alert for Chloramphenicol in Aquacultured Fish Products from Vietnam The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 30 September, and made available on their web site on 12 October. The following is to inform you that the country import alert…

13 October 2005 Key Trade Meetings End Without Breakthrough The following article is extracted from the 12 October 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. Trade ministers from leading nations failed on Wednesday to make a breakthrough in troubled farm talks, the cornerstone of a hoped-for global trade…

13 October 2005 China resists US pressure on yuan The following article is excerpted from the 13 October 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. China's finance minister on Thursday rejected U.S. pressure for a quick end to currency controls, saying ahead of a visit by his American counterpart…

13 October 2005 US-China textile talks break down The following article is excerpted from the 13 October 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The latest round of talks between the U.S. and China aimed at settling a dispute over Chinese textiles has failed. U.S. negotiator David Spooner said in…

13 October 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 08 was published to streamline some requirements for Shaanxi Province (China) and continental United States. / Le chapitre 08 a été publié afin de simplifier quelques exigences pour la province Shaanxi (Chine) et pour la partie continentale des…

13 October 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-00-07 Appendix 1, "Counties in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington states which are considered free of Apple Maggot on the basis of official annual surveys", of Directive D-00-07, "Import and domestic requirements for fresh fruit and plants of…

13 October 2005 Canadian International Merchandise Trade Information The following note is extracted from an economic update by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. …. On the other side of ledger, imports slipped 0.4% in August, with small declines occurring in every sector except energy, where imports…

12 October 2005 RC4220 Entering Canada to Study or to Work This publication is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4220/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4220/README.html

12 October 2005 Market Disruption Safeguard Inquiry into Barbeques originating in the People’s Republic of China Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-001 The CITT determines, pursuant to subsection 30.22(6) of the CITT Act, that self-standing barbeques for outdoor use consisting of a metal lid, base and…