Trade News

The following is excerpted from today’s article by The Globe and Mail. The World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for trade growth in 2013 on Wednesday, saying it feared protectionism was on the increase. It cut its forecast for global trade growth in 2013 to 3.3 percent from 4.5 percent and…

The following is excerpted from the 9 April 2013 article by CBC News. Canadian consumers could soon face higher prices on electronics like TVs and iPods because it's going to be all but impossible for importers to exempt the products from a controversial tariff, a major electronics maker warns…

The following is excerpted from the 9 April 2013 news release by Public Safety Canada. …Candice Bergen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, highlighted the Government's efforts to combat counterfeiting … The recently introduced Combating Counterfeit Products Act will give the…

The following is excerpted from the 9 April 2013 news release by Agriculture Canada. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded his trade mission to the United States where he advocated for measures that would bring the U.S. into full compliance with its WTO obligations on the mandatory Country-of…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is inviting final comments on its revised draft improved food inspection model. The model proposes a single approach to food inspection that would provide consistent and appropriate oversight across all regulated food commodities – either imported or…

Members may be interested in the following regulations, published on 10 April 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SOR/2013-50, CPAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations, Customs Tariff: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-04-10/html/sor-dors50-eng.h… SOR/2013-51, CPAFTA Rules of Origin for…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 6 April 2013 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Department of the Environment, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Ministerial Condition No. 17072: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-04-06/html/notice-avis-eng……

The following is excerpted from today’s MLive Michigan. Two separate lawsuits filed quietly earlier this year by a state representative and the owner of a competing span seek to stop planning and construction of a new international bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor. State Rep. Fred Durhal, D…

The following is excerpted from the 8 April 2013 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, .. issued the following statement outlining the agenda Canada would like to see pursued by the next director-general of the World…

Valuation of imported goods and its compliance implications have been recognized by the CSCB and CBSA as a priority for education and training. As previously announced, Montreal will be the site of the first CBSA/CSCB joint seminar on valuation on April 30, 2013. Presenters and participants will…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647. MHD 2013-17 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Macedonia (2013-02-26) MHD 2013-16 Chapter 10 – Annex A – Conditions for importation of meat products from China…

The following is excerpted from an 5 April 2013 article by the Canadian Press. Leaked European documents on the free-trade talks with Canada suggest the two sides have the bare bones for an agreement in the troublesome field of autos. The Canadian Press has obtained a European list of outstanding…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-026). CBSA EDI messaging issues and the resultant backlog of outbound messages March 24, 2013 to March 27, 2013 may have impacted clients’ ability to account for shipments within the required time frames. Late accounting penalties resulting from this issue…

Canada and Panama launched free trade negotiations in October 2008. Following several rounds of talks, including intersessional work, both countries announced on August 11, 2009, the conclusion of negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA), as well as agreements on labour cooperation and the…

Appeals Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-04-09 AP-2012-036 BalanceCo Customs Act Public Hearing 2013-04-16 AP-2012-041 and AP-2012-042 Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Customs Act Public Hearing 2013-04-23 AP-2012-025 Regal Ideas Inc. Special Import Measures Act Public Hearing…

IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 29, 2013, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act , R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 4, 2012, with respect to a request for re-determination pursuant to…

The following was published by CBSA on April 5, 2013. Recently, there has been significant media attention on the tariff treatment of MP3 players, such as iPods. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to clarify. Importers of MP3 players continue to be eligible to apply for tariff…

The following is excerpted from an 5 April 2013 editorial by Mike Moffatt, an assistant professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy group at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, for the Globe and Mail. In delving into the murky world of Canada’s tariff codes…