Trade News

The following Regulatory proposal is available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website at: Regulations Amending the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/acts-and-regulations/initiat… _________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 7 April 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Expiry review of order, by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the dumping of bicycles, assembled or unassembled, with wheel diameters of 16 inches (40.64 cm) and greater, originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei and the People’s Republic of China, excluding bicycles with an FOB Chinese Taipei or People’s Republic of China selling price exceeding CAN$225 and excluding bicycles with foldable frames and stems (the subject goods).

The following is excerpted from the 10 April 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail.

Friday, April 6 and Monday, April 9 are statutory holidays, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk email: [email protected] _________________________________________________

Effective 28 May 2012, all release and processing of goods will occur exclusively with the CBSA stamp. Regions will no longer be authorized to use the “release” stamp they previously used. The CBSA Stamp Policy will be revised to that effect. Regions that have already incorporated the use of the new CBSA stamp for releasing and processing of commercial goods will continue to do so. Regions must ensure that notification is made to those responsible (internal and external stakeholders) for releasing and processing of all commercial goods.

The following is an article by Eric Kulisch from the 4 April 2012 edition of American Shipper. U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday publicly released its strategic plan for securing air cargo by screening advanced data from carriers and forwarders.

The following has been updated on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade website: Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes - 2012 List of Chapters with Changes for 2012 March 2012 Section E Textiles and Apparel Imported Products (4 April 2012) - removal of HS Chapters 50 and 59 - removal of old E-4 Summary of Apparel andTextile Categories

The following is excerpted from the 4 April 2012 edition of CBC News. We Canadians do enjoy shopping, and we love getting a bargain. You can see the proof of that in the utter joy so many have expressed that American discount chain Target is setting up shop here in 2013. It’s almost as if fresh drinking water was being brought to a dusty, remote village. Hey everybody, our lives are improving! Hallelujah!

The following is excerpted from the 4 April 2012 edition of CBC News. Statistics Canada says Canada's international merchandise trade bounced back in 2011 for a second consecutive year of gains after the 2009 recession. The agency says total trade in 2011 — exports and imports combined — came within 2.0 per cent of the record levels posted in 2008. This article is available in its entirety at:

Chapter 02 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS Codes for Austria. 02.03.12 - Fresh or chilled: hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in 02.03.19 - Fresh or chilled: other 02.03.22 - Frozen: Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in 02.03.29 - Frozen: Other 02.06.30 - Of swine, fresh or chilled 02.06.41 - Of swine, frozen: livers 02.06.49 - Of swine, frozen 02.09.10 - Of pigs 02.10.11 - Meat of swine: hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in

Dumping case number: AD/1391 Dumping file number: 4214-30 Subsidy case number: CV/128 Subsidy file number: 4218-29 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has, today, extended the investigations with respect to the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of potassium silicate, (also known as silicic acid, potassium salt; potassium water glass; potash water glass; potassium silicate glass), of all grades and ratios in a soluble solid including chunks, flakes or powder forms originating in or exported from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2009-014 Transport Desgagnés Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-002 Frito-Lay Canada, Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-006 Komatsu International (Canada) Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-033 AP-2010-042 Contech Holdings Canada Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-008 Jockey Canada Company Customs Act

The following is excerpted from a 4 April 2012 news release by CBP. Expanding cooperation with international partners in government and the private sector was the goal of a late March visit to several sites in Germany by acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner David V. Aguilar. This release is available in its entirety at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/germany_visit.xml _________________________________________________

The following is a 3 April 2012 news release by CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers that the Wild Horse port of entry will extend its seasonal hours of operation effective April 5, 2012. The seasonal hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, until October 31, 2012, for all traveller and commercial traffic entering Canada or the United States. The Wild Horse port of entry is located 145 km south of Medicine Hat, Alberta, on Highway 41, and 70 km north of Havre, Montana, on Highway 232.

The following is excerpted from a 4 April 2012 news release by CBSA. The warmer weather brings with it higher travel volumes. This Easter weekend is no exception and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to help you prepare for longer border wait times at some ports of entry. This release is available in its entirety at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2012/2012-04-03-eng…

The following is excerpted from a 4 April 2012 release by Statistics Canada. In 2011, Canada's international merchandise trade experienced a second consecutive year of gains, following the large decrease recorded in 2009, bringing Canada's total trade—exports and imports combined—within 2.0% of the record levels posted in 2008. Canada's reliance on the United States as a trading partner continued to decline, as Asia and Europe gained further ground.