Trade News

2 February 2010 CN Notice: Import traffic picked up at Brampton Terminal In the continuing effort to streamline CN’s customs operations, which translates to a smoother and more efficient import process for all related trade partners, CN is improving on manual processing of manifest documents. This…

2 February 2010 CN10-001, Strengthening of the Canada Border Services Agency's Procedure Respecting the Importation of Goods Contaminated With Soil 1. This notice announces that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be strengthening its commercial importation process respecting goods…

2 February 2010 Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Plate, Inquiry No. NQ-2009-003 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE AND HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-ALLOY STEEL PLATE…

2 February 2010 Waterproof Footwear and Bottoms, Expiry No. Le-2009-004 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF ORDER The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its order made on December 7, 2005, in…

2 February 2010 Flaherty urged to keep spending taps open The following is excerpted from the 2 February 2010 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's leading private economists are urging Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to tread a cautious path in his March budget and keep spending flowing in a…

2 February 2010 Consumer confidence gets big lift The following is extracted from the 2 February 2010 edition of “The Star”. Canadians felt more optimistic about the economy in January than in the past two years, according to a consumer confidence survey released [today]. The monthly survey by the…

2 February 2010 Obama spells out trade policy conditions The following is extracted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “American Shipper”. President Barack Obama on Friday said using free trade agreements to quickly open overseas markets to U.S. goods is important for economic growth, but suggested…

1 February 2010 D10-18-1, Tariff Rate Quotas This memorandum provides a general overview of tariff rate quotas and the legislation that applies to them. It also outlines departmental guidelines for the administration of tariff rate quotas. Revisions This memorandum has been updated to reflect…

1 February 2010 Strengthened Processes for Goods Contaminated With Soil The following fact sheet was published by CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is strengthening its commercial importation process regarding goods contaminated with soil. Goods contaminated with soil are not admissible…

1 February 2010 CP Notice: Shipments During the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games CP is expecting minimal, if any, impacts to carload traffic and domestic intermodal traffic. International container traffic into Vanterm and Centerm will have some restrictions on regulated commodities, specifically…

The following messages were sent on 1 February 2010: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS Strengthened Processes for Goods Contaminated With Soil 2. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - NOTICES AND MEMOS D10-18-1, Tariff Rate Quotas 3. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Back to Signs of…

1 February 2010 CP Notice: Dangerous Goods Shipping Documents - 24-Hour Emergency Telephone Number Transport Canada has recently tested a number of "24-Hour Numbers" provided on dangerous goods shipping documents and found some of these numbers to be invalid. The purpose of this bulletin is to…

1 February 2010 Softwood Lumber Permits Correction Period, Jan 2010 Brokers are advised that the correction period for JANUARY 2010 Softwood Lumber permits ends Tuesday 9 February 2010, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to…

1 February 2010 Back to Signs of classic recovery in revised GDP fall data The following is excerpted from the 30 January 2010 edition of “The Star”. The economies of Canada and the United States are growing faster than many anticipated, with new numbers suggesting to analysts that both are into a…

1 February 2010 Majority of shippers unhappy with CN, CP rail service: survey The following is extracted from the 29 January 2010 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. A recent survey has found that the majority of shippers are dissatisfied with the rail freight service they receive from…

1 February 2010 Ambitious plans, cold reality The following is extracted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Port of Montreal's giant dockside cranes are once again picking up the pace as the outlook for global shipping begins to brighten. But ambitious plans for a major…

1 February 2010 No consensus on way forward at Davos forum The following is extracted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “The Star”. The world's foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way…

1 February 2010 Montreal, Halifax Turn the Corner The following is extracted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Like other North American ports, Canada’s two big East Coast ports suffered declining container throughput in 2009, but the downturn at Montreal and Halifax…

1 February 2010 [US] Focus on Boosting Exports Highlights Need for Effective Compliance and Management Programs The following is excerpted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “World Trade Interactive”. U.S.-based companies are about to get more help breaking into foreign markets, with the Obama…