Trade News

1 February 2010 Canada braces for fallout as Barack Obama unveils budget The following is extracted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “The Star”. The year ahead could be littered with as many as 14 fresh pieces of Buy American legislation as Washington readies to crunch a budget built for hard…

1 February 2010 NAFTA Trade Fell 2.9 Percent in November The following is excerpted from the 1 February 2010 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico in November fell 2.9…

29 January 2010 Refined Sugar from the European Union, Notice of Conclusion of Re-investigation 4218-2 CVD/87 On January 29, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concluded its re-investigation respecting the amount of subsidy of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in…

29 January 2010 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml. MHD 2009-49 Chapter 17, Annex E The PDF version of directives should be used for…

29 January 2010 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 23 was published to add new OGD extensions. 23.09.90.6211.01 - Food for laboratory and zoo animals - Containing ingredients of bovine origin 23.09.90.6211.02 - Food for laboratory and zoo animals - Containing ingredients of animal origin other than…

29 January 2010 CFIA Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday February 6th, 2010. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD…

29 January 2010 CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) submissions As a reminder, to facilitate the CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) release process all Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) information should be submitted for each commodity line in a transaction. This will reduce the…

29 January 2009 Companies pursue perfect ISF compliance This article is excerpted from the 28 January 2010 edition of “American Shipper”. The fact that big importers with large information technology resources are still not able to properly file the Importer Security Filing every time illustrates…

28 January 2010 Animal Health – Import Policy Update Members are advised that two policies on animal health have been amended: Requirements for Small Ruminants Imported from the United States for Feeding and Subsequent Slaughter (AHPD-DSAE-IE-2007-11-5) Requirements for Farmed Cervids Imported from…

28 January 2010 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Codes from countries other than the Continental United States. 06.04.99.0046.01 - Herbarium specimens - foliage, branches, plant…

28 January 2010 StatsCan survey casts doubt on job gain in November The following was reported on in today's edition of "The Star". A new Statistics Canada employment survey has cast a cloud over its previously-announced large pick-up in jobs in November. The delayed survey of industry released…

28 January 2010 Productivity gains slowing The following was reported on in the 27 January 2010 edition of "CBC News". Productivity in Canada increased by an average of 1.3 per cent per year between 1997 and 2008. But a Statistics Canada report released Wednesday shows productivity growth slowed…

The following messages were sent on 28 January 2010: 1. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES StatsCan survey casts doubt on job gain in November Productivity gains slowing 2. CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY - AIRS Update to CFIA AIRS website 3. CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY - OTHER Animal Health – Import…

28 January 2010 Obama sets goal to double exports in 5 years The following was reported on in today's edition of "Washington Post". President Barack Obama is setting a goal of doubling exports over the next five years, contending that will support 2 million jobs at home. In his State of the Union…

28 January 2010 [US] Trade Groups Submit Export Control Reform Recommendations The following was reported on in today's edition of "WorldTrade Interactive". The Export Control Practitioners Group recently submitted to the Obama administration a number of recommendations for reform of the U.S. export…

27 January 2010 2010 will exit like a lion, survey forecasts The following was reported on in today's edition of "The Star". Financial executives are bullish about the coming economic recovery and expect their companies to perform well through the rest of this year, according to a new survey. The…

26 January 2010 Release Requests Received, December 2009 The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for December 2009 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ReleaseRequestsReceived_Dec09.xls.

26 January 2010 CBSA Message: Announcement of New Port Code Customs Commercial Operations Office St. Stephen, NB The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-007). This message is to the attention of clients involved in the importation of commercial goods through the St. Stephen, NB border crossings…

26 January 2010 Toronto Region General Meeting, 18 February The Toronto Region invites you to a Proposed Changes to LVS Courier Programs presentation on Thursday, 18 February 2010. The following are the presentation details: Topic: Proposed Changes to LVS Courier Programs Panel Members: Janice…

26 January 2010 CBSA Message: February Monthly K84 Statements The following message will be broadcasted by CBSA this week. Although payment for February’s monthly K84 statements will be due as usual on February 26, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) realizes that some months have fewer…