Trade News

4 December 2009 U.S. jobs market picking up The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 per cent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The better-than-expected job figures are…

4 December 2009 DHS to Push Back Deadline for 100% Cargo Scanning The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee Dec. 2 that the Department of Homeland Security plans to push back the July…

3 December 2009 CN Notice: Teamsters strike over The following notice is from CN. We are pleased to advise you that [yesterday] CN announced that the strike by locomotive engineers will end immediately as a result of an agreement to resolve the parties’ contractual disagreements through further…

3 December 2009 CP Notice: 2010 Product and Tariff Updates The following notice is from Canadian Pacific. Please be advised that Canadian Pacific has updated our generally applicable products and tariffs with changes effective January 1st, 2010. Our Basic Freight Guide tariff now includes improved…

3 December 2009 D11-11-3, Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification This memorandum outlines the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) program for advance rulings for tariff classification issued under paragraph 43.1(1)(c) of the Customs Act, effective April 1, 2003. Tariff classification rulings…

3 December 2009 CBSA Message: CBSA System Outage Contingency Plan - Highway Mode The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-111). CBSA, in conjunction with the BCCC (Border Commercial Consultative Committee) System Outage Sub-committee, have developed procedures for the reporting and release of…

3 December 2009 Fish/Seafood Import - List of Vietnam Establishments Eligible for Certification Members are advised that the List of Vietnam Establishments Eligible for Certification by Vietnam Authorities has been updated on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca//english/fssa/fispoi…

3 December 2009 Update to Fish Products Inspection Manual Please note that the Fish Products Inspection Manual, Chapter 10, Certification of Fish and Fish Products, Appendix A - Live Lobster Certification Protocol (LLCP), has been updated on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english…

3 December 2009 CCS Examination Results - 2009 Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%. The final grade is based on the results of the final…

3 December 2009 Canada Applauds Developing Country Initiative to Reduce Trade Barriers The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today applauded the initiative of 22…

3 December 2009 CITT Appeals, Decisions Pending – Customs Act Appeal No. Appeal Name AP-2006-023, Fritz Marketing Inc. AP-2008-011, Sarstedt Canada Inc. AP-2008-015, J.I.T Industrial Supply and Distribution Ltd. AP-2008-023, Entrelec Inc. (ABB Canada) AP-2008-028, Cherry Stix Ltd. AP-2008-031…

3 December 2009 Price to pay for snubbing China The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Shortly after taking office, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a strong point of insisting that he would put human rights concerns ahead of business, trade or dollars in dealing…

3 December 2009 How to deal with China The following is excerpted from the 1 December 2009 edition of "Ottawa Citizen". The article was written by Charles Burton, a former diplomat at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, a professor of political science at Brock University and research associate of the…

3 December 2009 Canada backpedals on import tax for Dutch bikes brought for Olympics The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Canadian authorities have shifted gears and decided to waive import duties on some of the bikes from Amsterdam that the Dutch government planned…

3 December 2009 [Cornwall] Border post move still an option, union says The following is excerpted from today's edition of "CanWest News". The Canadian border authority is still considering relocating a controversial customs checkpoint that once sat in the middle of a Mohawk reserve to the United…

3 December 2009 National small business confidence steady in November The following report was prepared by Ted Mallett, Vice-President Research & Chief Economist, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Business confidence among Canada’s small and mid-sized business owners has held steady in…

3 December 2009 CRA: Interest rates for the first calendar quarter The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates are calculated quarterly…

3 December 2009 Financial Market Turbulence: A Shock? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. If the world economy has you feeling queasy, there’s good reason. We’re still in the heaving seas typical of the zone between recession and…

3 December 2009 Rockefeller Wants Container Scanning Reconsidered The following is excerpted from today's edition of "The Journal of Commerce". Congress must reconsider its mandate that the government scan all ocean containers coming into the United States, the chairman of the Senate Commerce…

2 December 2009 [US] Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Up Again in September The following is excerpted from today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". The Department of Transportation reports that U.S. surface transportation trade in goods with NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico rose for…