Trade News

21 September 2009 Minister Day and MP Ron Cannan Open New Regional Trade Office in Kelowna The following news release was issued by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada on 19 September 2009. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific…

21 September 2009 P.L. LIGHT SYSTEMS CANADA INC., Appeal No. AP-2008-012 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on June 16, 2009, under 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 September…

21 September 2009 HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE AND HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-ALLOY STEEL PLATE, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2009-002 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE AND…

21 September 2009 CERTAIN FASTENERS, Expiry Review No. RR-2009-001 IN THE MATTER of an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-005, concerning certain…

21 September 2009 CN09-022, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Wallaceburg, ON) The purpose of this notice is to advise that, effective September 23, 2009, D.L. Zinn Customs Brokers Ltd., operator of Wallaceburg Sufferance Warehouse, located at 24 Herbert Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario N8A 1T1…

21 September 2009 Softwood Quota Allocations, October 2009 Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for October 2009 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual October allocation. EICS Help Desk 1-613-944-1265 | 1-877-808-8838 EMAIL…

21 September 2009 Staff shortage causes delay at border crossing The following article is excerpted from the 21 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Traffic crawled over the Niagara River yesterday and travellers endured delays of up to two hours after a number of border services employees…

21 September 2009 U.S. leading indicators up in August This article is excerpted from the 21 September 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. A private research group's forecast of American economic activity rose in August for the fifth straight month, the latest sign the recession has ended. The U.S…

21 September 2009 Excel version of proposed elimination of tariffs on manufacturing inputs and machinery, and equipment Further to our message of 18 September ( Proposed elimination of tariffs on manufacturing inputs and machinery, and equipment), the proposed tariff amendments are available in MS…

21 September 2009 Early signs of recovery hang in balance This article is excerpted from the 21 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. James Keirstead, who makes hot tubs in Thorsby, Alta., looks to sell about 7,000 Arctic Spas this year, down from 10,000 before the recession. Instead of…

21 September 2009 [US] Administration Not Expected to Act on Mexican Truck Tariffs This Year This article is extracted from the 21 September 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Business and farm groups whose members have taken a hit from the retaliatory tariffs Mexico imposed on U.S. exports…

18 September 2009 CBSA Message: CIG connection problems resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-081 Update). The problems with the Customs Internet Gateway connections are now resolved.

18 September 2009 CBSA Message: Kleinschmidt VAN connection problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-082). We are currently experiencing problems processing inbound and outbound data for clients using the Kleinschmidt VAN. There is no ETA.

18 September 2009 CBSA Message: CIG connection problems The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-083). We are currently experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway. There is no ETA.

18 September 2009 CBSA GTA Region, Golf Tournament The GTA Region would like to invite you to the CBSA Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Royal Woodbine Golf Club (Hwy 27 & Dixon Road). The itinerary and registration information are available in the following flyer: http://cscb.ca…

18 September 2009 CBSA Message: Kleinschmidt VAN connection problems resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-082 Update). The problems with the Kleinschmidt VAN are now RESOLVED.

16 September 2009 Broker Licensing Contact List Revision Members are advised that the Broker Licensing and Account Security Programs contact list has been revised and is available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/BrokersLicensing_phonelist.pdf. Specifically, the phone number for Kathy Appleby has…

18 September 2009 CITT Public Hearings, Appeals Schedule Starting Date, Appeal No., Appellant, Act 2009-06-04 (hearing postponed), AP-2008-011, Sarstedt Canada Inc., Customs Act 2009-09-22, AP-2008-015, J.I.T Industrial Supply and Distribution Ltd., Customs Act 2009-09-30, AP-2006-023, Fritz…

18 September 2009 2009-10 CCS Course Applications now available online! Slow economic times are the best time to invest in yourself. Increase your skill set and become an indispensible part of your team! The online CCS course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners…

18 September 2009 CBSA Message: CIG connection problems resolved The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-083 Update). The problems with the Customs Internet Gateway connections are now RESOLVED.