Trade News

14 September 2009 Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) This message affects imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2009-2010 Wheat Products…

14 September 2009 Important Message to All CFIA AIRS Web Site Users Please be advised that there is a potential outage to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) between the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM - 20 Sep tember 2009 . This outage should be no…

14 September 2009 Review of rail security at borders cites major gaps This article is excerpted from the 13 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Thousands of shipping containers enter Canada by rail each year without proper checks for illegal drugs and other contraband, says a new report. A…

14 September 2009 Trade tensions stir recovery fears This article is excerpted from the 13 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Trade tensions between the United States and China are escalating rapidly, raising fears that a critical component of a global economic recovery could be…

14 September 2009 Canadian National Opens Toronto Auto Facility This article is excerpted from the 11 September 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. CN said its Toronto Automotive Compound will accommodate the unloading of 60 auto-carrying rail cars at once, compared with 27 unloading spots at…

14 September 2009 We're richer, but deeper in debt This article is extracted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian households were wealthier in the second quarter of this year after losing ground in the three previous quarters, with stock market gains leading the…

14 September 2009 As economy stabilizes, it's time to find our way out of the fog This article is by Daniel F. Muzyka, dean and RBC Financial Group professor of entrepreneurship at Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. There has been much energy dedicated to determining how to…

14 September 2009 Trade row ripples through markets This article is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. China accused Washington on Monday of violating World Trade Organization rules by raising tariffs on Chinese tires and demanded talks in the WTO on the latest and…

14 September 2009 U.S. tariff nails Chinese tire imports This article is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The Obama administration on Friday imposed tariffs on imports of Chinese-made passenger and light truck tires in an effort to stem job losses in the domestic…

14 September 2009 Global Agencies Warn of Protectionism This article is excerpted from the 14 September 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The global economic recovery could be stymied by protectionist governmental policies around the world, according to a joint report issued Monday by the…

11 September 2009 Extension of the B2 Pilot Project CBSA has advised that the B2 pilot project has been extended until 31 December, 2009. CSCB are in the process of finalizing an assessment of the pilot and a decision is expected shortly. GTA will continue to process all B2 requests from the Prairie…

11 September 2009 Customs Notice CN09-021, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Cranbrook, BC) The purpose of this notice is to advise that, effective September 4, 2009, Mohawk Terminals Ltd., located at 246 Slater Road, Cranbrook, BC will be surrendering their highway sufferance warehouse licence…

11 September 2009 Message from CBSA re: Scheduled Maintenance Outage Message EDI09-079 Saturday, September 12 th, 2009 CADEX / CUSDEC Outage: Please note that the CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 5:00 am to 6:00 am on Saturday, September 12 th, 2009 (Eastern Time). B3’s and AO…

11 September 2009 CITT Appeal AP-2006-023, Fritz Marketing Inc. This appeal asks whether the price paid by Fritz Marketing Inc. to its foreign suppliers includes amounts for ocean freight and for services unrelated to the imported goods or whether those amounts should be added to the value for duty…

11 September 2009 SIMA - Certain waterproof footwear - Notice of Initiation of Investigations 4214-23 AD/1377 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning a final determination with respect to the dumping of ceratin waterproof foootwear orginating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Vietnam…

11 September 2009 Message EDI09-079 (Update) Saturday, September 12 th, 2009 CADEX / CUSDEC Outage: Please note that the CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 6:00 am to 7:00 am on Saturday, September 12 th, 2009 (Eastern Time). B3’s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system…

11 September 2009 Minister Day Strengthens Trade Ties with the Caribbean The following news release was issued by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada on 11 September 2009. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, has…

11 September 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse entry" for all countries except the Continental United States for the following HS codes. 06.02.10.0012.06 - Solanum spp. (Other than S. Tuberosum…

11 September 2009 Red ink swamps Harper This article is excerpted from the 11 September 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Ottawa's finances are in much worse shape than previously forecast and the Conservatives no longer have any idea when they can balance the books. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty…

11 September 2009 There’s No ‘V’ in Consensus This article, by Peter Hall, is from Export Development Canada. Recovery-talk has been dominated by a discussion of letters. There’s the rapid V-, the protracted U-, the double-dip W-, and the dreaded L-shaped recovery. Recent positive economic signals…