Trade News

25 August 2009 USTR Monitoring Canadian Legislation to Restrict Tobacco Imports The following is excerpted from the 25 August 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said last week that it is closely monitoring Canadian legislation that could ban imports…

25 August 2009 U.S. Raises Estimate for 10-Year Deficit to $9 Trillion The following is excerpted from today's edition of “The New York Times”. The Obama administration, citing an economic downturn that has been deeper than it had first thought, raised its estimate on Tuesday of the government’s…

25 August 2009 Six Steps to Supply Chain Collaboration The following is extracted from the 25 August 2009 edition of "The Journal of Commerce". It is by Michael Eaton, a principal in the Transportation Practice of Chainalytics, an Atlanta-based supply chain consulting firm. "We’ve seen unprecedented…

24 August 2009 Canadian Certified Shellfish Dealers, List of Japan Establishments The "Canadian Certified Shellfish Dealers and List of Leases Approved to Export Raw Oysters Products to Japan" has been updated and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi…

24 August 2009 The CBSA investigates the dumping and subsidizing of certain oil country tubular goods The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain oil country tubular goods originating in…

24 August 2009 Minister Day Promotes Canadian Business in Ecuador The following is extracted from 24 August 2009 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, opened doors for Canadian business today in Quito, Ecuador…

Less than three weeks remaining! There are less than three weeks remaining until the 2009 Annual Conference in Halifax. If you are planning to attend and have not registered yet, there’s no time like the present. This conference will cover Pricing, Compliance and Risk Management, Courier/LVS…

24 August 2009 Less than three weeks remaining! There are less than three weeks remaining until the 2009 Annual Conference in Halifax. If you are planning to attend and have not registered yet, there’s no time like the present. This conference will cover Pricing, Compliance and Risk Management…

24 August 2009 Minister Day Opens Doors for Canadian Business and a New Trade Office in Brazil The following news release was issued on 21 August 2009 by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today opened a new Canadian trade…

24 August 2009 Recent Orders in Council The following Orders in Council were published in the 19 August 2009 edition of the “Canada Gazette”, part II: Customs Tariff P.C. 2009-1230, Order Amending the CCRFTA Sugar Aggregate Quantity Limit Order Customs Tariff P.C. 2009-1231, Order Amending the…

24 August 2009 Buy American: Canada offers deal to resolve trade dispute The following is extracted from the 22 August 2009 edition of “The Star”. The federal and provincial governments are offering American firms "guaranteed access" to Canadian procurement contracts in return for a waiver on Buy…

24 August 2009 Monetary policy is the way to go, says Mark Carney The following is excerpted from the 23 August 2009 edition of “The Star”. Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is giving broad hints he wants an expanded mandate to prevent future financial meltdowns beyond acting as the country's…

24 August 2009 India is booming, trade with Canada isn't The following is excerpted from the 22 August 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks with India on a deal to allow Canadian companies to supply the Asian country's booming nuclear industry are bogging down, and formal negotiations have not…

24 August 2009 Cutting debt: Great for you, bad for the economy The following is extracted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadians with ready access to credit cards have created an economy based on high and expanding consumer debt. But what happens when John and Mary Smith and millions…

24 August 2009 CBP publishes ISF brochure to reach small importers The following is extracted from the 21 August 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a brochure to inform anybody who imports goods about the new security requirements for electronically…

24 August 2009 [US] Customs Bill Would Expand Ban on Imports Made with Forced/Child Labor The following article is extracted from today's edition of “WorldTrace Interactive”. Following the trend of tougher enforcement against labor violations around the globe, the recently introduced [US] Customs…

21 August 2009 Certain Carbon and Stainless Steel Fasteners, Expiry Review No.: RR-2009-001 On April 22, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its findings made on January 7, 2005, in…

21 August 2009 Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan opens Douglas border-crossing facility The following is excerpted from the 20 August 2009 news release by CBSA. The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of Public Safety, joined by Russ Hiebert, Member of Parliament for South Surrey–White Rock…

21 August 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 07 was published to change the release recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" to "Approved" for the following HS Code, without soil, for California. 07.05.19.3025 - Asian lettuce (fresh or chilled) This created a requirement version change for the…

21 August 2009 Employment paths in U.S., Canada diverge The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Weaker-than-expected employment numbers in the United States have raised the possibility of a cross-border anomaly: A jobless recovery to the south while Canadians get back…