Trade News

13 August 2009 Hotel reservation deadline tomorrow! Further to our message on August 7, the following is a friendly reminder for those who are planning to attend the CSCB annual conference. The deadline to reserve a hotel room is tomorrow, August 14. If you are having difficulty registering at the…

13 August 2009 CP Notice: US Modification of Ruling Allowing Containers Containing Residual Chemicals to Be Entered as Empty Containers As you will recall on July 17, 2009 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security issued a Federal Register Notice advising that they are…

13 August 2009 White flour, Requirements re: manufacture, importation, sale The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada would like to clarify the requirements related to the manufacture, importation and sale of white flour and foods containing white flour. The letter to industry…

13 August 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse Entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" with a Plant Protection Import Permit for the following HS Codes from all countries except the continental United States. 44.03.10.0123.30 - Creosote -…

13 August 2009 Canada inks Blue Sky deal with New Zealand The following is excerpted from the 12 August 2009 edition of "Canadian Transportation & Logistics". Canada and New Zealand have signed a Blue Sky air transport agreement that allows any number of air carriers from either country to operate…

13 August 2009 Flaherty's balancing act in Beijing The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's "Buy Canadian" road show through China landed in the commercial heart of the world's most populous country yesterday after three days of wooing…

13 August 2009 PM right to lash out at 'Buy USA' The following was reported on in today's edition of "The Star". Because it's in our nature, let's deal first with the discouraging news. Nothing Stephen Harper said in Mexico or did in Panama this week will soon ease "Buy American" protectionism or…

13 August 2009 WTO ruling pushes Beijing to open trade The following is excerpted from today's edition of "globeandmail.com". China is under mounting pressure to open its domestic market further and comply more closely to the conventions of international trade after a landmark ruling struck down…

12 August 2009 Canadian exports on the rise The following was reported on in today's editino of "The Star". Statistics Canada says the country's international trade deficit narrowed to $55 million in June from $1.1 billion in May as exports rose and imports fell. The agency says exports rose 2.3 per…

12 August 2009 D Series Checklist Updated The latest D Memoranda series checklist is now available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d0/d200907.pdf.

12 August 2009 CBSA Branding Initiative The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched a Branding Initiative earlier this year to strengthen the Agency’s identity and culture. The Initiative supports the Agency’s plan of action to help the CBSA respond to the border of the future. For the CBSA…

12 August 2009 Laminate Flooring, Expiry No. LE-2009-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its finding made on June 16, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004…

12 August 2009 St. Geneve (Wide-Width Cotton, Flax and Rayon Fabrics), Request No. TR-2008-002 On July 14, 1994, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) received terms of reference1 from the Minister of Finance (the Minister) pursuant to section 19 of the Canadian International…

12 August 2009 Certain Mattress Innerspring Units from China STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning a preliminary determination with respect to the dumping of CERTAIN MATTRESS INNERSPRING UNITS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA DECISION Pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the…

12 August 2009 CBSA Message: Exchange rate for Neth. Antilles Guilder (ANG) The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-072). The exchange rate, effective August 12, 2009, for Neth. Antilles Guilder (ANG), has been revised. The correct rate should have read 0.6278 for August 12, 2009. Using the…

12 August 2009 Pet Food, Amended Import Policy (AHPD-DSAE-IE-2001-9-7) The import policy for pet food has been updated and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/pol/ie-2001-9e.shtml