Trade News

29 July 2009 The Canada-U.S. Bilateral Ledger The following was written by Leslie Campbell for today's edition of "Embassy". The annual August Congressional break always seems to prompt pundits to tally the administration's legislative successes and failures. President Obama's recent record was…

29 July 2009 Factory Orders Turn Downward in June The following was reported on in today's edition of "The Journal of Commerce". New orders for manufactured durable goods in June decreased $4.1 billion or 2.5 percent to $158.6 billion, reversing an upward trend of the previous two months, the U.S…

29 July 2009 WTO Says Restraint in Using Contingency Measures Can Help Speed Recovery The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". The World Trade Organization recently issued its 2009 World Trade Report, which examines the contingency measures that…

29 July 2009 [US] Senate Bill Seeks to Promote Cargo Ferries Between U.S. and Canada The following was reported on in today's edition of ST&R's "WorldTrade Interactive". Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin of Michigan introduced recently the Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Act (S. 1509)…

28 July 2009 Dumping and Subsidizing Public Hearing Schedule Starting Date, Case No., Product 2009-08-24, NQ-2009-001, Waterproof Footwear 2009-10-26, NQ-2009-002, Mattress Innerspring Units 2009-11-16, RR-2009-001, Fasteners

28 July 2009 Mattress Innerspring Units, Inquiry No. NQ-2009-002 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on July 27, 2009, from the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border…

28 July 2009 CBSA Message: Cadex formatted records for TN-44 now available The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-067). Further to message EDI09-064, please be advised the classification and tariff code files relating to TN-44 are now available to clients. If you asked for them by e-mail and have…

28 July 2009 EICS: EDI Connectivity Unavailable Connectivity to EICS EDI is down due to technical problems. An investigation is underway, and further information will be provided as it becomes available.

28 July 2009 EICS Interruption at 15:00 ET DFAIT will be making an emergency technical adjustment to the EICS system between 15:00 and 15:15 ET TODAY. The system will be unavailable during this period, and any active sessions will be terminated.

28 July 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Website Chapter 06 was published to add the province of Nova Scotia to the following HS code for the States of Pennsylvania and New York . 06.02.90.0024.04 Pepper - vegetable transplants (Capsicum spp.). A) Chapter 06 was published to add the miscellaneous option…

28 July 2009 CFIA Production Database Backup, 1 August This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday August 1st, 2009. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database…

28 July 2009 Signs of stability and an economic bottom The following is excerpted from the 27 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. At the height of the financial crisis, economists generally agreed the carnage would end when the U.S. housing market stabilized and banks resolved to lend to each…

28 July 2009 Record number on [Canadian] unemployment The following is excerpted from the 28 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The number of Canadians collecting jobless benefits is climbing sharply, hitting record levels certain to stoke mounting controversy over the program. In May…

28 July 2009 What's behind the loonie's rise? The following is excerpted from the 28 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Last week's rosy economic outlook by the Bank of Canada – it declared the recession over – helped boost the dollar (CAD/USD-I0.92-0.005-0.58%). Currency markets shrugged off…

28 July 2009 NRCan’s Proposed Amendments for Digital Television Adapters NRCan is proposing to amend Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations to add minimum energy performance standards for Digital Television Adapters. The regulations apply to products imported or shipped inter-provincially for sale…

28 July 2009 USDA considers regulations for live plant imports The following is excerpted from the 27 July 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed regulations to more fully address the pest risks posed by…

28 July 2009 Economic Cooperation a Top Priority in First High-Level Talks with China The following is excerpted from today's edition of ST&R's “WorldTrade Interactive”. The U.S. and China kicked off their first annual talks under the new Strategic and Economic Dialogue July 27 with a speech by…

28 July 2009 [US] Food Safety Bill to Omit Brokers The following is excerpted from the 28 July 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs brokers apparently lobbied successfully to remove language from a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration the authority to license and…