Trade News

27 April 2009 Certain mattress innerspring units - Notice of Initiation of an Investigation The Canada Border Services Agency initiated an investigation on April 27, 2009, under the Special Import Measures Act, respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain mattress innerspring units…

27 April 2009 Update to Chapter 13 of the Sensory Inspection Competency Policy Members are advised that Chapter 13 of the Sensory Inspection Competency Policy of the Fish Products Inspection Manual has been updated and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa…

27 April 2009 Carney confident in economic outlook This following is excerpted from the 25 April 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is confident his outlook for Canada's economy is on the right track following a round of meetings with his global counterparts.… Mr…

27 April 2009 Government of Canada Protects Canadians with the Electronic Commerce Protection Act The following news release was issued by Industry Canada on 24 April 2009. The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced that the Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to…

27 April 2009 U.S. Customs uses border 'hits' to blame Canada The following is excerpted from the 25 April 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada. Conduit. Terror. Three words no Canadian likes to hear in the same sentence. Three words that just keep spilling out of Americans, as they did this…

27 April 2009 EU approves free-trade talks with Canada The following is extracted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”. The European Union endorsed plans today to open negotiations with Canada on a new free-trade pact. The negotiations, which could last two years, are to be officially launched…

27 April 2009 Truckers Threaten Strike at Vancouver The following is extracted from today's edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Approximately 140 owner-operator container truck drivers are threatening a strike as early as May 4 at Port Metro Vancouver, as contract negotiations with two trucking…

27 April 2009 CBP Launches New Broker Self-Assessment Pilot Program The following is excerpted from today's edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is launching the Broker Self-Assessment Outreach Pilot, a voluntary program intended to be a partnership between CBP and…

27 April 2009 CBP Launches First Step in Modernizing Entry Summary Processing U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment successfully implemented a pilot program on April 12 that allows the trade community and CBP to file and process the most common entry summary types via…

27 April 2009 European shippers raise alarm over Rotterdam Rules The following is extracted from today's edition of “American Shipper”. The European Shippers Council is cautioning that the new international convention on cargo carriage known as the "Rotterdam Rules" contains "inherent dangers,"…

27 April 2009 U.S. Chamber in China Warns of Protectionism The following is excerpted from today's edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The American Chamber of Commerce in China warned in a report… that efforts to build up Chinese companies to dominate domestic industries might shut out foreign…

27 April 2009 Chinese postal law hinders express development The following is extracted from today's edition of “American Shipper”. The Global Express Association, which represents the largest international express carriers, expressed “regret and concern” to the Chinese government about the passage…

24 April 2009 CP Message: Update on Flooding in Manitoba and North Dakota CP's lines from Emerson to Winnipeg, MB, remain closed due to flooding. Traffic continues to be embargoed around the border crossing at Noyes/Emerson with traffic being rerouted. Throughout southern Manitoba, waters are slowly…

24 April 2009 CBSA Message: NRCan HS Codes The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-033). Please note that some changes were made to the list of HS codes subject to Natural Resources Canada requirements that was sent on April 17, 2009 ( Message EDI09-031). The ACROSS system is up-to-date and the…

24 April 2009 CFIA Scheduled Systems Outage, 8 May This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Friday May 8, 2009 at 11pm to Saturday May 9, 2009 at 11 pm. This outage is to facilitate the move of CFIA applications to CFIA's Skyline Campus in Ottawa. As a result, the CFIA EDI…

24 April 2009 G7 Touts Economic Hope The following is excerpted from today's edition of "New York Times". Finance leaders meeting on Friday see some signs that recession-fighting efforts are finally starting to work, but patience is wearing thin over the slow progress in cleansing bank balance…

24 April 2009 U.S. Trade Chief Says Obama Will Push Ahead on Pacts The following is excerpted from today's edition of "New York Times". In his first policy speech, the top United States trade official said Thursday that President Obama would work to revive global trade talks and complete three…

24 April 2009 Geithner Says Downturn May Be Easing The following is excerpted from today's edition of "New York Times". The global economic downturn has shown signs of easing in recent weeks, although significant risks remain, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said before a meeting of G20…

24 April 2009 “10+2” deadline to coincide with vessel departure The following is excerpted from today's edition of "American Shipper". U.S. Customs plans to change the filing deadline for advance import data required under the “10+2” rule to make compliance easier for shippers, according to a…