Trade News

15 April 2009 Minutes of GTA Commerical Meeting, February 2009 Now Available Minutes of the 20 February 2009 commercial meeting between CSCB and CBSA in the GTA are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_min_20090220.pdf The CSCB is following up with CBSA…

15 April 2009 Update - Exchanges rates April 14, 2009 Message EDI09-028 The exchange rates for April 14th, 2009 were erroneously changed. As indicated in message EDI09-027, dated April 6, 2009, the rates of exchange appearing on the report generated on the morning of Friday April 10 should have…

15 April 2009 Trade Compliance Verification Presentation from CBSA The Trade Compliance Verification presentation made by the CBSA at the CSCB Toronto Region general meeting on 26 March 2009 is available to members at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsatradecomplianceverification.ppt The CSCB is…

15 April 2009 Customs Notice CN09-004, Expansion of Customs Self Assessment (CSA) to Mexico 1. Please be advised that the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) is amending the definition of eligible goods to include commercial goods that have been shipped directly from the United States or Mexico, and there…

15 April 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 06 was published to add the requirements for Oriental Fruit Moth (Grapholita molesta) for the following HS codes for the States of Minnesota and Montana. NO VERSION CHANGE. 06.02.10.0009.01 Apple - Unrooted plants. (Malus spp. ), (Malus pumila)…

15 April 2009 Return of the flinty-eyed banker The following article is excerpted from the 15 April 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. If Professor Ian Lee of Carleton University is right, the financial tsunami that has engulfed the world will mean, in many respects, a return to 1970s-style banking…

15 April 2009 Schneider Logistics gives state of the industry overview The following article is excerpted from the 14 April 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Flat truckload rates, 1-3% rate increases for LTL carriers, increased trucking bankruptcies and declining truck sales are…

15 April 2009 Economists see signposts of recovery This article is excerpted from the 14 April 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The prevailing economic news is still overwhelmingly dismal. But, as United States Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke noted Tuesday, at least things do not…

15 April 2009 Travel Advisory for Ports of Entry in Red River Valley Corridor The following advisory was provided by US Customs on 14 April 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising the traveling public that numerous roads and highways have been closed due to flooding in the Red River…

15 April 2009 Supply Chain Managers Fear Protectionism This article is extracted from the 15 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Supply chain managers in North America, Europe and Asia by a wide margin worry that increasing trade protectionism could push the global recession into a…

15 April 2009 Compliance to New International Trade Rules This article is excerpted from the 15 April 2009 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. After the historic presidential and congressional elections last fall it was obvious that U.S. trade policy would change. The question then was how it would…

15 April 2009 US Customs Travel Advisory: Sweetgrass Port Modernization Temporarily Reduces Lanes The following notice was posted by US Customs on 15 April 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing the upgrade of vehicle lanes at the Sweetgrass port of entry crossings this week. The…

15 April 2009 How 10+2 can be put to real use This article is excerpted from the 15 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Implementing 10+2 may be a costly hassle for many importers, but for many it will reveal data about their supply chains that until now had been beyond their reach. For…

14 April 2009 D15-2-53, Certain thermoelectric coolers and warmers originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China 1. This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping and countervailing duty to importations of thermoelectric containers that provide cooling and/or warming with…

14 April 2009 EICS Bulletin 14 April 2009 - PKI Certificate Authority Unavailable 19 April 2009 Access to EICS is achieved using a PKI Certificate from the Internal Credential Management (ICM) Service of PWGSC. ICM Services = PKI Certificate Authority. This is to inform you that maintenance will be…

The following articles were sent on 14 April: 1. Canadian Border Services Agency (Notices and Memos) D15-2-53, Certain thermoelectric coolers and... 2. Canada Border Services Agency (publications) What to Expect From a NAFTA Verification 3. Canadian Customs Articles Business Outlook Improves 4…

14 April 2009 HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - VARIOUS FOODS CONTAINING PISTACHIOS RECALLED BY SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA INC., MAY CONTAIN SALMONELLA BACTERIA The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 9 April 2009. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume…

14 April 2009 What to Expect From a NAFTA Verification This publication has been provided in order to give the reader a better understanding of the verification process under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca…

14 April 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published to add new OGD extensions and also to remove some OGD extensions - for Sudden Oak Disease (Phytophthora ramorum). The list of new codes and extensions is available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

14 April 2009 Business outlook improves This article is extracted from the 13 April 2009 edition of “globenandmail.com”. Canadian companies still see a bleak year ahead, but their pessimism is slightly tempered compared to three months ago, a survey conducted by the Bank of Canada shows. The central…