Trade News

14 April 2009 Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets) Regulatory information concerning changes to the Hazardous Products Act (cribs, cradles and bassinets) is available from the Canada Gazette web site, at: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009…

14 April 2009 APHIS Proposed Chinese Handicrafts Rule This article is excerpted from the 9 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The [US] Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed new rule to allow the import of handmade or rustic goods made in China. Articles such as…

14 April 2009 CBP Announces 10 Percent Duty Collections on Canadian Softwood Lumber to Begin April 15 The following news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 9 April 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of International Trade today advised the trade community that…

14 April 2009 GSA, Customs Announce Border Improvements This article is excerpted from the 10 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The General Services Administration and Customs and Border Protection plan to spend $720 million on infrastructure improvements along the U.S. border. The…

14 April 2009 Mexico Wants Bigger Truck Plan This article is excerpted from the 13 April 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Mexican officials want a cross-border truck program that goes beyond the pilot program that the Bush administration launched in 2007…. When President Obama visits…

9 April 2009 Correction period for softwood lumber permits ends today Brokers are advised that the correction period for March 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Thursday 09 April 2009, at 18:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to…

9 April 2009 Canada to Request WTO Consultations on South Korean Importation Ban of Canadian Beef The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Government of Canada is calling on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to begin consultations to address South Korea’s continuing…

9 April 2009 A48, R.M.D. Correction Form Updated Members are advised that the R.M.D. Correction Form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website at: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/a48.pdf.

9 April 2009 NAFTA Tariff Preference Level (TPL) Review of Cotton or Man-made Fibre Woven Fabric and (Non-wool) Apparel Allocation Policies Having considered the comments received from current allocation holders and the current state of NAFTA TPL utilization, the Minister of International Trade has…

9 April 2009 A48, R.M.D. Correction Form Updated (2) This is further to our message concerning the updated A48 R.M.D. Corrector. The A48 R.M.D. Corrector has been updated to include the instructions that, when changing from one customs broker to another, a photocopy of the correct broker's power of…

9 April 2009 Minister Day Sparks Initiatives to Spur Economic Partnership with Japan The following is excerpted from today’s news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and his Japanese counterpart, Toshihiro Nikai…

9 April 2009 D15-2-22, Filter Tipped Cigarette Tubes Cancelled Members are advised that memorandum D15-2-22, Filter Tipped Cigarette Tubes has been cancelled by CBSA.

The following messages were sent on 9 April: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS A48, R.M.D. Correction Form Updated A48, R.M.D. Correction Form Updated (2) 2. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - NOTICES AND MEMOS D15-2-22, Filter Tipped Cigarette Tubes Cancelled 3. CANADIAN…

CSA Mexico – Announcement The CSCB has just learned that, effective immediately, the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program will expand to include all eligible goods coming from Mexico going to all industry sectors. A Customs Notice will be issued very shortly, as well, regulatory changes and updates…

9 April 2009 Jobless rate hits seven-year high The folllowing is excerpted from today's "globeandmail.com". The recession ravaged the Canadian job market again in March, eliminating 61,300 jobs – all full time – and pushing the unemployment rate up to 8 per cent, the highest in seven years. The job…

9 April 2009 Canada posts surprise trade surplus The following was reported on in today's "Financial Post". Canada posted an unexpected trade surplus in February, rebounding from two straights months of deficits, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The federal agency said exports rose 5.2% to $33.1…

9 April 2009 Canada and Japan expand bilateral air transport agreement The following is excerpted from today’s news release by Transport Canada. The Government of Canada has reached an agreement with Japan to expand the existing bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries. The…

9 April 2009 Good News Beyond the First Quarter? The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Decoupling was a popular term a year ago, used to describe how the rest of the world had unhitched from the US economic problem. It is now rich…

9 April 2009 [US] ITA Advances AD/CV Cases on Citric Acid from Canada and China The following is excerpted from today’s ST&R “WorldTrade Interactive”. The [US] International Trade Administration announced April 7 that it has made final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing…