Trade News

4 March 2009 NAFTA Surface Trade Crashes The following is excerpted from the March 3rd edition of the "Journal of Commerce". Trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, is declining rapidly as the recession deepens. Surface trade among the…

4 March 2009 Save That Date - 2009 CSCB Annual Conference We are pleased to announce the dates and location of this year’s CSCB national conference and annual general meeting. Because members are the reason we do what we do, we want to ensure that you have the conference information as soon as…

4 March 2009 Canadians encouraged to prepare for document requirements to enter the United States by land and water The following press release was issued today by CBSA. The Government of Canada reminds Canadian citizens to prepare now for any travel plans to the United States by applying for an…

The following messages were sent on 4 March 2009: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - OTHER Document requirements to enter US by land, water 2. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES NAFTA Surface Trade Crashes Central bank changes tack on credit crisis 3. CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL Statement of…

4 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 02 was published to add the miscellaneous code of "All Miscellaneous" for the following HS Codes for New Zealand. 02.01.10 - Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled - Carcasses and half-carcasses (other than beef and veal) 02.01.20 - Meat of bovine…

4 March 2009 Central bank changes tack on credit crisis The following article is excerpted from the 4 March 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is rearming to fight a recession that is proving tougher than the central bank anticipated. Mr. Carney cut the benchmark…

4 March 2009 Countries Stepping in to Finance Export Trade This article is excerpted from the 4 March 2009 edition of “The New York Times”. As hard as it is for businesses to get loans these days, consider this: even for Toyota Motor, the world’s largest automaker, the well has run dry. The problem…

4 March 2009 Manufacturers Back Obama's Trade Policy This article is excerpted from the 3 March 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The [US] National Association of Manufacturers [NAM] is backing the Obama administration’s Trade Policy Agenda, released March 2 by the office of the U.S. Trade…

4 March 2009 [US] ITC's New HTS Online Reference Tool Eases Use, Improves Access to Complex Harmonized Tariff Schedule The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today released its new HTS Online Reference Tool, a comprehensive website for users of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United…

3 March 2009 2009 Cheese Quota Holders' List The cheese quota holders' list for 2009 is now available on the EICS website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/cheese-from….

3 March 2009 February 2009 Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for February 2009 Softwood Lumber permits ends Monday 09 March 2009, at 18:00 EST. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of…

3 March 2009 Certain Fasteners, Expiry No. LE-2008-003 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDINGS 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 findings made on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ…

3 March 2009 Gordon Gee, Appeal No. AP-2008-013 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a letter dated January 28, 2009, from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal directing Mr. Gordon Gee to show cause why the…

3 March 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website A) Chapter 01 was published to add a new registration type for the following HS Code. 01.06.90.2109.99 - Other insects and other organisms New registration type: #661 - Documentation certifying that species does not require a plant protection permit to import…

3 March 2009 Canada's border porous: Report The following is excerpted from the 1 March 2009 edition of "Toronto Star". Canada's border agency allows some strategic nuclear and military equipment to leave the country without checking whether rogue countries or terrorists are the buyers, a new report…

3 March 2009 Sharp drop into recession suggests pain will be short The following is excerpted from the March 3rd edition of "globeandmail.com". Canada's recession is brutal. It could also turn out to be mercifully short. Gross Domestic Product contracted at an annual rate of 3.4 per cent in the…

3 March 2009 GDP decline heralds long slump The following is excerpted from the March 3rd edition of "Toronto Star". The Bank of Canada is poised to cut its benchmark overnight rate in half today as it attempts to pull the Canadian economy out of a downward spiral. The rate cut, which may or may not…

3 March 2009 What Obama's bold budget means for Canada The following is excerpted from the February 28th edition of "globeandmail.com". It was written by Jeffrey Simpson. President Barack Obama's budget is stunning, bold and radical, yet it won't be enough to set his country's finances straight. For…

3 March 2009 Big banks cut lending rates The following was reported on in the March 3rd edition of "Toronto Star". Canadians looking for mortgages and business borrowers are getting a break today as the Bank of Canada cut its influential interest rate again by a half-point to a record low of 0.5 per…

3 March 2009 EU closer to total ban on Canadian seal products THe following is excerpted from the March 3rd edition of "globeandmail.com". The European Union took another step toward a ban on Canadian seal products yesterday as a parliamentary committee rejected a proposal to label the products…