Trade News

26 January 2009 Napolitano reviews northern border security This article is extracted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. Janet Napolitano, the new Department of Homeland Security secretary, had a busy second full day on the job Friday, asking staff to quickly pull together…

26 January 2009 [US] Import industry begins 10+2 era This article is excerpted from the 26 January 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. It’s a brave new world for U.S. importers, who on Monday are technically obligated to begin electronic filing of data about the origin, destination and contents of…

26 January 2009 Canadian produce inspections going automated The following article is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “ThePacker.com”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plan to establish standard inspection protocol for fresh produce crossing the entire northern border with Canada…

23 January 2009 Meat Hygiene Directives Update Members are advised that the following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml. MHD 2008-48 Chapter 11- Section 11.7.3 - South Africa MHD 2008-39…

23 January 2009 New Import Requirements for Live Horses from US Effective January 19, 2009, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) implemented a requirement for additional certification for the import of live horses from the United States. These actions are being taken as a precautionary…

23 January 2009 Changes to D11-6-3 and D11-6-7 D11-6-3 and D11-6-7 were each updated in 2008. CBSA has identified changes made in these memos in a letter sent to the CSCB. This letter has also been sent to CBSA regional Recourse Divisions for their use when contacting clients regarding information…

23 January 2009 Ottawa will go $64-billion in the red, official says The following is excerpted from the 22 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Harper government, which only eight weeks ago still forecast surpluses for Ottawa, has now revealed it will run the deepest shortfalls Canada…

23 January 2009 Manitoba Launches Enhanced Identification Card Program The following news release was issued by the Government of Manitoba. Manitoba is introducing an enhanced identification card (EIC) as a less-expensive alternative to a passport that will permit entry to the United States by land…

23 January 2009 Prices fall amid slump The following is excerpted from the 23 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Plunging gasoline prices and reluctant consumers with a wary eye on the recession are driving Canada's inflation rate into negative territory. Consumer prices fell 0.7 per cent…

23 January 2009 USDA Eases Lacey Act Declaration Requirement for Imported Goods The following was reported on in the 23 January 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Department of Agriculture has announced various steps that will ease the new import declaration requirement under the amended…

23 January 2009 Napolitano Seeking Quick Review of Strategies and Programs The following was reported on in the 23 January 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. New Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued Jan. 21 directives instructing officials to quickly report back to her on…

23 January 2009 International Customs Day, January 26 On behalf of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers we wish the Customs brokerage community and the World Customs Organization every success in the coming year! Worldwide, Customs brokers play a critical role in making borders work. On the…

22 January 2009 D14-1-4, Exchange Rate for Calculations Under the Special Import Measures Act and Regulations This memorandum provides information concerning the date to be used for currency conversion in the calculation of the normal value and the export price in accordance with the Special Import…

22 January 2009 D14-1-2, Disclosure of Normal Values, Export Prices, and Amounts of Subsidy Established Under the Special Import Measures Act to Importers This memorandum outlines and explains the policy respecting the release of normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy to importers…

22 January 2009 CITT Appeals, Decisions Pending Appeal No., Appeal Name, Act AP-2005-043, Dynamic Furniture Corp., Customs Act AP-2006-063, Fenwick Automotive Products Limited, Customs Act AP-2007-007, A & G Inc. dba Alstyle Apparel, Customs Act AP-2007-009, Sigvaris Corporation, Customs Act AP-2007…

22 January 2009 EICS Interruption TODAY at 20:00 EST The following is a bulletin from EICS issued on 22 January 2009. DFAIT will be making an emergency technical adjustment to the EICS system between 20:00 and 21:00 EST TODAY. The system will be unavailable during this period, and any active…

22 January 2009 Softwood Lumber Quota Allocations, February 2009 Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for February 2009 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual February allocation.

22 January 2009 Low debt load will help us weather recession The following is excerpted from the 22 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It can't save us from recession, but it will certainly reduce the pain. Canada's low debt burden - among governments, businesses and households alike -…