Trade News

17 February 2009 AIRS Outage The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is down. At the moment, we are unable to predict when service will be restored however we will keep you informed…

17 February 2009 AIRS now available The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. We have been advised by our IT staff that the AIRS Website is now operating. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

17 February 2009 U.S. crisis batters Canadian manufacturing The following is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economic pounding hit coast-to-coast in December, and will likely get worse. The value of Canadian manufacturing sales … plunged 8 per cent in December…

17 February 2009 US-EU Joint Customs Cooperation Committee Roadmap Toward Mutual Recognition The following note appeared on CBP website on 13 February 2009. In support of the mutual recognition efforts, the U.S. and EU agreed to the Roadmap towards Mutual Recognition of Trade Partnership Programs in…

17 February 2009 [US] Legislative Update: Food Safety, Miscellaneous Trade Bill, Trade Enforcement This article is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Congress recently completed action on its top priority, an economic stimulus bill, which includes several trade…

17 February 2009 [ACE] Initial Entry Summary Capabilities to Deploy in Spring 2009 The following notice was posted by US Customs on 12 February 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin implementing Automated Commercial Environment initial entry summary capabilities in spring 2009. CBP is…

17 February 2009 CBP Unmanned Aircraft Begins Operations in North Dakota The following is excerpted from the 16 February 2009 news release by CBP. Federal and state dignitaries this morning officially opened the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota…

13 February 2009 2008/09 Sugar-containing Products Quota Holders List The 2008/09 sugar-containing products quota holders list is now available on the EICS website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/sugar-sucre….

13 February 2009 EICS: Help Desk NOT Available Today The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk is not available today Friday, 13 February 2009. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]

13 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 30 was published with a new OGD extension. 30.01.90.1675.08 - Medical implant made of porcine collagen

13 February 2009 'Buy American' wording finalized The following is excerpted from the February 13th edition of "Toronto Start". Canadian officials took cold comfort today as the U.S. government finalized the wording of a provocative Buy American initiative with no last-minute surprises that would…

13 February 2009 Get your houses in order, Canada to tell G7 The following is excerpted from the February 13th edition of "Toronto start". Sound regulation starts at home. That's the message Canada plans to push at today's Group of Seven meeting in Rome, where the world's developed countries have…

13 February 2009 Pros and cons of Obama's trip north The following is excepted from the February 12th edition of "Toronto Star", written by Bob Hepburn. When Barack Obama visits Ottawa next Thursday, he will be all business, a dramatic change from the era when Canada-U.S. summits were filled with…

13 February 2009 Get Used to Job Losses, For Now The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada A year ago, pressures on the global labour supply were intensifying. The boom years were a job machine, driving global unemployment rates down to…

13 February 2009 Chinese trade plunges, fanning worries The following is excerpted from the February 11the edition of "globeandmail.com". China's exports plunged in January amid collapsing global demand, adding to the threat of job losses and possible unrest and intensifying pressure on Beijing to…

12 February 2009 CBSA Message: Customs Offices Ste-Aurélie, St-Juste de la Bretonnière The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-013). Please be advised that effective immediately, Customs Offices 0336 St-Juste de la Bretonnière and 0339 Ste-Aurélie are automated for ACROSS releases.

12 February 2009 General Motors of Canada Limited, Application No. EP-2008-002 Order and reasons issued Wednesday, February 11, 2009 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by General Motors of Canada Limited, under section 67.1 of the Customs Act, for an order extending the time within which a notice…

12 February 2009 Merley Chains Ltd., Application No. EP-2008-003 Order issued Tuesday, February 10, 2009 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Merley Chains Ltd., under section 67.1 of the Customs Act, for an order extending the time within which a notice of appeal may be filed under section 67 of…

12 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 12 was published with a new OGD extension. 12.09.30.0069.07 - Wildflower (seed)

12 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) Chapter 23 was published to add the end use "Other end use" to the following HS code for the USA. NO REQUIREMENT VERSION CHANGE 23.09.90.1567.08 - Bovine bones