Trade News

20 November 2008 CP Message: Port of Montreal Tariff Increase The following message is from Claudio Minello, General Manager, International Canadian Pacific. Please be advised that effective January 1, 2009, Canadian Pacific will be increasing the rail car switching fee applied on all International…

20 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 02 was published to modify the requirements with the end uses of Samples for testing, Scientific use (Research), Show (Exhibition), for the following HS codes for all countries except the US. 02.03 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 02.06…

20 November 2008 Speech from the Throne: Protecting Canada's Future The following is excerpted from the 19 November 2008 news release by the “Canada News Centre”. …Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Government's Speech from the Throne to…

20 November 2008 Unremarkable, maybe – but a prudent blueprint This article is excerpted from the 20 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The smartest part of yesterday's Throne Speech was a line borrowed from Wayne Gretzky: "We have to skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it…

20 November 2008 Where will the credit crunch end? The following was written by Stephen S. Poloz, Senior Vice-President, Financing Products Group, Export Development Canada. There have been many predictions about where the credit crunch would end, all of which have proven to be overly optimistic…

20 November 2008 China Announces Food Safety Rules The following is excerpted from the 20 November 2008 edition of “New York Times”. The Chinese government, struggling to contain the fallout from a scandal over contaminated milk and eggs, announced a wide range of food safety measures on Thursday…

20 November 2008 ACE Portal Account Information The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided updated information on ACE, as follows: Information on how to complete the application for an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal account: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler…

19 November 2008 Fish & Seafood Import/Export Requirements Members are advised that the following have been added/updated on the CFIA website: Export Certification Requirements for Morocco at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/export/cert10/mormare.s… "List of Vietnam Establishments…

19 November 2008 Aluminum Extrusions, Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on November 17, 2008, from the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border…

19 November 2008 A little courtin' would refresh Canada-U.S. ties The following was written by Robin Sears, a public affairs consultant. This article is drawn from his contribution to Carleton University's Canada-U.S. Engagement Project, and published in 19 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com…

19 November 2008 2009 Customs Tariff in MS Access Further to our notice of 5 November 2008 ( Tariff Notice - TN-36), the downloadable Microsoft Access version of the 2009 Customs Tariff is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2009/t2009-01/01……

19 November 2008 Korhani Canada Inc. vs CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2007-008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 28, 2008, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated March 28…

19 November 2008 CBSA Message: 2009 Classification and Tariff Code files The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-094). The 2009 classification and tariff code files will be available the second week of December. You will be able to access these files in Cadex format at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca…

19 November 2008 Meat Hygiene Directives 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 2008-41 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Vietnam MHD 2008-38 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Indonesia…

19 November 2008 Dumping and Subsidizing, Public Hearings Schedule Starting Date, Case No., Product 2008-11-10, NQ-2008-002, Thermoelectric Containers 2008-12-01, RR-2008-002, Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Plate and High-strength Low-alloy Steel Plate 2009-02-16, NQ-2008-003, Aluminum Extrusions 2009-05…

19 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to add new OGD extensions for the end uses of "Human consumption, Further processing, Other end uses, Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution and Canadian goods returning to Canada". 08.09.10.4020 - Apricots…

19 November 2008 Risks to economy growing: Bank of Canada This article is excerpted from the 19 November 2008 edition of “Reuters Canada”. The Bank of Canada sees a greater risk that economic growth and inflation will be lower than it projected just a month ago as the global financial crisis ripples…

19 November 2008 U.S. Looks to Boost Product Safety Efforts with EU, China The following was reported on in the 19 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. A first-of-its-kind summit among the U.S., the European Union and China this week illustrates that consumer product safety continues…

19 November 2008 Obama to Usher in Major Shift in Trade Policy This article is excerpted from the 19 November 2008 edition of “New York Times”. The election of Barack Obama has delivered a decisive victory to 'fair traders,' mainly Democrats and their allies who for years have contended that the…