Trade News

8 December 2008 Get close to Obama on economy and security, paper says This article is excerpted from the 9 December 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A group of influential foreign-affairs experts wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to develop a close friendship with president-elect Barack Obama…

9 December 2008 Global action offers shelter to weather economic storm The following is written by Daniel Schwanen, an economist and acting executive director of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, for the 9 December 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. While Ottawa has…

9 December 2008 EU and Canada open aviation market This article is excerpted from the 9 December 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. The European Union and Canada have reached a deal that will open up their aviation markets to each other, removing restrictions on ownership and direct flights, EU…

9 December 2008 Retail container traffic falls for 16th straight month The following is excerpted from the 9 December 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Year-over-year cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports fell for the 16th straight month in November. 2008 is on track to be the…

8 December 2008 D19-12-1, Importation of Vehicles The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Transport Canada with the administration of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations by administering and enforcing the conditions under which new and used vehicles may be…

8 December 2008 Trade Actions Database A comprehensive database regarding international trade actions on the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing actions from the World Trade Organization is available for download from the CITT at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/publicat/tad_e.zip (please note…

8 December 2008 Andrew Taylor vs CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2007-025 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on August 21, 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 April 18, 2007…

8 December 2008 D Series Checklist Updated The D0 series checklist of memoranda is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d0/d0-200811.pdf.

8 December 2008 Guidance for Acceptable HACCP Controls for Live Molluscan Shellfish Processing Establishments Members are advised that Bulletin 25 of the Facilities Inspection Manual, "Guidance for Acceptable HACCP Controls for Live Molluscan Shellfish Processing Establishments" has been added on…

8 December 2008 Tariff of Levies to be Collected by the Canadian Private Copying Collective on the Sale, in Canada, of Blank Audio Recording Media Information on the tariff of levies to be collected by the Canadian Private Copying Collective on the sale of blank audio recording media is available in…

8 December 2008 Central banks rates fall to near zero This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. As the global financial crisis deepens, central banks around the world are slashing interest rates to jump-start flagging economies. In normal times, such easing…

8 December 2008 Drone to Patrol Part of Border With Canada This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. [US] Federal Customs and Border Protection authorities are preparing to launch unmanned aircraft patrols from [North Dakota], the first time such monitoring…

8 December 2008 U.S. forges $15 billion rescue for automakers This article is extracted from the 8 December 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. White House and congressional negotiators sought yesterday to remove remaining differences over an emergency rescue for the auto industry, a wounded giant…

8 December 2008 Obama Pick for DHS Chief Signals Focus on Immigration, Border This article is excerpted from the 8 December 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. President-elect Barack Obama recently announced Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as his choice to lead the Department of Homeland…

8 December 2008 US, China in trade co-op This article is excerpted from the 5 December 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. China and the United States … pledged to deepen their economic ties and expand cooperative efforts to counter the global credit crisis. The agreement came as the two-day…

8 December 2008 Thousands must re-apply for TWIC after contractor error The following was reported on in the 8 December 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Some 3,000 workers will have to re-apply for their Transportation Worker Identification Credential because of a computer error by a…

5 December 2008 Barley Products (TRQ), Notice to Importers ITEMS 183 TO 191 - BARLEY PRODUCTS The purpose of this Notice is to advise importers that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on December 24, 2008. Consequently, December 24, 2008 (at 11:59 pm) will be the cut-off date…

5 December 2008 Customs Tariff 2009 The Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff 2009 is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2009/01-99/tblmo…. The document is also available in the printable, pdf format at: http://www.cbsa-asfc…

5 December 2008 Cancelled: Seminar on Valuation in CSCB Quebec Region Members are advised that due to low attendance, the seminar on valuation in the CSCB Quebec region has been cancelled.

5 December 2008 CCS Examination Results – 2008 Congratulations to the 347 students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%. For the first time, the final grade was based on…