Trade News

21 November 2008 CN Message: Cutoffs Monday to Friday - Winnipeg The train departing from Winnipeg to Toronto and to the Port of Montreal now leaves Winnipeg at 23:00 instead of early the next morning. This new design impacts the cutoff time from Winnipeg, Monday to Friday. Cutoff, Origin…

CSCB Prairie Region Seminar, December 2 The CSCB Prairie Region invites you to attend a workshop presentation by the Canada Border Services Agency. This event will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Greenwood Inn (room: Evergreen B), 1715 Wellington Ave. in Winnipeg…

21 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to add new Miscellaneous Codes and a new registration type for the following HS Codes for the Continental United States. 44.03.99.0131.01 - Elm - other products such as logs (untreated) 44.10.60.0145.09 - Elm - posts and beams -…

21 November 2008 The Psychology of Recession The following was written by Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of Conference Board of Canada. For the past six weeks or so, media pundits and some economic forecasters have been quick to leap to the conclusion that “we are in an…

21 November 2008 Economic confidence in U.S. lowest since 1983 The following was reported on in the 21 November 2008 edition of "American Shipper". The world economic climate index has dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter in a row, hitting its lowest level since 1998. The index, compiled by the…

20 November 2008 [US] DOT Reports Record Freight Transportation with Canada and Mexico in 2007 The following was reported on in the 20 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. The Department of Transportation released Nov. 19 statistics showing that the value of U.S. freight transportation…

20 November 2008 December 2008 Softwood Quota Allocations Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for December 2008 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual December allocation.

20 November 2008 WHTI Update on CBSA Website The following notice is from Joseph D'Angelo, A/Manager, Outreach and Consultations, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, CBSA. The purpose of this email is to keep you apprised of ongoing developments regarding the new document requirements to enter the…

20 November 2008 WHTI Update on CBSA Website The following notice is from Joseph D'Angelo, A/Manager, Outreach and Consultations, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, CBSA. The purpose of this email is to keep you apprised of ongoing developments regarding the new document requirements to enter the…

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……