Trade News

28 October 2008 EU version of Lacey Act aimed at illegal timber harvests This article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Commission has proposed legislation that would require international traders to verify that wood used in imported or exported…

28 October 2008 US plans pilot program to bar unsafe imports This article is excerpted from the 28 October 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are introducing a new importer-participation pilot program to assure the…

27 October 2008 CBSA Message: CFIA Connection Down The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-084). Please note that the connection between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System is down. There is no ETA as to when this problem will be resolved. For urgent requests, please present paper.

27 October 2008 Fasteners, Interim Review No. RD-2008-001 IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under paragraph 76.01(1)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-005 concerning: THE DUMPING OF…

27 October 2008 CN08-021, Summary of the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations The purpose of this notice is to inform exporters of the key provisions of the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations, that came into force on September 4, 2008, that include a ban on the export of…

27 October 2008 Partners in Protection Members The list of recent PIP members is found on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/security-securite/pip-pep/list-liste-eng.html The list of PIP legacy members accepted into the program before 30 June 2008 is found on the CBSA website at: http:/…

27 October 2008 Canada-EU joint study assessing the costs and benefits of a closer economic partnership Canada and the EU have published the results of a joint study into the costs and benefits of a closer economic partnership between the EU and Canada. The purpose of this study is to examine the…

27 October 2008 Extension of the B2 pilot project Further to our notice on 28 March 2008 ( B2 Pilot Project), the B2 pilot project has been extended to 31 March 2009. Details can be found in the letter sent to the CSCB President, Carol West, from Director of Goods Processing, Elisabeth Childers…

27 October 2008 World markets slide further This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. World stock markets slumped again Monday with the Nikkei index in Japan closing at its lowest in 26 years as the financial crisis drove up the yen, piling the pressure on the…

27 October 2008 How to succeed during the hurricane The following article, by Daniel F. Muzyka, dean of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and Lawrence Weiss, visiting professor with the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, is excerpted from the 27…

27 October 2008 Canada-China relations are in need of an urgent overhaul This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It is written by Jim Balsillie, the founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the Canadian International Council and the…

27 October 2008 Loonie poised to slide further: RBC The following article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar is poised to weaken further as the global financial crisis intensifies and drives anxious investors into the U.S. dollar, currency…

27 October 2008 EU seeks comments as future liner regulation takes shape This article is excerpted from the 24 October 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Commission is currently accepting comments from the shipping industry on how liner consortiums should be structured under new laws…

27 October 2008 USDA: Canadian firewood shipments require heat treatment The following article is excerpted from the 24 October 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service requires heat treatment of shipments of all firewood…

27 October 2008 Global airfreight off 7.7% This article is excerpted from the 27 October 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Global air traffic dropped at an alarmingly 7.7 percent in September from the same month a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association…

24 October 2008 Certain Laminate Flooring, Re-investigation Notice of Re-investigation The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices respecting laminate flooring in thickness ranging from 5.5mm to 13mm (other…

24 October 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 01 was published to insert new import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use "Temporary stay in Canada" from the US. 01.04 Live sheep and goats. 01.06.19.2065 Ovidae (wild). 01.06.19.2066 Caprinae (wild) This modification created a…