Trade News

21 April 2008 Prime Minister Urges Stronger Trade Relations with India The following news release was issued by the Prime Minister’s office on 18 April 2008. Prime Minister Harper… outlined the initiatives the government has undertaken to improve trade relations with India, an emerging economic…

21 April 2008 Canada to Open Trade Mission in Mongolia The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Foreign Affairs on 18 April 2008. The Government of Canada is furthering its relationship with Mongolia and continuing to assist Canadian companies in the country through the establishment…

21 April 2008 Help Desk NOT Available The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk is not available today Monday 21 April, 2008. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]

21 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for all countries. 06.02.10.0011.44 Cascara, coffeeberry, Rhamnus - Unrooted plants 06.02.90.0023.44 Cascara, coffeeberry, Rhamnus - rooted plants b) Chapter 06 was published…

21 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 04 and 22 were updated to add a registration type for the requirements with the end use of "Canadian goods returning" for dairy products. NO VERSION CHANGES. 04 - Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not…

21 April 2008 Plan to beef up border staff hits funding snag The following article is excerpted from the 19 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The federal government's promise that no border officers will work alone has run into some expensive roadblocks at a time when Canada is under…

21 April 2008 Order Amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List Statutory authority The following is excerpted from the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 142, No. 16 — April 19, 2008, concerning the proposed amendment of the Automatic Firearms Country…

21 April 2008 U.S. Election Looms Over North American Summit This article is excerpted from the 21 April 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. With the U.S. election looming over their annual summit, North American leaders gather in New Orleans this week for what is expected to be a largely symbolic…

21 April 2008 WTO says trade deal in works This article is extracted from the 21 April 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. A breakthrough in global trade talks is achievable in the next few weeks, World Trade Organization director-general Pascal Lamy said yesterday. Momentum in the oft-stalled trade…

21 April 2008 Three Amigos meetings 'thin' on results The following article is excerpted from the 21 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa gets little out of meetings like this week's Three Amigos summit in New Orleans and should instead develop a more direct relationship with the United…

18 April 2008 CFIA Connection (update) Message EDI08-032 (update / mise-à-jour) The following message from the Electronic Commerce Unit was sent at end of day on 17 April. The communication problems between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System have been resolved. However, there will be a backlog in the…

18 April 2008 Memorandum D13-11-3, Value for Duty of Printed or Lithographed Matter, Financial and Other Instruments (Customs Act, Sections 48-53) This memorandum has been updated to provide more information on the value for duty of financial and other instruments, such as gift certificates, airline…

The following messages were sent on 18 April: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) CFIA Connection (update) 2. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) Memorandum D13-11-3, Value for Duty of Printed... 3. Canadian Customs Articles Stop worrying, and learn to love trade…

18 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site The following changes to AIRS were implemented on 17 April: a) Chapter 23 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS code for the end use of "Livestock feed". 23.03.30. - Brewing or…

18 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published. a) to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" or to "Refuse entry" for the continental United States for "Without bark" for the following HS code. 44.01.22.0122.09 - Ash - wood chips (untreated) b)…

18 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to remove the following HS code from therequirements with the miscellaneous code "With bark". 44.18.60.0144.01 - Ash - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous- without bark This generated a version change for the…

18 April 2008 Canadian Goods Returning Members with comments on this issue are asked to send these to the CSCB national office, at [email protected]. Please be advised that goods regulated by CFIA and classified in headings 9813 and 9814 cannot be transmitted via EDI. For Canadian goods returning that…

18 April 2008 Stop worrying, and learn to love trade deficits This article is excerpted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Back in the 1980s, an Australian economist named John Pitchford made the counterintuitive case - now known as the "Pitchford thesis" - that market-driven…

18 April 2008 Strong loonie helps temper inflation rate The following article is excerpted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada continued to dodge the global inflation bullet last month, as the annual rate slipped to 1.4 per cent from 1.8 per cent in February. That’s the…

18 April 2008 NAFTA's auto sector evolving The following article is extracted from the 17 April 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The auto sector has traditionally been front and centre when it comes to understanding Canadian export performance. But recent trends have taken the…