Trade News

7 February 2007 Apparel groups push for Malaysia trade pact The following article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Two leading apparel industry groups lined up … in favor of the U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement, which is currently being negotiated. In a…

6 February 2007 Message from CN regarding Ongoing Extreme Cold Weather Conditions Extreme cold weather conditions prevailing in the Canadian Prairies are currently affecting CN operations along theToronto-Winnipeg and Winnipeg-Chicago corridors. Because of the adverse effects of the extreme cold on…

6 February 2007 D10-15-25 Interpretation of the Word Uniforms for the Purpose of Tariff Items 5112.19.93 and 5515.13.91 This Memorandum explains the policy of the CBSA regarding interpretation of the word “uniforms” as found in the end-use provision “for use in the manufacture of apparel, other than…

6 February 2007 A8B United States – Canada Transit Manifest The US-Canada Transit Manifest is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a8b/README.html

6 February 2007 K84 Payment in February, 2007 In both February 2005 and 2006, the K84 payment date was extended. The CSCB enquired about the possibility of an extension this year, and received the following response from Doug Oakman, Manager of Entry, Accounting and Adjustment Policy at CBSA: It is…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-104, Softwood Lumber Products Charge on Duty Deposit Refunds Remission Order, No. 1 Remission is hereby granted to a specified person of the charge paid or payable by the specified person under section 18 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 on the amount…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-112, Conditions for Exempted Persons Regulations PC 2007-112 sets out the formulas for determining a person’s annual export limits, as well as the consequences for exceeding that limit. Each year that the person’s exports of softwood lumber exceed the export limit for that…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-136, Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations and the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations administered and Enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency The purpose of this amendment is to bring the import requirements related to the control of BSE for…

6 February 2007 Canada and Japan Expand Air Services Agreement The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 5 February by Transport Canada, and found in its entirety on their web site at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h018e.htm. The government … announced the…

6 February 2007 [US] Customs gets 8% budget increase This article is excerpted from the 5 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a $46.4-billion budget for fiscal 2008, an eight-percent increase from the previous year. Homeland Secretary…

5 February 2007 New Import Regulations give Greater Access for Cattle, Sheep, and Goats from the US The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 2 February, and is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070202e.shtml . The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of…

5 February 2007 CN to invest C$12 million in major capacity improvements at Toronto-area intermodal terminal This article is excerpted from the 2 February 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. CN has announced a C$12-million program to increase the container-handling capacity of its…

5 February 2007 Softwood Lumber Quotas Further to the message of 31 January 2007, regarding the availablility of February Softwood Lumber quota, be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual February allocation. During the week of February 12th, the January period will…

5 February 2007 Message from CN regarding Impacts of Extreme Cold Weather Due to the extreme cold weather prevailing in the Canadian Prairies, customers may experience network delays of up to 36 hours between Western and Central Canada.

5 February 2007 Canada nears European trade treaty This article is extracted from the 5 February 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada is quietly entering the latter stages of free-trade talks with Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein, a treaty that would build on the $11-billion of…

2 February 2007 BSF5013 The Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) This booklet provides tips to traders regarding AMPS. The information isn’t new; it was available previously on the AMPS section of the CBSA web site, and has now been made into a pamphlet. It will be available in print after…

2 February 2007 Re-investigation of Normal Values regarding Certain Carbon Steel Fasteners originating in or exported from the PRC On 2 February 2007 the CBSA concluded its re-investigation of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or…

2 February 2007 The International Bridges and Tunnels Act Receives Royal Assent The following is excerpted from the news release issued by Transport Canada on 1 February; it is found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h016e.htm. [The] government … announced that…

2 February 2007 Ottawa's plan won't stop border runners This article is extracted from the 2 February 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Conservative government's $781-million plan to arm border guards will not stop motor vehicles from running the border, senior federal law-enforcement…