Trade News

9 November 2005 A Return to Quotas The following article is excerpted from the 9 November 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. The trade agreement that the United States and China announced [on 8 November], limiting China's clothing exports for the next three years, makes official what had already…

9 November 2005 Minutes of Atlantic Region Annual General Meeting for 2004 Members will find minutes from the 2004 Atlantic Region Annual General Meeting on the Atlantic Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgat_min_20040612_e.pdf Additionally, issues raised in a…

9 November 2005 [US] Customs stepping up commercial enforcement The following article is excerpted from the 9 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection is stepping up its enforcement efforts for both imports and exports with orders from headquarters to…

9 November 2005 CFIA Allows Importation of Meat Products Derived from Beef from Japan Effective immediately, the importation of meat products derived from fresh (frozen, chilled_ beef from Japan to Canada is allowed. The Conditions for Importation of Meat Products from Japan to Canada (7 October…

9 November 2005 Bill seeks enhanced cargo security The following article is excerpted from the 9 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Proposed [US] Senate legislation would nudge the Department of Homeland Security, and Customs and Border Protection, to refine and accelerate a number…

9 November 2005 Concrete Reinforcing Bar Request for Interim Review No. RD-2005-002 IN THE MATTER OF a request for an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on June 1, 2001, in Inquiry No. NQ-2000…

9 November 2005 Carbon Steel Welded Pipe Expiry No. LE-2005-003 IN THE MATTER OF an order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on July 24, 2001, in Expiry Review No. RR-2000-002, continuing, with amendment, its order made on July 25, 1996, in Review No. RR-95-002, continuing, without…

9 November 2005 Ceremony to Mark Completion of US Plaza Improvements at Peace Bridge The following article is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 8 November 2005, and found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-h222e.htm. The Government of Canada and the…

10 November 2005 Request for Tariff Relief on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Deracoxib The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Deracoxib for use in the production of…

8 November 2005 D21-1-1 Customs Privileges for Diplomatic Missions, Consular Posts, and International Organizations (Tariff Item No. 9808.00.00) Appendix A of D21-1-1 has been amended. Appendix A identifies in chart form the categories of persons and the customs privileges and entitlements under the…

8 November 2005 Notice of Intent to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-India Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) The government will undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (EA) of the negotiations for the Canada-India Foreign Investment Protection Agreement…

8 November 2005 Business leaders urge WTO governments to "redouble efforts" for success in Hong Kong The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the International Chamber of Commerce on 8 November 2005, and found on the ICC web site at http://www.iccwbo.org/id4949/index.html. Writing in…

8 November 2005 MIA at the WTO The following article by Roy MacLaren, former Minister for International Trade, is excerpted from the 8 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada has mysteriously disappeared from the global trade arena. A decade ago, we were one of four world trade leaders -…

8 November 2005 Notice from CN regarding Dangerous Goods Regulations The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Please note sections 4.4 and 4.5 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG) : 4.4 Before allowing a carrier to take possession of dangerous goods for…

8 November 2005 CBP faces textile enforcement challenge The following article is excerpted from the 8 November 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Inspectors have witnessed a tremendous increase in the deliberate misdescription of cotton trousers and other products as ramie and other fibers in an…

8 November 2005 Statutory Holiday 11 November 2005 The following message is from the EICB. Friday 11th of November is a designated government holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available for normal hours. The…

8 November 2005 Revised Test Packages for ACI Air The electronic commerce unit has provided revised acceptance test packages for ACI Air and ACI Supplementary. These are available upon request from the CSCB national office, at [email protected]. mailto:[email protected]

8 November 2005 Remembrance Day, 11 November 2005 The following message is from the electronic commerce unit at the CBSA. During Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11, 2005, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm (ET), three officers will be available at 1-888-957-7224 to deal with urgent matters. Testing…

8 November 2005 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Unbleached Plain Weave Cotton Fabric The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department of finance has received for tariff relief on certain unbleached plain weave cotton fabric for use in Canadian manufacturing…

8 November 2005 Port of Vancouver working on goods movement task force recommendations The following article is extracted from the 8 November 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Officials at the Vancouver Port Authority announced their support of a report released Monday by a task force on…