Trade News

7 September 2005 Report: Katrina could slow other ports The following article is extracted from the 6 September 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans could lead to slowdowns in rail operations in moving retail goods out of other ports…

7 September 2005 Customs shifts sites for Gulf port transactions The following article is from the 6 September 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection announced that the Port of Memphis has been designated to handle all import transactions for Gulf ports that closed…

7 September 2005 Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Plate On 7 September 2005 the CBSA initiated two re-investigations of normal values and export prices in respect of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy plate pursuant to the SIMA. The re-investigations relate to: (a) certain hot…

7 September 2005 USD Exchange Rate The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The following is to advise that the exchange rate for the US Dollar for September 3 to 6, 2005 (inclusive) was amended in our system after the CADEX exchange report was issued. The correct rate…

7 September 2005 ITEM 80 - Carbon Steel, and ITEM 81 - Specialty Steel Notice to Importers Serial No. 683 Date: August 31, 2005 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice is: To inform importers that the steel import monitoring programme has been extended to August 31, 2008. 1.2 This Notice extends…

6 September 2005 Hurricane Update from CN The following update from CN was sent on late afternoon, 2 September 2005. CN's current embargo list remains unchanged. In cases where the final destination station does not appear on any embargo list, CN continues to accept billing for traffic routed…

6 September 2005 Customs announces trade symposium The following article is excerpted from the 2 September 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection has announced that its fifth trade symposium will take place November 2-4 … in Washington. The theme will be…

6 September 2005 EU to back China textiles deal in return for new trade barriers The following article is excerpted from the 6 September 2005 edition of "The Times" on-line. Italy and France intend to back Peter Mandelson’s deal to settle the textiles dispute with China today, bringing an end to a…

6 September 2005 Port of New Orleans preparing to reopen The following article is extracted from the 6 September 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Officials at the Port of New Orleans … said Hurricane Katrina left its terminals damaged but workable. "The Port of New Orleans' riverfront…

6 September 2005 CN Update regarding Hurricane Katrina CN service in the areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina has been restored, with the following exceptions: - Local traffic to and from New Orleans LA, which remains under embargo. The route between Jackson MS and New Orleans, via Hammond LA and…

6 September 2005 Security Error Problems with Web1 Server Server eicsprdweb1.eicsprd is experiencing Entrust problems, and will be re-started. Brokers that experience any security errors are requested to log out of the EICS and to then log back in, again checking which server was used - eicsprdweb2…

6 September 2005 Certain Waterproof Rubber Footwear Interim Review No. RD-2004-008 IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 18, 2002, in Expiry Review No. RR-2001-005…

6 September 2005 Update from Canadian Firearms Centre regarding Deferral of Regulations The following information is from the Canada Firearms Centre. Implementation of the Public Agents Firearms Regulations, the Firearms Marking Regulations and the Gun Shows Regulations has been deferred to give…

6 September 2005 Our vulnerable border The following article is excerpted from the 3 September 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. That simmering labour dispute at key Canada-U.S. border crossings is no grubby run-of-the-mill squabble over money or benefits. In fact, members of the border guards…

2 September 2005 DHS: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Formally Submitted for Public Comment The following press release was issued by the US Department of Homeland Security on 1 September 2005, and is found on their web site at http://www.customs.gov. The Departments of Homeland Security and…

2 September 2005 Bicycles and Finished Painted Bicycle Frames Safeguard Inquiry Nos. GS-2004-001 and GS-2004-002 On 10 February 2005, following a complaint filed by the Canadian Bicycle Manufacturers Association, the CITT commenced a global safeguard inquiry into the importation of certain bicycles…

2 September 2005 Clothing Logjam Continues The following article is excerpted from the 1 September 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. Peter Mandelson, the European Union's top trade official, continued to grapple Thursday with six nations in his group as well as China in an effort to defuse a…

2 September 2005 Customs agents in Canada warning of protest action The following article is excerpted from the 2 September 2005 issue of “globeandmail.com”. The Customs and Excise Union has also issued a press release about this incident. Furious customs agents are warning of protest action across…

1 September 2005 CPR Customer Bulletin: Hurricane Katrina - Rail Embargoes The following bulletin is from CPR’s Assistant Vice President, Customer Services. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, numerous rail destinations in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi have been embargoed by various…