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Canadian wholesale sales rose for a third month in June, exceeding economist forecasts on gains in building materials and farm supplies. Sales climbed 0.6% to $53.0 billion, Statistics Canada said Wednesday... The data adds to reports of growth in Canada’s merchandise trade surplus, building permits…

Russia will allow imports from neighbouring Belarus and Kazakhstan of food processed from Western raw materials, as Moscow seeks to damp down domestic food price rises triggered by its ban on food imports from the West. On Aug. 7, Russia banned all meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetable imports from…

China said on Monday it regretted World Trade Organisation members had failed to reach an agreement on simplifying global customs rules, a breakdown it said could damage multilateral trade. India last month torpedoed a global deal to standardize and streamline customs regulations, known as "trade…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like your feedback on " A New Regulatory Framework for Federal Food Inspection: Overview of Proposed Regulations." This document provides an overview of the proposed regulatory framework, and an early look at the preliminary text for some key elements…

Four weeks until the CSCB national conference and delegates have been registering at a rapid pace. If you are planning on registering, there is no time like the present! The conference sessions on Monday morning will certainly be some of our highlights at this year’s event: Donald Cooper, President…

If you are planning to attend the Atlantic Region Annual Conference on September 14th and have not already registered, there’s no time like the present! Please note that registration will be closing on September 7th. You won’t want to miss the presentations and the latest in customs news! Check out…

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, [has] wrapped up his successful six-day trade mission to Colombia and Peru, key Canadian partner countries in the Americas and priority markets under Canada’s Global Markets Action Plan (GMAP). During the mission, the Minister promoted and…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 16 August 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal - Notice No. HA-2014-016 Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Publication after screening…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like your feedback on " A New Regulatory Framework for Federal Food Inspection: Overview of Proposed Regulations." This document provides an overview of the proposed regulatory framework, and an early look at the preliminary text for some key elements…

Please be advised that the prevailing monthly price for September 2014 exceeds US $355. Charges and volume restraints under the Softwood Lumber Agreement will not be applicable during the month of September 2014. Pursuant to Article VII of the Agreement, when the prevailing monthly price for any…

The following is a message from CBSA. This message is current. If you come across another message regarding closure of the Windsor off-site office, please double-check its date as it may not be current. This is to inform you that the CBSA Windsor off-site office will be closed from Friday, August 15…

Canada and Mexico share the fortune, or misfortune, of a border with the world’s most powerful country, which looks down on both of them. For 20 years, as privileged trading partners of the United States, they have had the opportunity to influence it by creating a shared vision for North America…

Sanctions and counter-sanctions ratcheted up last week in the increasingly tense standoff between the West and Russia over Ukraine. Following the annexation of Crimea by Russia and its alleged support for rebels in eastern Ukraine, Canada and other governments issued successive proscriptions against…

a) Chapter 02 was published to add a registration type to the following HS codes originating from Poland. 02.03 - Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. 02.06.30 - Of swine, fresh or chilled 02.06.41 - Of swine, frozen: livers 02.06.49 - Of swine, frozen 02.09.10 - Of pigs 02.10.11 - Meat of swine…

To all Canadian Importers of wood and wood products It has come to our attention that there might be confusion with the meaning of the term “other end uses - with bark” and "other end uses - without bark in AIRS" (chapter 44) when importing wood products. The issue relates to the use of “without…