Trade News

The B.C. government has introduced back-to-work legislation in an effort to end the ongoing strike by container truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver. Bill 25 will directly affect about 250 unionized truckers who are members of Unifor, and includes a 90-day cooling off period. B.C. Transportation…

Decision and reasons issued Monday, March 3, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on November 5, 2013, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 3, 2013, with respect…

Update to CBSA Break-bulk Exemption Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Timeframes for Transmission of Break-bulk Cargo – Pre-arrival Marine Mode Customs Notice 14-006 1. This notice is for the attention of marine carriers and/or their authorized service providers who transmit prescribed pre-load…

a) Chapter 05 was published to add a new miscellaneous code to the following HS code originating from China. 05.11.99.1293.16 - Animal semen (other than bovine) - frozen. - zoo animals b) Chapter 29 was published to add the following HS codes. 29.21.22 - Hexamethylenediamine and its salts 29.25.19 -…

Dumping case number: AD/1395 Dumping file number: 4214-35 Statement of Reasons concerning the making of a new final determination with respect to the dumping of certain liquid dielectric transformers originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea Decision On March 6, 2014, pursuant to…

Canada's border guards routinely waive taxes and duties on goods bought by travellers in the U.S., says a briefing note for the prime minister. The acknowledgment supports the suspicions of retailers that the Canada Border Services Agency is too lenient with cross-border shoppers, costing the…

The Canadian dollar has had a sharp slide since the beginning of 2014 and most predictions are that it will go lower. RBC economists say 87 cents by this fall, perhaps 85 cents next year, while TD Bank says 85 cents before the end of the year, then a rebound to 90 cents in 2015. On Friday the loonie…

Truckers say they will not be swayed by bullying tactics from the port and the government and claim they’ll remain united and off the job Monday despite threats of revoked licences and back-to-work legislation. Rather than weakening the resolve of truckers who have remained off the job since late…

Members may be interested in two new messages on Softwood Lumber Products Export Charges that CRA made available on their website: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), in conjunction with Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), is hosting a Trade Consultation Session via WebEx,to be held in French, with a focus on the importation of products regulated by HC and PHAC. Details are below. Please note…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is no longer experiencing delays in processing import documentation. Please continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999. The National Import Service Centre (NISC) will continue to process requests. We…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is experiencing delays. Please note there may be a delay (2 hours) in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999. The National…

CFIA is currently experiencing a delay of 5-6 hours in processing trade data. Please be advised that all EDI transactions are being received by CFIA’s system, however, the processing of the EDI data is very slow at the moment. There is no time of resolution. We are working with CFIA to resolve this…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is experiencing delays. Please note there may be a delay (5 hours) in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999. The National…

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the release recommendations to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from Europe, Chile and the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia…