Trade News

The CSCB Toronto Region will hold a general meeting on Thursday, 23 January 2014. Mark your calendars! Details will follow at a later date. Date: Thursday, 23 January 2014 Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Four Points by Sheraton 6257 Airport Road Mississauga, ON Presenter: Canadian Food Inspection…

Start and end time of scheduled maintenance outage for this upcoming weekend has been revised. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) AND from 13:00 to 16:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or send outbound…

The following has been updated in the CFIA website: "Export Requirements – China" http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/fish-and-seafood/exports/by-jurisdicti….

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates... These rates are calculated quarterly according to the laws that apply and will be in effect from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014. All interest rates have decreased by 1% since last quarter, except for the rate…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2013-52 Chapter 11 – Introduction (2013-10-16)

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the import conditions for the end uses; “Food Service”, "Retail Use" and "Further Processing for Human Consumption" originating from China, for the following HS codes. 03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03…

For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) AND from 12:00 to 15:00 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or send outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices, e.g. RNS, Completeness Notices…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI-093). For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on 2013-12-14 05:00 to 2013-12-14 05:30 AND 2013-12-15 05:00 to 2013-12-15 05:30 EST. CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and AO notification of release queries transmitted to…

CBSA and the US CBP has recently released two reports: Report on the Comparison and Review of the Importer Self-Assessment and Customs Self-Assessment Programs Trusted Traders Tier II Stakeholder Joint Consultation Report

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-12-12 AP-2012-035 Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited Special Import Measures Act Public Hearing 2013-12-19 AP-2013-006 SMS Equipment Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2014-01-09 AP-2013-019 and AP-2013-020 Philips Electronics Ltd. and Les…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Created to provide integrated border services, the CBSA has been dedicated for 10 years to protecting Canada’s security and supporting its economic prosperity… “For 10 years, the CBSA has continued to keep illegal…

Exporting. Globalization. Diversification. These are big terms, and we usually associate them with big business. We can even go as far as to think that in a great, big, new, trading world, small business really doesn't fit the model, doesn't really belong in the game - that you really need size and…

After another year of mediocre growth, Canada's economy is expected to perk up in 2014, supported by a pick-up in exports and strengthening business investment, according to the latest Economic and Financial Market Outlook issued today by RBC Economics. RBC is forecasting real GDP growth of 1.7 per…

This message is to inform industry stakeholders that quantities of tariff rate quota (TRQ) for milk protein substances (MPS) with a milk protein content of 85% or more by weight (calculated on the dry matter) that do not originate in any NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, or Israel for the period of…

Canadian negotiators were in Seoul, South Korea from November 25-29 for the first full negotiating round for a Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) since last year. The talks have been stalled since January 2013. With a new chief negotiator having been appointed since the last meeting, it appears…

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today highlighted progress made at a successful meeting with trade ministers from the countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)... TPP ministers made good progress in Singapore, identifying potential outcomes for key outstanding areas…