Trade News

Customs Brokers are advised that the correction period for JULY 2013 Softwood Lumber permits ends August 12, 2013, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of the Softwood Lumber Agreement. Please submit permit…

Dumping case number: AD/1400 Dumping file number: 4214-39 Subsidy case number: CV/136 Subsidy file number: 4218-37 Statement of reasons concerning the preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of CERTAIN SILICON METAL ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC…

Dumping case number: AD/1397 Dumping file number: 4214-37 Subsidy case number: CV/133 Subsidy file number: 4218-35 Statement of reasons concerning the making of final determinations with respect to the dumping of CERTAIN GALVANIZED STEEL WIRE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF…

Determination issued Monday, July 22, 2013 Reasons issuedTuesday, August 6, 2013 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted a preliminary injury inquiry into whether the evidence discloses a reasonable…

Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2012-023 J. Hains Customs Act AP-2012-026 Euro-Line Appliances Customs Act AP-2012-038 Colonial Élégance Inc. Special Import Measures Act AP-2012-039, AP-2012-050 and AP-2012-059 Universal Consumer Products, Inc., LIV Outdoor (International) Inc. and Maine Ornamental…

As per our Service Pledge available at http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/logs-bois/index.aspx?…, Surplus Letters are normally issued the Monday after the final date of receipt of offers. Please note that due to the Civic holiday on Monday, August 5, 2013, Surplus…

New and important legislation — the Safe Food for Canadians Act — has been passed. Now, the CFIA must review all existing regulations in order to bring the Act into force. CFIA is making progress on a number of key initiatives that will enable the Act to come into force, including inspection…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-055). The annual interest rate for the fourth quarter of 2013 (October 1 – December 30) will be 1.0163.

The following has been updated in the CFIA website: Export Certification Requirements (Updated the link to the “List of Canadian establishments approved for export to the People’s Republic of China”) http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/export/cert10/chnchne.s….

The following is a weekly commentary by EDC’s VP and Chief Economist, Peter Hall. Sino-slowing is among the top topics on the summer chat circuit. Small wonder - current trends seem to break with a stunning 30-year winning streak that has set a lot of modern-day records, and vaulted the ancient land…

The following is excerpted from today’s article by the Journal of Commerce. That’s the daunting challenge European and U.S. trade officials will confront when they gather in Brussels in early October to start the nitty-gritty negotiations for the grandly titled Transatlantic Trade and Investment…

The following is excerpted from today’s article by the American Shipper. U.S. importers expressed their “extreme disappointment” in the Congress for its failure to renew the Generalized System of Preferences before it expired July 31. GSP is a 37-year-old trade preference program designed to promote…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is warning Canadians about a possible scam involving vehicle purchases. In multiple reports, an individual posing as a salesperson from a luxury car dealership in Utah tries to coerce Canadian customers into paying for a vehicle by phone or online. Customers…

a) Chapter 01 was published to streamline the import requirements for the following HS codes. 01.05.11.1010 - Day old chicks. 01.05.11.1012 - Less than 3 days old 01.05.12.1010 - Day old poults. This created a requirement version change to the following HS codes. 01.05.15.1021 - Less than 3 days old…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Import Control Division will be closed for the August civic holiday on Monday August 5, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EST). If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at: 1-289-247-4099 /1-800-835-4486. Please note…

Members may be interested in reviewing the webinar put on by Materials, Management & Distribution magazine in May of 2012. The presenter, Bill Eggertson, executive general manager of the Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association, explained how the US is unilaterally changing the rules to…

The following is excerpted from July 31, 2013 news release by Transport Canada. Officials from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments led a “Bridge Parade” across the new Circle Drive South Bridge to ceremonially open Saskatoon’s largest infrastructure project. The roadway will…