Trade News

The following is excerpted from a 21 March 2013 news release by CBP. U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register a rule that will automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to streamline the admissions process for individuals lawfully visiting…

The following is excerpted from a 21 March 2013 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today unveiled the next phase of the Harper Government’s plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013. While the…

Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2011-060 Cycles Lambert Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-065 Proctor Silex Canada Customs Act AP-2012-010 Powers Industries Limited Special Import Measures Act AP-2012-013 G. Thériault Customs Act AP-2012-022 Andritz Hydro Canada Inc. and VA Tech Hydro Canada Customs Act AP…

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, released The Fiscal Monitor for January 2013. Highlights January 2013: budgetary deficit of $0.4 billion There was a budgetary deficit of $0.4 billion in January 2013, compared to a surplus of $1.9 billion in January 2012. Revenues decreased by $0.8…

Members may be interested in some of the updated forms that CRA has made available on their website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html

The following is excerpted from the 21 March 2013 edition of Reuters Canada. Canada's Conservative government pledged on Thursday to close tax loopholes and curb spending to erase its budget deficit in time for the 2015 election, even as it committed funds to infrastructure, manufacturing and job…

a) Chapter 1 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use "Show or exhibition" 01.06.19.2083.01 - Commercial dogs - eight months of age or older 01.06.19.2083.02 - Commercial dogs - less than eight months of age b) Chapter 16 was published to add the end…

The following message is from Health Canada. In June 2011 Health Canada released the Guidance on Mandatory Incident Reporting under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - Section 14 Duties in the Event of an Incident. Since this time Health Canada has continued to receive feedback on these…

The following is from the 20 March 2013 edition of CBC News. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty offered a preview of three key themes for Thursday's federal budget in a letter sent to MPs Monday and released publicly Tuesday. The two-page message, billed as a thank you for Conservative MPs' contributions…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-020). Sunday, March 24th, 2013 Full EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, between 05:00 and 09:30 (Eastern Time), we will be unable to process traffic for the following EDI applications: Electronic Releases, CADEX, CUSDEC, RNS, CSA, ACI Marine, ACI Air, ACI…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-019). The annual interest rate for the second quarter of 2013 (April 1st to June 30th) will be 0.9369.

Chapter 03 was published to: i) modify the import instructions for the following HS codes with the end uses of "Ceremonial or religious use", "Diagnostic Testing", "Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals", "Manufacturing feed for aquatic animals", "Research and educational use", and "Show or…

Dumping case number: AD/1399 Dumping file number: 4214-38 Subsidy case number: CV/135 Subsidy file number: 4218-36 The Statement of Reasons is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/ad1399/ad1399-i13-de-eng.html

a) Chapter 12 was published to modify the release recommendation for the following HS code with the end use of "Propagation (growing or sowing)" from off-continent origins 12.09.99.0071.01 - Apple (seed) This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes with the end use of…

The following is excerpted from an 18 March 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that Canada will join 20 other World Trade Organization members…

The following is now available on the CBSA website: BSF631, Certificate of Origin – Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/bsf631-eng.ht…

The CBSA has updated form BSF5061, Coming to Canada by Small Aircraft or Recreational Boat. It is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5061-eng.html

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for February 2013 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/repository/EDI_Report_Feb_2013.xlsx The national EDI percentage was 94.00%.