Trade News

The following is excerpted from the 24 January 2013 edition of CBC News. A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Office finds that the Conservative government's spending restraint program is focusing on front line services, while back office spending continues to rise. That's exactly the opposite…

The following is from the Monetary Policy Report released by the Bank of Canada on 23 January 2013. Following an estimated 1.9 per cent in 2012, the Canadian economy is expected to grow by 2.0 per cent in 2013 and 2.7 per cent in 2014, and to reach full capacity in the second half of 2014, later…

The recent decision of the CITT in Frito-Lay Canada Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency is significant for all Canadian importers and customs brokers. It provides relief in those reasonably common situations where importers don’t claim NAFTA when goods are duty free under MFN…

The following is from the 23 January 2013 edition of Embassy Magazine. Provinces are staying home, says Quebec’s chief negotiator. Canadian and European chief negotiators are in Brussels this week playing their best hands in hopes of striking a trade deal that one observer says could be signed…

The following is from the 23 January 2013 edition of Embassy Magazine. Canada should take the lead in trying to wrap up a trade deal this year with the Caribbean Community, called CARICOM. Such a deal could become a model for Canada’s negotiations with other developing countries on its priority list…

The following is from the 23 January 2013 edition of Embassy Magazine. Hee-yong Cho says Korea trade talks need ‘flexibility.’ South Korean Ambassador Hee-yong Cho says he wants no tariffs on imports of Korean cars to Canada, while urging his Korean colleagues and his Canadian counterparts to show a…

The following is from the 22 January 2013 edition of Journal of Commerce. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexico’s Tax Administration Service have signed a joint work plan that lays out a plan for the mutual recognition of their authorized economic operator programs, the United States’…

The following has been updated and is now available on the CBSA Web site: Memorandum D19-13-2, Importing and Exporting Firearms, Weapons and Devices http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-13-2-eng.html

The following is excerpted from a 22 January 2013 news release by The Conference Board of Canada. The “lost decade” of essentially no growth in Canadian exports is due less to the strong dollar and more to the rise of China and other emerging economies. A Conference Board of Canada report for the…

The following is excerpted from the 22 January 2013 edition of The Globe and Mail. Canada now has an additional reason for bringing its trade negotiations with the European Union to a successful conclusion, sooner rather than later. Efforts are under way to launch similar negotiations between the…

Members are reminded of the Toronto Region General Meeting to discuss eManifest at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Toronto Airport, 6257 Airport Road, Mississauga on 24 January from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Details and registration form are available at: http://cscb.ca/event/cscb-toronto-region…

Chapter 29 was published to; i) add the end use "Human consumption" to the following HS codes. 29.01.10.6201 - n-Butane 29.01.10.6202 - Hexane 29.01.10.9990 - Other 29.03.12.6201 - Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 29.04.20.6201 - 2-Nitropropane 29.04.20.9990 - Other 29.05.11.6201 - Methanol,…

Dumping case number: AD/1397 Dumping file number: 4214-37 Subsidy case number: CV/133 Subsidy file number: 4218-35 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on January 21, 2013, under the Special Import Measures Act, respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain…

The following is excerpted from a 21 January 2013 news release by Canada Border Services Agency. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating investigations into the alleged injurious dumping of certain galvanized steel wire from the People's Republic of China, the…

The following is excerpted from a 21 January 2013 news release by Canada's Economic Action Plan. The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, and the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the…

Presentations from the 27 November 2012 Pacific Commercial Committee (PCC) Meeting are now available on the British Columbia Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" and look under “Regional…

Minutes of the Windsor CBSA/Customs Brokers' meeting held on 16 January 2013 are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" and look under “Regional Activity".

Registration is now open for the February 21 st CSCB BC Region General Meeting. Meeting: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: River Rock Casino, 8811 River Road, Richmond, Thompson Room Presenters: - Darlene Klips, CBSA, Director, Trade Operations Division, Pacific Region, will be discussing the latest…