Trade News

Further to the 12 June 2012 message regarding Changes to Import Notification Requirements for Products in the Non-Federally Registered Food Sector - Ninth Phase: Amendments to Annex 1, CBSA have provided the following information. The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-050)

A Notice to Interested Parties (Notice) regarding the following substances was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I (CGI) on June 9, 2012: methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), namely 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone and its salts, derivatives, isomers and analogues and salts of derivatives, isomers and analogues This Notice communicates Health Canada's intent to include MDPV in Schedule I to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). The electronic version of the Notice in both official languages is available at the following website:

Members may be interested in the following commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada. If numbers don't lie, then Canada's recent trade statistics give cause for concern. Worries that world weakness would work its way into our export performance seem to be turning into reality. Are Canada's exporters discouraged? Quite the opposite - during the spring, the Trade Confidence Index (TCI) rebounded sharply. What's going on?

The following is now available on the CBSA Web site: Customs Notice 12-018, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Victoriaville, Quebec) http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn12-018-eng.html _________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 12 June 2012 news item by CBP. The U.S. and Korea today formally announced a reciprocal agreement for expedited processing of arriving international airline passengers. Korea thus became the first Asian country to partner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s growing Global Entry program.

Minutes of the Windsor CBSA/Customs Brokers' meeting held on 15 May 2012 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, and look under “Regional Activity”. _________________________________________________

a) Chapter 08 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS Code from California. 08.09.30.4005 - Peach (fresh) b) Chapter 16 was published to modify the conditions for the following HS Codes for "Other end uses". 16.03.00.9100 - Anchovies 16.03.00.9101 - Clams 16.03.00.9102 - Crab 16.03.00.9103 - Eel 16.03.00.9104 - Oysters 16.03.00.9105 - Squid 16.03.00.9106 - Squid ink 16.03.00.9107 - Lobster 16.03.00.9109 - Other fish

The following is excerpted from a 13 June 2012 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 urged delegates at the 18th Conference of Montreal to guard against protectionism and anti-trade rhetoric, and embrace free and open trade as the best way to secure the global recovery and create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity around the world.

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-049 - Update) Although payment for JUNE, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 monthly K84 statement will be due as usual on the last business day of the month, the Canada Border Services Agency realizes that some months have fewer days to arrange for payment thereby creating a challenge for clients.

Tariff notices T2012-1 and T2012-2 are available on CBSA’s website at the following address: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2012/menu-eng.ht… _________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a June 2012 report by The Conference Board of Canada. The monthly Leading Indicator of Industry Profitability is constructed from high frequency data series. The indicators are designed to be predictive of movements in corporate profitability six months hence. An industry leading index is created for the economy as a whole, as well as for 49 individual sectors within the economy, thus providing coverage for most of the private business activity that takes place in Canada. This report is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from the 13 June 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine. The Harper government is hoping to ratify Canada's first trade deal with an Arab country before Parliament rises for the summer break, but another bill to ratify a trade deal with Panama likely won't get a chance to pass until the fall.

The following is excerpted from the 12 June 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail. Canada has reached an accord with Michigan’s governor to build a second bridge between Windsor and Detroit, sources say – another step forward in a decade-long battle by Ottawa to broaden the biggest conduit for two-way trade with the United States. About 25 per cent of the goods Canada and the U.S. sell to each other in any given year cross over the existing Ambassador Bridge between Ontario and Michigan.

The following is excerpted from an 11 June 2012 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Canadian beef producers will benefit from newly restored market access to Peru, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced today. Effective immediately, the Peruvian market has been reopened for Canadian bone-in beef under 30 months of age, boneless beef of all ages, and offal.

The following is excerpted from the 12 June 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail. The first big test for Prime Minister Harper’s ambitious trade negotiations agenda will come late this year with the expected climax of the negotiations between Canada and the EU. The outcome will determine the credibility of the government’s trade agenda. EU negotiators were in Ottawa last week to tackle some of the remaining issues and we are fast approaching the time for hard choices about its final content.

The following is excerpted from the 13 June 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says there appears to be a "disconnect" within the United States government on Canada's possible entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. About seven months after the Harper government said it wanted to join the TPP, Canada's top agriculture official says he is still waiting for the US, along with Australia and New Zealand, to officially accept Canada's bid. This article is available in its entirety at:

Chapter 44 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS Codes. 44.08 - Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn legthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm

Please be advised that the following has been updated on the CFIA website: Fish Import Program - Glossary: http://inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/import/pol/glosse.shtml (non-conformity and critical non-conformity added) _________________________________________________

The second quiz for CCS designates will be available between 14 June and 5 July. As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation, and is FREE of charge. Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this opportunity to obtain ten points! The third quiz of 2012 will be available on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 3 September 27 October 18