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Message from CFIA – Victoria Day Holiday

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:06:29 +0000

The Import Control Division will be closed for the Victoria day holiday from Friday May 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday May 22, 2012 at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre: National ISC : 800-835-4486, 877-493-0468 Please note: Ottawa Meat Import Control Centre (1-877-682-5191) will be [...]

China Grants More Quotas for Rare-Earth Exports

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:03:14 +0000

(Industry Week/AFP) Ministry of Commerce said additional quotas were given to 12 companies that recently passed environmental checks China, which is locked in a dispute with major trading partners over its control of rare earth-minerals, on Thursday announced additional export quotas for this year. The Ministry of Commerce said it would allow companies to potentially [...]

Argentina En Route to Become the “Greece of Latin America” Claim Chilean Exporters

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:57:47 +0000

(MercoPress) Argentina could rapidly become the “Greece of Latin America” given the trade restrictions it has imposed born out of the lack of sufficient hard currency to face its international commitments, according to Chile’s Manufacturing and Services Exporters Association, Roberto Fantuzzi. “So far this year (Chilean) manufactured exports to Argentina keep falling, which anticipates a [...]

Saint Lawrence Seaway Begins Season with Volume Gain

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:53:07 +0000

(Journal of Commerce – Mark Szakonyi) Traffic rose 2.2% year-over-year between March 22 and April 30 A jump in coal shipments helped boost cargo volume on the Saint Lawrence Seaway up 2.2% in the first five weeks of the waterway season in 2012. Coal shipments, the second-largest shipped commodity on the international seaway, rose 40% [...]

Alberta’s International Exports Set to Top $100 B in 2013

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:31 +0000

(Canada Newswire) Alberta’s international exports are forecast to grow by 7% this year and 6% in 2013, surpassing CAD 100 billion next year, according to the Global Export Forecast released today by Export Development Canada (EDC). “Peak prices for oil and key commodities have been boosting the value of Alberta’s exports for a number of [...]

Colombia FTA Claims Now Allowed; Proclamation Makes Additional Changes to HTSUS

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:56:21 +0000

(STR Trade Report) U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced May 16 that the Automated Commercial System and the Automated Commercial Environment are now ready to accept claims for preferential tariff treatment under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. CBP has set forth the following requirements for filing such claims. - country of origin must be “CO” [...]

Shift by U.S. Muddles Solar Imports Case

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:52:17 +0000

(Keith Bradsher – New York Times) Renewable energy companies around the world are awaiting a decision Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department on whether to impose anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels imported from China, as a little-noticed policy shift by the department last year has made the outcome of the case unusually hard to predict [...]

Retailers Brace for More Cross-border Shopping Pain

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:33:07 +0000

(Globe & Mail) Canadians are spending far more on goods in the U.S. than federal data suggest, raising the stakes for domestic retailers trying to find ways to draw customers back into their stores. As much as 8 to 10 per cent of consumer spending on a raft of products is flowing to retailers outside [...]

Software Piracy Costs Record $63.4 Billion in 2011

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:25:15 +0000

(Agence France-Presse) China, emerging economies push pirated software use to an all-time high. Software piracy cost the industry a record $63.4 billion globally in 2011 with emerging economies listed as the main culprits, an annual study said Tuesday. This was up nearly 8% from the previous record of $58.8 billion in 2010, the Business Software [...]

HTC Phone Imports Held up over Apple Dispute

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:02:54 +0000

(CNET – Steven Musil) The One X and Evo 4G LTE are being delayed indefinitely by U.S. Customs officials over patent infringement issues. Apple’s patent dispute with HTC reached a new level today with word that U.S. imports of HTC phones are being delayed by Customs officials. The One X and Evo 4G LTE are [...]

Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:10:01 +0000

(Health Canada) Health Canada is currently conducting a consultation on the creation of the proposed Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. (CCPSA). These proposed Regulations are meant to further clarify the CCPSA provisions of the administrative monetary penalties process on matters such as classifying violations, fixing penalties, and [...]

Shipping Woes Wipe Out Maersk Profits

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:34:03 +0000

(Robert Wright – Financial Times) The chief executive of Denmark’s AP Møller-Maersk has vowed to focus on boosting the container shipping industry’s profitability, after heavy first-quarter losses at its container operations exacerbated fears about the industry’s future. The $599m net operating loss after tax at Maersk Line, operator of the world’s largest container ship fleet, [...]

Russians Likely to Say No to Canadian Food Exports: Poll

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:23:40 +0000

(Jessica Murphy – Toronto Sun) The federal government is eyeing Germany and Russia as possible markets for Canadian food exports. But two newly released polls indicate that while German consumers are generally open-minded about picking up Canuck chow, Russians – who view Canadian food as “exotic” but “lacking freshness” – will prove more skeptical consumers. [...]

Smoother Border Crossing into Canada this Victoria Day Weekend

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:03 +0000

(Marketwire-CBSA) With the arrival of spring comes increased traveller volumes. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to providing the best possible service, which includes helping you know what to expect when you arrive at the Canadian border. For information, including identification requirements for entry into Canada, visit the CBSA Web site at www.cbsa.gc.ca, [...]