Saturday, January 30, 2010

End Near for ‘Buy American’

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(National Post – John Ivison) Obama to use executive power to skirt rule: sources The surprise loss of Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat to the Repu...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Obama Sets Goal to Double Exports in 5 Years

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(Washington Post – The Associated Press) President Barack Obama is setting a goal of doubling exports over the next five years, contending t...

Trade Groups Submit Export Control Reform Recommendations

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(World Trade Interactive) The Export Control Practitioners Group recently submitted to the Obama administration a number of recommendations ...

Schumer: Wine Sales Threatened by Canadian Tariff

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(Business Week – Michael Gormley, The Associated Press) A federal proposal threatens the exporting of wine from states including New York, w...

Back in the Black? Yes and No

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(Export Development Canada – Peter G. Hall) There’s nothing like a little growth to pick up the spirits. Many indicators are pointing north ...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Prince Rupert Records 12 year-high Cargo Volumes in 2009

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(CIFFA eBulletin) The Port of Prince Rupert has sailed safely through the receding global economic storm, recording its highest volume throu...

Canadian Pork Producers Call for Equivalent Food Labelling Rules

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(Farmscape – Bruce Cochrane) The chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports a growing number of Canadian pork producers believe Ottawa needs to ...

Report Says CBP Improving Cargo Targeting and Examination

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(World Trade Interactive) The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has issued the latest in a series of reports eva...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Free Webinar on Air Cargo Screening – February 10

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(American Shipper/NITL) American Shipper, in partnership with the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) and the Express Delivery ...

Helping to Ensure Olympic and Paralympic Goods Arrive on Time

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(CBSA) During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, over 3 billion people will see how well prepared Canada is for the Games. Hostin...

WTO Chief Sees U.S.-China Trade Friction Rising, but Says Trade War Won’t Happen

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(The Canadian Press – Bradley S. Klapper) Trade friction between the United States and China over everything from cars to chemicals will inc...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation Board – Preliminary Determination

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(CBSA) The following information is now available on the CBSA Web site here . Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation Board – Preliminary Determ...

Global Container Freight Rates Are Increasing

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(Logistics Today) For the first time since mid-2008, average global container freight rates experienced a year-on-year increase in late 2009...
Friday, January 22, 2010

News from GHY International

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Our Tradelines Newsletter Issue #5 January/2010 is now posted online here . An updated list of Recently published government memorandums, no...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

U.S. Trade Gap Widening in Advanced Technology

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(Industry Week – Peter Alpern) While overall trade deficit rose marginally in November, numbers suggest U.S. is importing advanced technolog...

CFIA: Validation of Destination Address for Imports

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(CFIA) Please be informed as of February 1, 2010, when using the Electronic Data Interchange, EDI, the information entered under Destination...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Revised: D19-10-3 Export and Import Permits Act

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(CBSA) D19-10-3 Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act (Exportations) 1. This memorandum has been updated to reflect changes to...

Export USA Webinar: Opportunities to Sell Your Food Products Under Private Label in the U.S. – January 27

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(Trade Commissioner) While private label products may once have not been a first choice for consumers, today’s private label products are mu...

CPSC Outlines Lead Ban Exemptions for Children’s Electronic Devices

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(World Trade Interactive) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a final rule concerning certain electronic devices for which it ...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

eManifest Implementation Timeline Fact Sheet

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(CBSA) The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will implement eManifest over a number of years, by client type, using an 18-month implement...