Monday, June 14, 2010

Canada’s Trade Flat, Conference Board Says

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(Montreal Gazette – John Morrissy, Canwest News Service) On a day when trade failed to deliver the goods, the Conference Board of Canada war...

CBP Northern Border Highway Carrier Conference – Aug.31-Sept.1

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(CBP) The second annual Northern Border Highway Carrier Conference (NBHCC) will be held in Niagara Falls, NY on Tuesday August 31 and Wednes...

China Says Yuan Rise Can’t Solve Sino-U.S. Trade Gap

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(Business Week/Bloomberg) Appreciation of China’s currency won’t resolve the Sino-U.S. trade imbalance or the consumer debt, low savings rat...

Duty Drawback – Don't Leave Money on the Table

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(Roetzel & Andress - Craig A. Koenigs/Lexology) Drawback is a refund of a customs duty, fee or internal revenue tax imposed by federal l...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Weekly Scope: Technical Bulletins from GHY at a Glance

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An updated list of recently published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions for the week ending June 11, 2010 is now a...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Some Plain Talk About Canada’s International Trade

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(Conference Board of Canada) Some Plain Talk About Canada’s International Trade by Anne Park Shannon Canada’s international trade has been ...
Friday, June 11, 2010

Precaution Should Be Watchword of FDA, Says IOM

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(FoodNavigator.com – Jane Byrne) The Food and Drug Administration is not currently equipped to handle food safety problems and needs to swit...

Price Impact of EU Food Standards Limited

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(FlexNews – Reuters) A senior European Commission official on Thursday backed the idea of forcing farm imports to meet European Union produc...

Trade Subcommittee Reviews Customs Issues Ahead of Reauthorization Bill

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(World Trade Interactive) The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee recently held a hearing on a wide range of issues concerning U.S. Cust...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

New Guide Prepares for Upcoming Changes to WHMIS

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(CIFFA eBulletin) The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is working towards adopting the new Globally Harmonized Syste...

New Customs Commissioner Wants More Information, Promises More Benefits

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(World Trade Interactive) Judging by his remarks in various settings in recent weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan B...

Canada Has Small Trade Surplus…

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(Reuters – David Ljunggren) Canada recorded a smaller than expected trade surplus in April as a strong domestic currency hurt exports and de...

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Slightly in April Amid Drop in Exports

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(RTT News) With the value of exports decreasing at a faster pace than the value of imports, the Commerce Department released a report Thursd...

Canadian Transportation Rates Take Step Back in March

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(Canadian Transportation & Logistics) The latest results from the Canadian General Freight Index show the cost of ground transportation ...

U.S. Sets Preliminary Penalties on Chinese Drill Pipe

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(Xinhua) The U.S. Commerce Department Tuesday set preliminary countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of some 119.2 million dollar drill pipe...

Judge Limits DHS Laptop Border Searches

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(Declan McCullagh — CNET) A federal judge has ruled that border agents cannot seize a traveler’s laptop, keep it locked up for months, and e...

China May Reform Its Currency as Exports Surge Again

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(Press Trust of India) China’s exports surged by 48.5 per cent year on year in May, triggering speculation that the much awaited reform of i...

Commissioner Bersin Addresses Exporter/Importer Conference

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(CBP) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin... spoke to members of the American Association of Exporters and Importers...

CN 10-102: Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Owen Sound, ON)

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(CBSA) The purpose of this notice is to advise that Echo Transportation Services Limited, located at 248, 9th Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON, s...

Border Wait Time Information Now Available on Twitter

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(CBSA) CBSA launches pilot project In preparation for the busy summer tourist season, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has launched ...