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Customs &
Trade News

European Parliament in final steps of legislation to end hormone beef trade dispute. Canada and the U.S. have already suspended imposed on "blacklisted" EU farm produce. More...

New Energy Efficiency Regulations to affect imports of five new products. Will also expand the scope of some products such as electric motors, dry-type transformers and large air conditioners. More...

World air freight volumes contracted 0.7% in 2011 but are beginning to rise again. After shrinking through much of the summer and autumn air freight markets inched up at the end of the year. More...

Application of discounts to the value for duty. Memorandum explains the treatment of discounts in determining the transaction value. More...

Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

Customs Notice CN12-003 Importing New Canadian Specification Vehicles Into Canada.
Customs Notice CN12-002 Amendment 11 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations
Memorandum D19-12-2 Importation of Tires.
Notice to Importers Serial No. 812 January 26, 2012 Item 125.2 - Milk Protein Substances with a Milk Protein Content Of 85% or More By Weight, Calculated on the Dry Matter, that do not Originate in a NAFTA Country, Chile, Costa Rica, or Israel
DFAIT / EICB Imports: Textiles and clothing - NAFTA Tariff Preference Level Utilization.
Canada Imposes Tougher Sanctions on Iran.
CFIA Meat Hygiene Directives: MHD 2012-04 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Mexico
CITT Appeal No. AP-2010-065 Review of an advance ruling on tariff classification of Polyflex® V-belts.
CITT Appeal No. AP-2011-009 Classification of a portable battery booster system.
CITT Appeal No. AP-2010-036 Classification of SportRack Elite 882 upright bike racks.
CITT Inquiry No. NQ-2011-002 Stainless steel sinks from China. Notice of commencement.
CITT Inquiry No. NQ-2011-001 Pup joints from China. Revised Notice of commencement.
U.S. CBP Textile and Quota Newsletter - January 2012.
U.S. CBP 2012 Sugar Harmonized Tariff Schedule Changes.
U.S.CBP CSMS# 12-000025 - 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Implementation.
USITC launches investigation into the extent of U.S. exports of used electronics products.
Organic trade: U.S. and Canada take step toward full equivalency. (organic dairy, beef, sheep, goat, and bison producers)
USDA Recently Revised Export Requirements & Plant Lists. Export Requirements for Canada.

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Transport &
Trade News

France's airline pilots to strike next week (2012-02-03) . The strike call extends to 30 carriers including Air France, which will try to limit the impact on its operations. More...

China is now the world's largest importer of softwood lumber and logs (2012-02-02) Importation of softwood logs and lumber to China has increased continuously over the past 15 years. More...

U.S. railroads to spend record amount on expansion and upgrades in 2012 (2012-02-02) The freight railroads also expect to hire more than 15,000 employees this year. More...

Ocean vessel overcapacity no longer absorbed by practice of slow steaming (2012-02-01) Alphaliner says the capacity absorption generated by slow steaming has come to an end. More...

North American surface trade up 12.7% in November (2012-02-01) U.S. BTS numbers indicate that U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico surface transportation trade both increased. More...

CN locomotive engineers in Canada ratify new collective agreement (2012-01-31) Ninety-five percent voted in favour of the deal, which will expire in 2014. More...

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