TPL ON COTTON & MAN-MADE APPAREL FROM THE U.S. IS 77% UTILIZED

As of May 3, 2010, the TPL utilization for cotton and man-made apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials is 77% utilized.

Eligible non-wool apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials can continue to enter Canada duty-free when accompanied by a valid TPL textile


CHANGES TO THE TEXTILE LABELLING & ADVERTISING REGULATIONS

The Competition Bureau has amended the List of Generic Names for Textile Fibres allowed on labels. The additions will allow companies to use the following new fibre names on the labels of consumer textile articles.

Lastol — a type of olefin mainly used in apparel where stretch is desirable.

PLA / polylactic


TPL ON COTTON & MAN-MADE APPAREL FROM THE U.S. IS 77% UTILIZED

As of May 3, 2010, the TPL utilization for cotton and man-made apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials is 77% utilized.

Eligible non-wool apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials can continue to enter Canada duty-free when accompanied by a valid TPL textile


REQUEST FOR TARIFF RELIEF ON APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE

The Department of Finance has invited views on a request for tariff relief on the following:

• Apple juice concentrate, not less than 700 Brix, for use in the production of apple juice.


This concentrate is currently dutiable at 8.5% or 9.35 cents/litre under tariff item 2009.79.10.

Importers or manufacturers with an


CUSTOMS PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE SECURITY AND STREAMLINE TRADE

The Canadian and U.S. governments have developed programs to help place traders into a low-risk status in order to focus their attentions on high and unknown risk areas. Companies considered to be low risk receive less scrutiny than high or unknown risk companies, and can benefit from streamlined customs release and accounting


TRANSPACIFIC CARRIERS ANNOUNCE GRI FOR MAY 1, 2010

Transpacific ocean carriers serving inbound trade lanes from Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent to Canada have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) to be implemented May 1, 2010 for all Canadian bound cargo as per the below amounts:

Local Vancouver (via the Port of Vancouver)

USD $8 per CBM
USD $320 per


TPL ON COTTON & MAN-MADE APPAREL FROM THE U.S. IS 72% UTILIZED

As of April 26, 2010, the TPL utilization for cotton and man-made apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials is 72% utilized.

Eligible non-wool apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials can continue to enter Canada duty-free when accompanied by a valid TPL textile


CHINA BOX TRAFFIC HITS ALL TIME HIGH

The following message is from the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA).

Container traffic at Chinese ports reached an all time high in the first quarter of the year, driven by a strong rebound in the nation’s foreign trade reports the “Journal of Commerce”. Total throughput surged 22.1 percent to 31.87 million 20-foot


TPL ON COTTON & MAN-MADE APPAREL FROM THE U.S. IS 72% UTILIZED

As of April 26, 2010, the TPL utilization for cotton and man-made apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials is 72% utilized.

Eligible non-wool apparel produced in the United States from non-originating materials can continue to enter Canada duty-free when accompanied by a valid TPL textile