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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued the 2010 Customs tariff.  Updates include deleting HTS numbers and making changes to the default and preferential duty rates.  These changes affect the entire tariff.

Under the Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control Law, Japan will impose an import prohibition on poultry products originating in South Korea.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 01, 02, and 16.

Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Make Up Almost 2% of World Trade

The Fifth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy was held in Cancun earlier this month.  More than 800 delegates from 80 countries shared proposals for disrupting and curbing illicit trade in counterfeit and pirated goods.  Attendees report that the trade has increased to more than $250 billion, almost 2% of the world’s trade.  In 2007, counterfeit and pirated goods accounted for $200 billion of world trade.

Leading NVOCC Launches OWL360° to Offer Comprehensive Value-added Service to Customers

Management Dynamics, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, today announced that Ocean World Lines (OWL), a leading non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), has launched OWL360°, an order, shipment and inventory tracking portal powered by Management Dynamics’ Supply Chain Visibility solution. This robust and flexible web-based solution allows OWL to provide comprehensive and timely data on purchase orders and shipments across all modes and trade lanes, enabling customers to analyze and improve their supply chain efficiency.  Click here to read the full article.

USA-ASIA

TSA members have announced the following Bunker levels, effective January 1 – January 31, 2010: $860/40′ and $19/metric ton or cubic meter.  The following Bunker formula will be effective through March 31, 2010: $348/40′ container (WC), $689/40′ (EC/Gulf).

TSA members also announce the following Inland Fuel levels, effective January 1 – March 31, 2010:

• $200 for rail/intermodal
• $100 for RIPI
• $58 for Group 4/EC local SDD truck

ASIA-US

WTSA members have announced the following Bunker formula, effective January 1 – March 31, 2010:

• WC Dry: $402/20′, $503/40′ & 45′
• EC Dry: $799/20′, $999/40′ & 45′
• WC Reefer: $708/40′ & 45′
• EC Reefer: $1330/40′ & 45′

WTSA member have also announced new Inland Fuel levels, effective January 1 – March 31, 2010:

• $58/container for local/regional truck
• $200/container for rail, intermodal rail/truck

BRAZIL

Updates have been made to both duty and IPI rates.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 29, 84, 87.

SOUTH AFRICA

The country has updated HS descriptions, General duty, EU & EFTA preferential duty rates, Environmental Levy and Insertion of HS numbers affecting certain chapters of the Customs Tariff.

FTC Announces Proposed Consent Agreement for Panasonic and Sanyo

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted proposed consent orders from Panasonic Corporation.  The orders are designed to remedy the anti-competitive effects of Panasonic’s proposed acquisition of 100% of the voting securities of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.  Under the terms of the consent agreement, Sanyo will divest its assets relating to the manufacture and sale of portable NiMH batteries to FDK Corporation, a subsidiary of Fujitsu, Ltd.

Taiwan has added and repealed import controls for garlic, meat, and meat products.  The affected controls are inspection, import certificate, and import prohibition.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 02, 05, 07, 16, 69,  70, and 85.

Management Dynamics, Inc., a leading provider of Global Trade Management (GTM) solutions, has announced the release of Trade Portals, a new product line to help companies extend purchasing, origin logistics, and compliance processes to their trading partners. By collaborating across a shared process with suppliers, forwarders, logistics providers and brokers, companies can reduce cycle time, lower supply chain execution costs, and better support compliance initiatives such as Customs 10+2.  Read the full article.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has ordered the denial of export privileges for 180 days for the following entities: Corezing International, Kow Seng Lim, Zhenyong Zhou, Jie Luo, Insight Electronics Pte Ltd, and Action Global Co, Ltd.  BIS claims they provided suppliers, exporters, and distributors with false information regarding the ultimate destination and end-user of US procured products.