News & Information about Transborder and International Trade from GHY International
An updated list of recently published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions for the week ending March 23, 2011 is now available on our website here.
Date: March 23, 2012
(CFIA)
This notice is to inform importers and brokers that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will be implementing phase 9 of the changes to import notification requirements for products in the non-federally registered food sector effective June 25, 2012.
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Date: March 23, 2012
(Material Handling & Logistics)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced a revised version of its Recall Handbook and new Guidelines for Retailers and Reverse Logistics Providers. The Recall Handbrook contains a number of changes including the following:
Companies should file Section 15(b) Reports through the CPSC’s website (saferproducts.gov), rather than by mail or phone. The staff repeated that preference at last week’s annual meeting of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization.
Read more here.
Date: March 23, 2012
(Truck News)
TransCore’s DAT North American Freight index was up 24% in February compared to January, but declined 5.2% compared to February 2011 when the spot market recorded unseasonably strong freight volumes. In seven of the last 10 years, February has seen month-over-month freight volume increases averaging 21%, according to the report. […]
Truckload freight rates followed seasonal patterns on the spot market for February, which is typically a slow month. For dry vans, the predominant equipment type, rates slipped 4.5% compared to January. Flatbed rates slipped 0.6% and rates for refrigerated vans declined 2.1% month-over-month. Read more here.
Date: March 23, 2012
