Trade News

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that Echo Transportation Services Limited, located at 248, 9th Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON, surrendered their highway sufferance warehouse licence effective May 24, 2010. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has decided not to advertise for a new highway sufferance warehouse at this port. 2. Therefore, all bonded highway carriers transporting in-bond commercial freight destined for clearance at this port should report to an alternate highway sufferance warehouse. 3. Please direct any questions concerning this notice to:

Determination issued Friday, May 21, 2010 Reasons issued Monday, June 7, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: GREENHOUSE BELL PEPPERS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE NETHERLANDS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF INJURY

The CBSA has provided the 2009-2010 annual statistics for B2 processing times. These statistics are available here: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/CBCS_2009-2010_Annual Statistics.pdf CBSA has also provided the following commentary:

Appeal No., Appeal Name, Act AP-2009-003, CapsCanada Corporation, Customs Act AP-2009-005, Les pièces d'auto Transit Inc., Customs Act AP-2009-007, Sanus Systems, Customs Act AP-2009-016, Tara Materials Inc., Customs Act AP-2009-019, Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd., Customs Act AP-2009-049, Evenflo Canada Inc., Customs Act AP-2009-056, Future Product Sales Inc., Customs Act AP-2009-057, Leeza Distribution Inc., Customs Act

Appeals Starting Date, Appeal No., Appellant, Act, Type of Hearing 2010-06-10, AP-2009-059, Evenflo Canada Inc., Customs Act, Public Hearing 2010-06-22, AP-2009-044, Baldor Electric Canada Inc., Customs Act, Public Hearing 2010-06-30, AP-2009-009, Nicholson and Cates Ltd., Customs Act, Public Hearing Postponed to 2010-09-16, AP-2009-054, Loblaw Companies Ltd., Customs Act, Public Hearing Postponed to 2010-09-23, AP-2009-045, Sher-Wood Hockey Inc., Customs Act, Public Hearing

IN THE MATTER OF appeals heard on February 17, 2010, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated March 25 and 30 and June 22, 2009, with respect to requests for re-determination pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act. Between S.F. Marketing Inc., Appellant And The President of the Canada Border Services Agency, Respondent The appeals are dismissed.

G.E.Barbour Inc. 165 Stewart Avenue Sussex, New Brunswick E4E 3H1 Golden Boy Foods Inc. 7725 Lougheed Highway Burnaby, B.C. V5A 4V8 Nutco Inc. 30 Citizen Court Markham, Ontario L6G 1C4 Vicrossano Inc. 2102 rue Cabot Montréal (Québec) H4E 1E4

Minutes of the Windsor Commercial Clients’ meeting held on 25 May 2010 are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at cscb.ca, log in, click on the Regions tab, and then on the Ontario Region link.

Incoterms® 2010 ICC Official Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms ICC Publication 715 The first Incoterms rules were released in 1936 by the International Chamber of Commerce. They caused a sensation in the business world given that they represented a radically new concept in an industry regulated by local rules of law. ICC’s Incoterms help traders avoid misunderstandings by clarifying the costs, risks, and the allocation of certain responsibilities of buyers and sellers in contracts for the sale of goods.

The following is excerpted from the 3 June 2010 news release by DFAIT. Canada’s leadership in weathering the global economic downturn is being recognized around the world, said the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade. During a four-day trade visit to China, Minister Van Loan promoted Canada’s economic success story to government and business leaders, highlighting Canada as a world-class destination for investment.

IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF FACED RIGID CELLULAR POLYURETHANE-MODIFIED POLYISOCYANURATE THERMAL INSULATION BOARD ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINDING

a) Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse entry" for the state of Iowa for the following HS codes: 44.01.10.0120 - Fuel wood, firewood, forestry products (not manufactured) 44.01.22.0122.09 - Ash - wood chips (untreated) 44.03.99.0131.07 - Ash - other products such as logs (untreated) 44.03.99.0151.08 - Ash - bark and bark mulch (untreated) 44.06.10.0140.20 - Ash - railway or tramway sleepers - untreated

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml MHD 2010-28 Chapter 11, section 11.7.3 - Russia MHD 2010-27 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Brazil The PDF version of directives should be used for maintaining print copies of the meat hygiene manual of procedures.

a) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" and "Refer to CFIA - Veterinary Inspection" to "Refuse Entry" for the following HS codes from the State of Arizona in the USA. 01.01.10.2001 - Horses: Thoroughbred 01.01.10.2002 - Horses: Other breeds 01.01.10.2004 - Asses: Purebred breeding animals (includes donkeys and burros) 01.01.90.2003 - Horses: Non-purebred breeding animals 01.01.90.2004 - Asses: Non-purebred breeding animals (includes donkeys and burros) 01.01.90.2005 - Mules

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be replacing a Primary Inspection Booth at the interim Port of Entry in the City of Cornwall during the evening hours of June 3, 2010. As a result, travellers may experience increased wait times during that evening and the morning of June 4. The other two lanes will continue to be open during this time. Travellers are reminded to take this into account and plan their border crossing accordingly, especially during peak periods. The CBSA is working to have the new Primary Inspection Booth in service as soon as possible.

Brokers are advised that the correction period for MAY 2010 Softwood Lumber permits ends Wednesday June 9th 2010, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of the Softwood Lumber Agreement. Please submit permit corrections for the month of May before the end of the correction period, as is the case for every allocation month of the year.

We have been advised by IT staff that the EDI System is now running normally. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please note that the CFIA EDI system is down. If you encounter any problems submitting your transactions please present paper release requests. At this time we are unable to determine when service will be restored, however, we will keep you informed as information becomes available. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to thank you for your cooperation.

CBSA in the Greater Toronto Area have provided information regarding service during the G8 and G20 summits, in Huntsville and Toronto, respectively. Members were previously sent information regarding alternate service for the Britannia Road office; we now have information regarding the Front Street operation. That information is available here: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/CBSA_Notice_G8_Front_Street.pdf