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US Customs advises on Canada port diversions

7 January 2009 US Customs advises on Canada port diversions The following article is excerpted from the 7 January 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection has issued a bulletin providing carriers with guidance to ensure compliance with advance manifest filing for…

Chamber: Free trade pacts should top Obama agenda

7 January 2009 Chamber: Free trade pacts should top Obama agenda This article is excerpted from the 7 January 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Barack Obama should implement a broad range of measures to expand international trade and help jump-start U.S. economic growth, the U.S. Chamber of…

CBP Announces ISF/10+2 Information Sessions

7 January 2009 CBP Announces Importer Security Filing Information Sessions The following is excerpted from the 7 January 2009 news release by CBP. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today a schedule for information sessions to provide the trade community with an opportunity to learn more…

Certain filter tipped cigarette tubes...

6 January 2009 Certain filter tipped cigarette tubes, originating in or exported from France Notice of Review of the Undertaking On January 5, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency, pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act, initiated a review of the undertaking respecting certain filter tipped…

H.S. Classification Seminar, Toronto Region

6 January 2009 H.S. Classification Seminar, Toronto Region The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite members for an H.S. Classification seminar presented by Mr. Paul Couloumbe, Canada Border Services Agency. Details are as follows: Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009 Time: 3:00-6:00 pm Location: 4…

H.S. Classification Seminar – Correction

6 January 2009 H.S. Classification Seminar – Correction Further to our email from this morning regarding the H.S. Classification seminar in the Toronto Region, please note that Mr. Paul Couloumbe is employed by Russell A. Farrow. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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2009-1 Customs Tariff in MS Access

6 January 2009 2009-1 Customs Tariff in MS Access The CBSA has responded to the CSCB's request for an Access version of the Customs Tariff, including the latest amendments. These amendments were included in Tariff Notices 36 and 37, made available on November 4 and December 31 respectively, but were not in a format that could be electronically uploaded.

Orders in Council: Customs Tariff Amendments

6 January 2009 Orders in Council: Customs Tariff Amendments P.C. 2008-1928, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2008-2 AMENDMENTS 1. Tariff item Nos. 2921.51.00, 5210.51.00, 5402.19.00, 5402.34.00 and 5407.54.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs…

Loonie poised to take a run at greenback?

6 January 2009 Loonie poised to take a run at greenback? The following is excerpted from the 6 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. dollar has been a big winner this year, but it is hard to believe the Canadian dollar will face the same adversity in 2009 as it did last year, unless…

Banks won't loosen credit

6 January 2009 Banks won't loosen credit The following is excerpted from the 6 January 2009 edition of “Toronto Star”. Canada's banks are refusing to loosen consumer and business lending standards despite criticism their "prudent" credit practices are worsening the economic slump. The Canadian…

Flaherty hints personal tax cuts may be in budget

6 January 2009 Flaherty hints personal tax cuts may be in budget The following is excerpted from the 6 January 2009 edition of “Toronto Star”. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty hinted Tuesday that personal tax cuts could be included in this month's budget as a way to help stimulate the country's…

CBSA Message: Scheduled CIG outage

5 January 2009 CBSA Message: Scheduled CIG outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-002). Please note that on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 1:00 am (Eastern Time), for maintenance purposes, there will be a 20 minute interruption in processing inbound and outbound data over the Customs…
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2009 Customs Tariff

5 January 2009 2009 Customs Tariff The CSCB has expressed to CBSA our concerns with the 2009 Customs Tariff. CBSA has advised that the Microsoft Access version of the tariff will not be available until January 12th. This means that customs brokers and importers will be required to manually update the amended files, which costs both time and money, and introduces the potential for errors.

CBSA Message: Exchange Rate for Myanmar Kyat

5 January 2009 CBSA Message: Exchange Rate for Myanmar Kyat The following message is from CBSA (EDI09-003). The exchange rate, effective January 3, 2009, for Myanmar (Burma) Kyat (MMK), has been revised. The correct rate should have read 0.2186 for January 3, 2009. Using the incorrect exchange rate…

CN gains Chicago area rail line

5 January 2009 CN gains Chicago area rail line The following article is extracted from the 4 January 2009 edition of “Canadian Sailings’. CN got its wish for Christmas when the U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved on Dec. 24 the railway’s purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway for US…

Tax holiday as stimulus, an idea for the times

5 January 2008 Tax holiday as stimulus, an idea for the times The following article is excerpted from the 2 January 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Robert Mundell, the celebrated Canadian-born economist, spends much of his time these days in Italy…. Now 76, though, the Nobel Prize winner still…

Progress in BC port talks

5 January 2009 Progress in BC port talks The following article is extracted from the 5 January 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The threat of a work stoppage at Canada's Port of Vancouver seemed less likely after a marathon collective bargaining session over the weekend. Negotiators for…