Trade News

19 August 2008 CFIA Central Region Import Center EDI System Update The following message is from the CFIA. We have been advised by our staff that the CISC EDI System is now running normally. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused. Thank you for your cooperation.

19 August 2008 Joint U.S.-Canadian Enrollment Center Opens in Sweetgrass/Coutts U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a joint “Trusted Traveler” enrollment center at the shared U.S.-Canadian port of entry. The Enrollment Center is designed to make obtaining a NEXUS border…

18 August 2008 Decision Document DD2008-73: Determination of the Safety of BASF Canada Inc.’s Imidazolinone-Tolerant CLEARFIELD® Canola Quality Indian Mustard Event S006 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled…

18 August 2008 Amendments to Seeds Regulations Published The following news release was issued on 15 August by the CFIA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is announcing amendments to the Seeds Regulations that remove the kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) requirements when importing…

18 August 2008 SCOTT H. WU v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2007-004 Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, July 29, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on December 18, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF…

18 August 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 25 was published to add the end use of "Scientific use (Research)" for the following HS Code. 25.30.90.0023 - Soil

18 August 2008 Lower costs, higher morale benefits of four-day work week The following article is extracted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “globeandmaila.com”. High gas prices and a slack economy are sparking new notions about how and where people work. Few shifts seem more radical, however…

18 August 2008 Grassley to Examine Expanding Container Security Initiative to Illicit Drugs This article is excerpted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the senior Republican on the Senate committee that oversees trade policy, said … he wants…

18 August 2008 Imported Food Safety Verification System to be Reviewed This article is extracted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. As part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to improve the safety of imported food and food products, the National Advisory Committee…

18 August 2008 Imported Food Safety Verification System to be Reviewed This article is extracted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. As part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to improve the safety of imported food and food products, the National Advisory Committee…

18 August 2008 Remarks by W. Ralph Basham, Border Security Conference, El Paso, Texas … Today, I want to touch upon some of the highlights of where we are in our efforts to secure the supply lanes—and some of the challenges that lie ahead of us. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)…

15 August 2008 Thermoelectric Containers, Inquiry No. NQ-2008-002 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on August 13, 2008, from the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border…

15 August 2008 SIMA Index Updated The SIMA index was reviewed on 13 August, and is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html

15 August 2008 CFIA Meat Directives Updated The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2008-36 Chapters 2 and 3 - removal in anticipation of new version MHD 2008-28 Chapter 10…

15 August 2008 BSE Case Confirmed in Alberta The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 15 August 2008. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six-year-old beef cow from Alberta. No part of the animal’s carcass entered the human…

15 August 2008 Imported Pet Food (Brazil. Chile) The following memo from the CFIA provides members with clarification of Import Requirements for Pet Food. This has already been distributed to Pet Food Associations. August 11, 2008 Clarification of Import Requirements for Pet Food Recently, there has…

15 August 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Approved" for Guatemala for the following HS Codes. 08.10.20.4010.01 - Blackberry - cultivated (fresh) 08.10.20.4013.00 - Raspberry (fresh)

15 August 2008 U.S. Warns Russia WTO Accession Jeopardized by Military Action in Georgia This article is excerpted from the 15 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. President Bush warned Russia Aug. 13 that its hopes of joining the World Trade Organization are being jeopardized by its…

15 August 2008 New Data Elements Required for Importation of Softwood Lumber Effective August 18 The following news release from US Customs and Border Protection was issued on 14 August 2008. The Softwood Lumber Act of 2008 (SLA 2008), (section 3301 of Title III, Subtitle D, of the Food…

15 August 2008 U.S. eyes Japan for signing trusted trader programs This article is extracted from the 15 August 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Japan is the next country in line to collaborate with U.S. Customs on a cross-border supply chain security initiative intended to facilitate the…