Trade News

13 August 2008 Cancelled Customs Notices and D Memoranda The following customs notices have been cancelled: CN518, Temporary Importation of Vehicles and Equipment by Non-Resident Tour Operators CN486, Proposed Regulatory Changes in Support of the Free And Secure Trade (FAST) Commercial Driver…

13 August 2008 Cancelled Customs Notices and D Memoranda The following customs notices have been cancelled: CN518, Temporary Importation of Vehicles and Equipment by Non-Resident Tour Operators CN486, Proposed Regulatory Changes in Support of the Free And Secure Trade (FAST) Commercial Driver…

13 August 2008 D3-2-1, International Commercial Air Traffic and Conveyance Reporting - Revised This memorandum outlines the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA’s) procedures for the advance notification, reporting, use, and control of aircraft in international commercial service. This memorandum…

13 August 2008 D3-2-2, Air Cargo – Import and In-Transit Movements - Revised This memorandum outlines and explains specific Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements and procedures for the advance notification, reporting, and control of cargo transported inbound by air mode. For general…

13 August 2008 D3-5-1, Commercial Vessels in International Service – Revised It is the responsibility of Carrier and Cargo Programs, Commercial Border Policy Division, Border and Compliance Programs Directorate, Admissibility Branch of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to provide national…

13 August 2008 D3-5-2, Marine Cargo - Import Movements – Revised It is the responsibility of the Carrier and Cargo Programs, Commercial Border Policy Division, Border and Compliance Programs Directorate, Admissibility Branch of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to provide national policies…

13 August 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapters 07, 10 and 12 were published to change the registration type from #58 "Seed Importation Declaration" to #9 "Import Declaration", for the following HS codes with the end use of "Propagation (growing or sowing)". NO VERSION CHANGE 07.12.90.0002 -…

12 August 2008 Trading places: Canada should look to the EU for a bilateral deal This article, written by Roy MacLaren and Perrin Beatty, is extracted from the 11 August 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The recent disappointing ministerial failure in Geneva has put into question when — or even if…

12 August 2008 Wood Slats, Expiry No. LE-2008-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDINGS The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its findings made on June 18, 2004, in Inquiry No. NQ-2003-003…

12 August 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes for Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. 06.02.10.0011.65 - Ash - Unrooted plants. (Fraxinus spp.) 06.02.90…

12 August 2008 Containers outperform general cargo in Vancouver The following article is excerpted from the 11 August 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Container traffic increased by 4 percent in the first half of the year at Port Metro Vancouver,… bucking an overall trend in which total…

12 August 2008 Canada's trade surplus expands This article is excerpted from the 12 August 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Energy exports to the United States increased as Canada's trade surplus with the world expanded to $5.8-billion in June from $5.2-billion in May. Statistics Canada reports…

12 August 2008 Excise and GST/HST News, No 69 (Summer 2008) The summer edition of the Excise and GST/HST News from the Canada Revenue Agency is now available on its website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gr/news69/news69-e.pdf.

12 August 2008 China’s Trade Surplus Reaches Highest Level in 8 Months This article is excerpted from the 12 August 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. China’s trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew despite…

12 August 2008 Draft Democratic Platform Calls for More FTAs, Tougher Trade Enforcement This article is excerpted from the 12 August 2008 edition of “World Trade Interactive”. The draft Democratic platform for this fall’s presidential and congressional elections indicates that the party supports…

12 August 2008 US Customs ACE Workplan Schedule is Updated US Customs and Border Protection has provided information on ACE system fixes that will be scheduled; this is available on the CBP website at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/

12 August 2008 CBP urged to consider account-based "10+2" filing This article is extracted from the 12 August 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. An unaffiliated collection of international trade professionals has mapped out a way for the U.S. government to allow importers to pre-file information on…