Trade News

16 July 2008 Enhanced CSSP Requirements: Wastewater Treatment Plant Impacts The following is an industry notice released on 16 July 2008 by CFIA. This notice provides information on planned enhancements that will strengthen the food safety measures in shellfish harvest areas adjacent to wastewater…

16 July 2008 CBSA Message: Crimson Logic Message EDI08-057 EDI Hotline - July 16, 11:00 am We are currently experiencing problems with the CRIMSON LOGIC direct connect line. There is no outbound traffic. There is no ETA

16 July 2008 Container Testing and Ventilation - Update The CSCB has had a discussion with senior CBSA staff regarding CBSA testing of containers for fumigants and other solvents. This is further to our message of July 12. Although the testing of containers destined for examination is not new, it is…

16 July 2008 Trade Compliance and Integrity The CBSA has provided an outline of its national priorities for trade compliance verifications. In 2007-2008, the four national priorities that were selected with respect to non-compliance related to tariff classification were: furniture parts, sawn lumber…

16 July 2008 Testing and Ventilation of Marine Containers Fact Sheet The following fact sheet was posted on the CBSA website on 16 July 2008. Chemical fumigants are widely used in the shipping industry to kill invasive alien species in cargo loads. Historically, the Canada Border Services Agency…

16 July 2008 Temporary closure of WISC Due to building maintenance, a scheduled power outage on July 19, 2008 will result in the following closure: The Western Import Service Centre (WISC) will be closed on Saturday July 19, 2008 , between the hours of 13:30 - 20:00 pacific standard time . During…

16 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 01 was published to change the recommandation from "REFUSE ENTRY" to " Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection" for live birds from Kazakhstan. These changes apply to the end use: Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution 01.06.38…

16 July 2008 Economic woes grow as markets, oil drop The following article is excerpted from the 15 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The outlook for the Canadian economy grew darker Tuesday. Canada's main stock market plunged, the central bank warned of slowing growth and rising inflation…

16 July 2008 Certain fabrics for use in the manufacture of day wear and intimate apparel - Request to eliminate tariff The Department of Finance (DoF) is currently reviewing a request to eliminate the tariff on certain fabrics for use in the manufacture of day wear and intimate apparel. DoF is…

16 July 2008 EDI for ACE Electronic Truck Manifest Those interested in filing Electronic Truck Manifests using EDI with US Customs and Border Protection will find advice on this matter on the US Customs website at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/carrier_in……

16 July 2008 WTO Report Reaffirms Benefits of Trade but Notes Usefulness of Adjustment Programs This article is excerpted from the 16 July 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. The World Trade Organization released July 15 its World Trade Report 2008, which examines the gains from international…

15 July 2008 D3-5-2, Marine Cargo - Import Movements This memorandum has been revised to reflect current carrier and cargo policies and reporting procedures, including Advance Commercial Information (ACI) program requirements. It has been revised to update the contact information at the Canada…

15 July 2008 Silver lining in NAFTA-gate cloud The following article is excerpted from the 15 July 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. It's not often that cross-border mischief leads to anything good between abutting nations. A free trade memo leaked by Canada's Conservatives to embarrass aspiring U…

15 July 2008 CP Bulletin: Canadian Statutory Holiday Service Request Process - Carload Switching – Civic holiday Monday August 4, 2008 This message applies to facilities that receive inbound and outbound carload switching services as per local service operating schedules in Canada. This MEMO does…

15 July 2008 CBSA Message: Crimson Logic Message EDI08-056 EDI Hotline - July 15, 3:40 pm We are currently experiencing problems with the CRIMSSON LOGIC direct connect line. There is no inbound or outbound traffic. There is no ETA

The following messages were sent on 15 July: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CBSA Message: Crimson Logic 2. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - NOTICES AND MEMOS D3-5-2, Marine Cargo - Import Movements 3. CANADIAN CUSTOMS ARTICLES Central bank juggles inflation, economy Silver…

15 July 2008 Central bank juggles inflation, economy The following article is excerpted from the 15 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Inflation pressures are building in North America, but don't look for the Bank of Canada to raise the target overnight bank rate today. And south of the border…

15 July 2008 Government of Canada Moves to Implement Outstanding Tax Measures The following news release was issued by Finance Canada on 14 July 2008, at http://www.fin.gc.ca/news08/08-054e.html. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released draft legislative proposals to…

15 July 2008 Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate target at 3 per cent The following news release was issued by the Bank of Canada on 15 July 2008. The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is…

15 July 2008 Importation of certain generating sets - Request for removal of customs duty The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duty on importations of hydraulic turbine-driven generating sets with a range of .5 MW to 5 MW. These generating sets…