Skip to main content

Trade News

Welcome to CSCB Trade News!

You may search all CSCB articles here. Please note, articles with a dark blue background and the MEMBERS ONLY indicator are accessible only to logged-in employees of corporate member firms. Please click on the title link to access the article.

Your search found 41790 results
Displaying 28381 - 28400 of 41790

False Victory at the Border

July 7, 2008
7 July 2008 False Victory at the Border This article is excerpted from the 5 July 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. How secure is the [US] border? The opinion of government optimists is that it is way secure. So secure you wouldn’t believe it — and not as secure as it will be. That is the least…

Salmonella inquiry to target Mexican veggies

July 7, 2008
7 July 2008 Salmonella inquiry to target Mexican veggies The following article is excerpted from the 7 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. food and health inspectors will begin stopping shipments of ingredients from Mexico commonly used to make salsa as the search continues for the…

D2-3-2, Former Residents of Canada Tariff Item ...

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 D2-3-2, Former Residents of Canada Tariff Item No. 9805.00.00 This memorandum outlines and explains the conditions under which former residents of Canada, residents of Canada, Canadian government employees and Canadian Forces personnel may import goods for personal and household use…

D3-7-1, CBSA Marine Operations - Cargo ...

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 D3-7-1, CBSA Marine Operations - Cargo Containers Used in International Service This memorandum outlines and explains the conditions under which cargo containers may be temporarily imported into Canada while in international service. This memorandum has been revised to reflect the new…

Softwood Lumber Correction Period, June 2008

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 Softwood Lumber Correction Period, June 2008 Brokers are advised that the correction period for June 2008 Softwood Lumber permits ends Thursday 10 July 2008, at 20:00 EST. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation…
MEMBERS ONLY

CSCB President to lead WCO’s PSCG

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 CSCB President to lead WCO’s Private Sector Consultative Group The Canadian Society of Customs Brokers is pleased to announce the election of its President Carol West to the position of Chair of the World Customs Organization’s Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG). In her capacity as…

Signing of NAFTA Certificates of Origin

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 Signing of NAFTA Certificates of Origin A CSCB member raised an interesting question concerning the party authorized to sign a NAFTA Certificate of Origin. As a result, the following question was put to CBSA: In some cases, importers are under the impression that when they purchase goods…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website A) Chapter 29 was published to create a new OGD extension for the following HS codes from all countries. 29.34.99.0003 DNA from human origin Please check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import…

Ontario's outlook dismal, say economists

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 Ontario's outlook dismal, say economists The following article is extracted from the 4 July 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. … Ontario's idling economy is now on track to record its weakest pace of expansion since the early 1990s with growth poised to sink below 1 per cent for 2008…

Lautenberg introduces HMT exemption bill

July 4, 2008
4 July 2008 Lautenberg introduces HMT exemption bill The following article is excerpted from the 3 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. In an effort to promote the development of short-sea shipping, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., has introduced a bill to exempt international shipping on…

Softwood Lumber Export Report Error

July 3, 2008
3 July 2008 Softwood Lumber Export Report Error Please note that an error has been identified on our "Softwood Lumber Export Report" for the month of July 2008 that show incorrect surge trigger volumes for Option A regions. The error will be corrected shortly. No other months are affected.

Who’s bucking Canada’s export recession?

July 3, 2008
3 July 2008 Who’s bucking Canada’s export recession? The following article is from Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Open any Canadian newspaper these days, and you are likely to hear about layoffs, shutdowns, and other gloomy pronouncements among Canada’s…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

July 3, 2008
3 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "CBSA Inspection - Border Service Officer (BSO) designated and trained in FPA inspection" for the following HS codes from Spain 05.11.99.1293.11 Animal semen (other than bovine) -…

GM faces possible bankruptcy

July 3, 2008
3 July 2008 GM faces possible bankruptcy The following article is excerpted from the 3 July 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. General Motors Corp., battered by the slowest U.S. sales market in 15 years, faces the possibility of bankruptcy and may need to raise as much as $15 billion (U.S.), a…

July 3, 2008

Report urges ACE changes

July 3, 2008
3 July 2008 Report urges ACE changes The following article is excerpted from the 2 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General gave [US] Customs and Border Protection high marks for protecting the data collected by the Automated Commercial…

CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update

July 2, 2008
2 July 2008 CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update EDI Hotline - July 2nd, 9:00 am Outbound messages are not being picked up by the following connections: UPS, CRIMSON LOGIC, SITA, KLEINSCHMIDT, and FLAGSHIP. Also, OOCL is down. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.