Trade News

2 July 2008 D-05-02, Pilot Project – Import requirements for wheat, triticale, rye and barley for non-propagative uses… Members are advised that Directive D-05-02 "Pilot Project – Import requirements for wheat, triticale, rye and barley for non-propagative uses originating from the state of North…

2 July 2008 Modernized PIP Program Introduced The CBSA issued notification on 30 June of changes to the Partners in Protection (PIP) program, about which members were notified on 6 March 2008. Steps have been taken to ensure that PIP is better aligned with the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure…

2 July 2008 CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update EDI Hotline - July 2nd, 11:15 am We are not processing outbound messages for CRIMSON LOGIC and KLEINSCHMIDT. We are not processing inbound or outbound for OOCL. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.

2 July 2008 CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update EDI Hotline - July 2nd, noon We are not processing outbound messages for CRIMSON LOGIC. We are not processing inbound or outbound for OOCL. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA.

2 July 2008 CBSA Message: Connection Problems Resolved EDI Hotline - July 2nd, 1:00 pm The system connection problems have been resolved.

2 July 2008 Signing of an arrangement of mutual recognition with the United States and launch of modernized PIP program The following letter was written by Greta Bossenmaier, Interim President of Canada Border Services Agency, addressed to Border Commercial Consultative Committee (BCCC) members. The…

The following messages were sent on 2 July: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update CBSA Message: Connection Problems Resolved 2. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - OTHER Modernized PIP…

2 July 2008 CFIA Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, July 5, 2008. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are…

2 July 2008 Spike Marks Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada Application for judicial review of seven decisions issued by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (the CBSA) dated February 3, 2006 pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act (collectively, the "re-determination"). The re…

2 July 2008 Deepening Cycle of Job Loss Seen Lasting Into ’09 This article is excerpted from the 2 July 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. As automakers dropped their latest batch of awful sales numbers on the market on Tuesday, reinforcing the gloom spreading across the economy, the troubles…

2 July 2008 Report: Global contract logistics industry bucks downturn, for now This article is excerpted from the 1 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The global contract logistics industry was largely immune to the economic downturn hurting other transport and logistics sectors in 2007, but…

2 July 2008 EU adopts guidelines for liner data-sharing This article is extracted from the 1 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The European Commission announced Tuesday it has adopted the long-awaited guidelines that will govern the maritime transport sector following the repeal of the…

2 July 2008 NAFTA surface mark This article is excerpted from the 1 July 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Surface trade between the United States and partners Canada and Mexico totaled $74.3 billion in April, a new record, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Department of…

2 July 2008 When [US] Customs Knocks The following is a trade advisory from Sandler Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., dated 27 June 2008, is found at http://www.strtrade.com/advisory.aspx?id=335. Recent actions by Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") strongly suggest it has intensified enforcement efforts…

2 July 2008 CBP: Check Wood Packaging to Prevent Financial Loss The following message is from CBP. With pest-infested wood packaging materials a continuing presence at U.S. ports of entry, CBP is reminding importers to avoid potential losses by making sure that the material used to transport their…

2 July 2008 Jordan, U.S. Align Security Standards in International Trade Partnership [On June 28, 2008] Jordan and the United States … signed a mutual recognition arrangement… to align security standards in international trade partnership programs critical to both countries. The arrangement…

2 July 2008 Big issues roil traders This article is excerpted from the “Customs Update” column of “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 2 July 2008. The author is Susan Kohn Ross, International Trade Counsel at Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP in Los Angeles. International traders have for the most…

30 June 2008 D-07-05, Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid Members are advised that Directive D-07-05 "Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) from the United…

30 June 2008 Frozen Pork from The European Union As Specified In The Surtax Order This message applies to imports of frozen pork from the European Union falling under tariff item No. 0203.29.000 of the Custom Tariff. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2008-2009 tariff rate quota…

30 June 2008 CBSA Message: Canada Day The Electronic Commerce Unit of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Tuesday, July 1, 2008. B3 entries processed and accepted July 1, 2008 will appear on the daily K84 notice generated at the end of the day July 2, 2008…