Trade News

23 January 2008 Compromise reached on mandatory AES rule This article is excerpted from the 23 January 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Homeland Security finally have resolved their 30-month standoff over proposed rules requiring electronic filing of…

23 January 2008 Customs Update: 10+2 = Part Deux This article is extracted from Susan Kohn Ross’s column “Customs Update”, in the 23 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Nearly a year ago, we examined Customs and Border Protection's 10 + 2 security filing rule. Earlier this month, the…

22 January 2008 Customs Notice 08-001 -- Changes and Updates to Form D120 – Customs Bond Revisions have been made to form D120, Customs Bond, the multi-purpose bond used to provide security for a variety of CBSA programs. Existing customs bonds using previous versions of form D120 remain valid and…

22 January 2008 BC Company Fined for Illegal Export The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 21 January 2008. On December 11, 2007, Timber Baron Contracting Ltd. entered a guilty plea in the Provincial Court of British Columbia, at Terrace, to one count of violating Section 55.(2) of the…

22 January 2008 CBSA -- System Problems Please note that CBSA is having problems with their system. Until further notice, please present paper. At this time we are unable to determine when service will be restored however we will keep you informed as information becomes available. We apologize for…

22 January 2008 Import Permits Unavailable CBSA has advised that they are unable to receive import permit data until further notice. You may continue to submit permit applications - the permits will be queued for transmission to CBSA as soon as it becomes available.

22 January 2008 Canadian Pacific Customer Bulletin: Update on negotiations with the CAW representing our mechanical services employees CP remains optimistic that a negotiated settlement will soon be reached with this union which represents employees who perform inspections and repair services on…

22 January 2008 Problems processing Inbound and Outbound messages Message EDI08-011 Further to CBSA’s previous message this morning asking members to submit paper entries, this message has been received from the Electronic Commerce Unit: We are unable to process inbound and outbound messages for…

22 January 2008 Amendment No. 24 of the Fish Products Inspection Manual Please be advised that Amendment no. 24 of the Fish Products Inspection Manual has been issued. The amendment modifies Chapter 3, Subject 1, Imported Fish and Fish Products Inspection. The definition of shipment has been…

22 January 2008 EICS EDI PKI Certificate Migration to new GSS GSS Certificate Authority (CA) The following message is from Juudy Scrimger at the EICB. Her e-mail address is [email protected] . If you use a service provider for EICS EDI, you must liaise with them to decide who will…

22 January 2008 Problems processing Inbound and Outbound messages Message ACI08-001 (Update) We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use: Geis CP Kleinschmidt AT&T Viasafe (the VAN) However, we are still unable to process inbound and outbound messages for clients…

22 January 2008 Import Permits Unavailable - Problem resolved CBSA has advised us that they are unable to receive import permit data until further notice. You may continue to submit permit applications - the permits will be queued for transmission to CBSA as soon as it becomes available.

22 January 2008 Problems processing Inbound and Outbound messages [third message] Message ACI08-001 (Update) We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use: Geis CP Kleinschmidt AT&T Viasafe (the VAN) Internet However, we are still unable to process inbound and…

22 January 2008 UPDATE - Message from CBSA re: Problems processing Inbound and Outbound messages We are now able to process inbound and outbound messages for clients that use: Geis CP Kleinschmidt AT&T Viasafe (the VAN) Internet CN Also, the connections between CFIA and DFAIT are back up. However…

22 January 2008 Loonie drops to four-month low The following article is excerpted from the 21 January 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Canadian dollar fell under 97 cents US on Monday, its lowest point in months, as the Toronto stock market suffered one of its biggest one-day declines ever…

22 January 2008 B.C. drivers to test 'enhanced' licences The following article is excerpted from the 22 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Five-hundred B.C. drivers are to be pioneers in a test of Canada's first "enhanced" drivers' licences, which they will be able to use instead of…

22 January 2008 Bank of Canada cuts key rate by 1/4 percentage point The following message is from CBC News. The Bank of Canada on Tuesday cut its key lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to four per cent in a bid to keep the effects of a U.S. slowdown from spilling over into Canada. A…

22 January 2008 Continent (again) coupled to U.S. This article is excerpted from the 22 January 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It was a nice theory, anyway. As economies in Asia and other emerging areas boomed in the past few years, some economists argued that their markets had become…

22 January 2008 To Some, the Widening Crisis Seems Driven by Fear, Not Facts This article is excerpted from the 22 January 208 edition of “The New York Times”. The fear is spreading. For months now, investors have been lured to overseas markets with the promise that surging growth and solid economic…