Trade News

9 November 2007 CBSA Message: Remembrance Day During the Remembrance Day holiday, Monday, November 12, 2007, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm (ET), three officers will be available at 1-888-957-7224 to deal with urgent matters. Testing clients should hold their inquiries until Tuesday. B3 entries…

9 November 2007 CBSA Message: Emergency Pager Service The following is a message for clients who use the Electronic Commerce Unit’s emergency pager service during evenings and weekends only. Any calls placed through the emergency pager service outside of these periods will not be returned. If you…

9 November 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Website Chapters 02, 03, 15, 19 and 21 were published (fish requirements). One of the release recommendations was removed and the registration type: (no. 77) Quality Management Program Import Licence (shared) was renamed Quality Management Program Import Licence…

9 November 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Website (2) Chapter 16 was published. One of the release recommendations was removed and the registration type (no. 77) Quality Management Program Import Licence (shared) was renamed Quality Management Program Import Licence. This generated version changes for the…

9 November 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Website (3) Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Codes for Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia. 44.15.10.0002 - Cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar…

9 November 2007 Trade surplus shrinks to nine-year low The following was reported on in 9 November 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian dollar is taking a big bite out of trade. Canada's trade surplus unexpectedly shrank to a nine-year low in September as a currency at parity sent…

9 November 2007 Canada's Government Announces Air Transport Agreement with Republic of Singapore The following was excerpted from the 7 November 2007 news release issued by Transport Canada. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable…

9 November 2007 CRA form: T2 Corporation Income Tax Return The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has published the T2 form: Corporation Income Tax Return (2007 and later taxation years) This form can be found of the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2/README.html.

9 November 2007 Harper urged to take action on dollar The following was excerpted from the 9 November 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is facing mounting pressure from provincial leaders to help blunt the impact of the high-flying dollar on the economy. The latest…

9 November 2007 U.S, EU target 2009 for mutual recognition The following was excerpted from the 8 November 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The United States and the European Union believe they can begin extending reciprocal fast-lane customs clearance for shippers that meet joint security…

9 November 2007 e-Truck manifest now available at all [U.S.] border crossings Deployment of electronic truck manifest functionality is now complete at all U.S. land border crossings following final installation at the Pigeon, Mont., port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. All 99 land…

9 November 2007 CBP 2007 Fiscal Year in Review The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released Securing America’s Borders, CBP 2007 Fiscal Year in Review. The fact sheet is available on the CBP website at: http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/highlights/2007_year_review.ct……

8 November 2007 Immediate EICS Interruption Due to the following error from Web Server 100, we are rebooting that equipment: "The Entrust/Direct server detected a security problem while processing a request: Server Proxy signature generated for cn="*******", ou=DFAIT-MAECI, ou=EXTERN, o=GC, c=CA…

8 November 2007 CSCB Region General Meeting, Register Now! Members in British Columbia are warmly invited to attend the forthcoming BC general meeting, scheduled to take place on Thursday, 15 November at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. The event will include cocktails and dinner. The…

8 November 2007 Canada Requests New WTO Panel on U.S. Agricultural Subsidies The following news release was issued today by DFAIT at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?isRedirect=True&… The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of…

8 November 2007 General Guidelines for Requesting and Administering Ministerial Exemptions for Potatoes Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations under the Canada Agricultural Products Act prescribe packaging, labelling and grade requirements for fresh fruits…

8 November 2007 ITEM 158 - YOGURT This Notice is a) to inform importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the 332,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for yogurt. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the Import Permit Regulations. Where…

8 November 2007 Proposal to amend tariff on certain leathers, fabrics and buckles used in the manufacture of belts The following is a notice from Sean Clarke, International Trade Policy Division at the Department of Finance. I am writing to seek your views on a request that the Department has…

8 November 2007 U.S. tightens Canada beef checks The following was issued by “Journal of Commerce” on 8 November 2007. Starting next week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service will increase its testing of Canadian beef and poultry for salmonella, listeria…

8 November 2007 Canadian officials: Improve supply chain efficiency The following was issued by “Journal of Commerce” on 7 November 2007 Fourteen Canadian counsels general from across the United States converged on Washington Wednesday to remind members of Congress of the importance of Canada’s…