Trade News

EDI Outage, 13 and 14 October 2007 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox outage : Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, October 13th, 2007…

12 October 2007 Customs Notice 07-028, ACI – Updates on the Administrative Monetary Penalties for Marine and Air Modes This customs notice is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn07-028-eng.html Effective 31 March 2008, the CBSA will issue new penalties…

13 October 2007 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2007-001, Seamless Carbon or Alloy Steel Oil and Gas Well Casing IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDIZING OF SEAMLESS CARBON OR ALLOY STEEL OIL…

12 October 2007 Updates to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 06 was published : i) to amend the requirements for the following HS Codes for the continental United States. 06.02.10.0011.02 - Douglas Fir - Unrooted plants (Other Pseudotsuga spp. than Pseudotsuga menzieii) 06.02.10.0011.05 - Spruce -…

12 October 2007 Gateway study first step to creating New Brunswick gateway The following article is excerpted from the 11 October 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Saint John Port Authority in cooperation with the City of Saint John has taken the first steps towards forming…

12 October 2007 U.S., EU authorities raid forwarders in antitrust probe The following article is excerpted from the 11 October 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. European Union competition regulators have raided the offices of leading freight forwarders across Europe in a joint investigation…

12 October 2007 Bridge’s Private Ownership Raises Concerns The following article is excerpted from the 12 October 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. More than a mile of teal-painted steel rises over the Detroit River, just another bridge really, but for the thousands of trucks and millions of…

12 October 2007 Exports reach record to ease imbalance while deficit with China falls This article is excerpted from the 12 October 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The falling greenback led more foreigners to buy American in August, helping to push the U.S. trade deficit down to the lowest point…

12 October 2007 House hearing questions FDA checks on food imports The following article is excerpted from the 12 October 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations grilled witnesses for four hours Thursday to…

11 October 2007 Leadsheet Exception Form, Customs Notice CN07-008 The CBSA has provided the following leadsheet exception form: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/leadsheetoct2007.doc

11 October 2007 Transport Canada Checklist for Imported Vehicles As a result of the rising value of the Canadian dollar, and consequent heightened interest in importation of vehicles from the United States, Transport Canada has provided an on-line checklist regarding importation of vehicles into…

11 October 2007 Border speed up plan can cost $80 – or $50 The following article is excerpted from the 11 October 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. It seems that even the Canadian government doesn't rank the dollar at par sometimes. Nexus, a Canada-United States program designed to speed border…

The following articles were sent on 11 October: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) Leadsheet Exception Form, Customs Notice CN07-008 2. Canadian Customs Articles Border speed up plan can cost $80 - or $50 3. International Customs Articles US Manufacturers fear Doha Trade Round…

11 October 2007 U.S. Manufacturers Fear Doha Trade Round Failure This article is excerpted from the 10 October 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. World trade talks could be headed for failure if advanced developing countries like Brazil and India balk at opening their markets to more foreign…

11 October 2007 C-TPAT Program issues empty box reminder This article is extracted from the 10 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a letter [on 9 October] reminding ocean carriers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program that they…

10 October 2007 Dollar parity stops at the U.S. border The following article is excerpted from the 10 October 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Here's one surprising place where they don't treat the Canadian dollar at par – the Canadian border. The loonie has been trading at about parity with the…

10 October 2007 Presentations from NCBFAA 2007 Government Affairs Conference A number of the presentations made at the NCBFAA’s Government Affairs Conference last month are now available on the NCBFAA web site, at: http://www.ncbfaa.org/News/ItemsDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2429

10 October 2007 CAFTA appears to have narrow victory in Costa Rica This article is excerpted from the 9 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Preliminary results from the referendum election in Costa Rica for participation in the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement with the…

10 October 2007 U.S. Affects a Strong Silence on Its Weak Currency This article is extracted from the 10 October 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. The dollar is near record lows against the euro and has weakened considerably against several other major currencies, but officials in Washington are…

9 October 2007 Electronic Commerce Website The following notice is from the National Import Operations Division. The Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU) is happy to announce that it has created a section on the CBSA website specifically for electronic commerce clients. On this site, you will find…