Trade News

20 September 2007 CITT Decisions Pending The latest CITT list of decisions pending is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp.

20 September 2007 EICS Invoice Data Unavailable for Viewing or Printing Due to technical difficulties on the morning of 19-20 September, invoice data for permits issued 18-19 Sept 07 has not been available. A corrective procedure will be run at 20:00 EST this evening, and we anticipate the…

20 September 2007 Softwood Quota Allocations for October 2007 Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for October 2007 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual October allocation.

20 September 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) A) Chapter 06 was published. i) to streamline the requirements for the following HS Codes for the United States (except California, Hawaii and Oregon) : 06.02.10.0011.69 - Horsechestnut - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0011.70 - Madrone or strawberry tree…

20 September 2007 Canadian dollar at par with greenback for first time since '76 The following was reported on in the 20 September 2007 edition of “Reuters Canada”. The Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. currency for the first time in 31 years on Thursday, according to Reuters data…

20 September 2007 Prime Minister Announces Changes in the Senior Ranks of the Public Service The following was reported on the Office of Prime Minister website on 18 September 2007. Prime Minister Stephen Harper … announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service. These…

20 September 2007 Subsidy move revives stalled world trade talks The following is excerpted from the 20 September 2007 edition of “Toronto Star”. The United States has signalled its willingness to limit trade-distorting farm subsidies to a level of between $13 billion and $16.4 billion (U.S.)…

19 September 2007 Meat Hygiene Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2007-24 Chapter 11 - Taiwan MHD 2007-23 Chapter 4 - Annex N: Removal…

19 September 2007 Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) This message affects imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2007-08 Wheat Products…

19 September 2007 CN07-008, Measures to Increase the Use of EDI The CBSA has provided a lead sheet to be used when submitting paper release requests as of October 15, 2007. The lead sheet must be attached to the paper release request and must indicate why paper is being submitted. Note that it is…

19 September 2007 Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, 6 October 2007. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are…

19 September 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) Chapter 44 was published to correct the requirements for the following HS Code for all countries. 44.03.20.0148 - Other, coniferous, wood in the rough, forestry products, (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch (untreated) This resulted in version…

19 September 2007 New tax treaty on cross-border loans pending The following was reported on in 19 September 2007 edition of “Toronto Star”. Canada and the United States are expected to sign a new tax treaty this month that could increase Canadian companies' access to U.S. financing. The two…

19 September 2007 Canadian dollar eases from high The following is excerpted from the 19 September 2007 edition of “Reuters Canada”. The Canadian dollar weakened on Wednesday after topping 99 U.S. cents overnight as the hard-hit greenback rebounded from its Fed-driven losses, while Canadian…

19 September 2007 [US] Customs targeting criticized The following was reported on in the 18 September 2007 edition of “Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection has used the Automated Targeting System inconsistently to monitored cargo data, which allowed some high-risk containers to leave…

18 September 2007 Eric Shenker vs. CBSA, AP-2006-050 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on August 9, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated November 9, 2006, with…

18 September 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 20 was published to modify the numbers of the Category A, B, and C establishments as well as the Medium risk establishments approved for export for canned mushrooms from China. Since the numbers were too lengthy, they were removed from the…

18 September 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 23 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "REFUSE ENTRY" for the following HS Codes: 23.09.10.1566 Dog or cat food, pet treats, jerky, bulk and in final packaging other than cooked, canned 23.09.90.1566 Dog and cat…

18 September 2007 Final Update to CFIA AIRS website SPECIFICATION Chapter 23 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "REFUSE ENTRY" EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES : ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, ICELAND, NEW ZEALAND AND URUGUAY AND UNITED STATES THAT ARE…