Trade News

28 August 2007 CN07-008, Measures to Increase the Use of EDI for Release Purposes With respect to the changes taking place on October 15 regarding mandatory EDI for release, the CBSA has confirmed that there will be no change to the processing of carriers or release requests at non-automated offices…

28 August 2007 Labour Day Holiday Monday, 03 September 2007 is a statutory holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available during normal hours. The Help Desk email will be monitored between 08:00 - 16:00 (EST) for…

28 August 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed for the Labour Day Statutory Holiday from Friday August 31st, 2007 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday September 4th, 2007 at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import…

28 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published to remove the conditions and declaration for Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) to the requirements for Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 06.02.20.0017 - Rooted plants (include greenhouse grown…

28 August 2007 Central bank may hold off on rate hike The following article is excerpted from the 28 August 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Bank of Canada said last night it is weighing the risk to the Canadian economy from the turmoil spreading from U.S. credit markets, comments interpreted…

28 August 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper to visit Australia and participate in the APEC Leaders' Summit The following is excerpted from the 27 August 2007 news release from the Office of Prime Minister Prime Minister Stephen Harper … announced that he will attend the 15th Asia-Pacific Economic…

28 August 2007 Request for the removal of the customs duty on importations of steel covers The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duty on importations of steel covers for use in the manufacture of tops and bottoms of welded aerosol containers. These…

28 August 2007 Export Terminology This article is excerpted from Frank Reynolds’ Export ABCs column in the 28 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. My first Export ABCs column was published Aug. 18, 1995, and consisted of brief definitions of commonly used international terminology. This…

27 August 2007 CSCB Annual Conference – Earn 20 Points! Earn 20 points for attending this year’s CSCB National Annual Conference in Montreal from October 12 - 14, 2007! This year's theme is Client Relationships and Customs Compliance. We hope you are planning to attend. If so, we strongly encourage…

27 August 2007 Updates to Directives D-02-06, D-03-01 Members are advised that Appendix 2 "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge" of Directive D-02-06 "Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede Midge (Contarinia nasturtii)"…

27 August 2007 CITT Appeals Hearing Schedule The latest CITT list of appeals hearing schedule is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070827_e.asp.

27 August 2007 Labour Day Holiday The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed on the Labour Day Statutory Holiday of Monday, September 3, 2007. B3 Entries processed and accepted between Saturday September 1 and Tuesday September 4 will appear on the daily K84 notice generated at the end of the day…

27 August 2007 TR-2006-002, Tricots Liesse (1983) Inc. The following recommendation was made in this investigation: In light of the foregoing, the Tribunal hereby recommends to the Minister that tariff relief be granted, for an indeterminate period of time, on importations from all countries of…

27 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published: a) to add the conditions and declaration for Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) to the requirements for California. 06.02.10.0009.07 - Small cranberry - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0009.12 - Lingonberry - Unrooted plants 06…

27 August 2007 CFIA Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, 1 September 2007. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD)…

27 August 2007 New Trade Publication Available for CSCB Members - TradeWatch The quarterly publication "TradeWatch" has been made available to CSCB members by Ernst & Young. The June, 2007 edition is of particular interest because it provides an extensive article on the forthcoming certification of…

27 August 2007 Summary of the Report of the APHIS-CBP Joint Task Force on Improved Agriculture Inspection US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its report of the APHIS-CBP Joint Task Force on Improved Agriculture Inspection, found at: http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import…