Trade News

17 September 2007 CIG Problems on Friday Please note that we were experiencing problems last Friday with the Customs Internet Gateway. Certain clients attempting to connect were receiving the following message: "Signing certificate is not valid, no chain found for certificate number". The problem…

17 September 2007 ACROSS Test Environment Shutdown Please note that there will be a shutdown of the ACROSS test environment from September 24th until October 1st, 2007. ACROSS, RNS, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and Highway Cargo will be affected by this outage. Clients will be able to resume testing on…

17 September 2007 Minister Ritz Comments on U.S. Department of Agriculture Final BSE Minimal Risk Rule The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2007 news release on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website. The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the…

17 September 2007 Shipping a new sense of optimism to Prince Rupert The following article is excerpted from the 17 September 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. To tell this story properly you need to start at the beginning. And the beginning stretches back to the start of the last century when…

17 September 2007 American Consumer Psychology The following article is excerpted from Stephen S. Poloz’s column in the 14 September 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The world economic outlook appears to be especially uncertain at the moment, as evidenced by increased financial…

17 September 2007 Tariff Elimination on Certain Textured Nylon Filament Yarns 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 received for the elimination of the tariff…

17 September 2007 Prince Rupert, Ningbo in pact This article is excerpted from the 17 September 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert and the Port of Ningbo in China have entered into a “friendship relationship agreement” that has a stated goal of promoting a…

17 September 2007 Forwarder: Carriers use preferential rates to learn forwarding business This article is excerpted from the 13 September 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Ocean carriers are starting to wise up to the competitive advantages that freight forwarders enjoy through providing shippers…

17 September 2007 U.S., Canada Border Agencies Remind Truckers to Renew Membership in Frequent-Crosser Program This is excerpted from the 13 September 2007 news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency are now…

14 September 2007 T2007-4 Tariff Amendment – Amended Chapters Further to our message on 6 September 2007 ( TN-25 Tariff Notice, Summary of Changes), the following are the revised pages from T2007-4. T-2007-4 Covering Letter http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/T2007-4/T2007-4CoveringLetter.pdf 2007 Act…

14 September 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published to correct and/or create requirements for the following HS Codes for the United States (except Hawaii). Please check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. 06.02.90.0022.02 - Orchid - plants (houseplants, for…

14 September 2007 December 15 Security Clearance Deadline for Port Workers The following is excerpted from the 13 September 2007 news release available on TC website. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that starting on December 15…

14 September 2007 U.S. to announce rule for Canadian beef imports The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. government is set to announce the rule today for resuming imports of older cattle and beef products from Canada. But it will be at least two…

14 September 2007 China outsells Canada in U.S. The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. China has firmly eclipsed Canada as the No. 1 seller of goods to the United States, a shift in trade that reflects the Asian consumer goods juggernaut's ever deeper…

14 September 2007 DHL Express - New Airside Facility The following notice is from Ms. Jane Standish, Manager Trade Programs & Regulatory Affairs at DHL Express. DHL Express (Canada) Ltd. Vancouver freight will be processed through our new airside facility, effective 8 September 2007. DHL Express…

14 September 2007 Action Plan for the Intelligent Border Crossing - Multi-Year Deployment Program Members are advised that the final draft of the Multi-Year Deployment Program is available for review on the Action Plan for the Intelligent Border Crossing (IBC) website at: http://www…

14 September 2007 [US] Industry prepared to deal with product safety regs, importer says The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2007 edition of “Journal of Commerce”. Recent recalls of toys from China due to product safety issues are causing some short-term disruptions in the trade, but…

14 September 2007 Cartagena becomes CSI operational The following was reported in the 14 September 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. Cartagena, Colombia, became the 53rd operational port in the Container Security Initiative network, Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday. Under…