Trade News

5 October 2007 GAO: CBP needs more focus on agricultural trade This article is excerpted from the 4 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. A congressional watchdog agency told House lawmakers on Wednesday that Customs and Border Protection must still do more to protect the $1 trillion U.S…

5 October 2007 Commissioner Discusses Effort to Thwart Counterfeit Imports before U.S. Chamber of Commerce This news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 4 October 2007. CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham spoke… at the 4th annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit sponsored by…

4 October 2007 Update on Avian Influenza The information on Avian Influenza (AI) has been updated and provided on the CFIA website, as follows: Current Situation - October 3, 2007 http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/avflu/situati… News Release - Depopulation of Birds…

4 October 2007 Canada-U.S. Trade Works The following news release was issued on 3 October 2007 by DFAIT. October 4th marks an important date in Canada-U.S. trade relations. Twenty years ago, the two countries concluded the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Sixteen months of intense…

4 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) Chapter 06 was published. i) To streamline the requirements for the following HS codes for the continental United States. 06.02.10.0011.01 - Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - Unrooted plants 06.02.20.0018.05 - Filbert, cobnut and hazelnut - rooted…

4 October 2007 AIRS Scheduled Outage Please be advised that an outage is scheduled for Saturday, 20 October 2007. CFIA Internet systems (AIRS) will be unavailable from 4am to 8am EST.

4 October 2007 Dozen ports gets go-ahead for TWIC The following was reported on in the 4 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. After a series of delays and launch postponements, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that enrollment for a special secure identification card for…

4 October 2007 DHS rule would require ships to report position, identity The following was reported on in the 4 October 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would require, consistent with international…

4 October 2007 Minimum-Security Criteria for C-TPAT Foreign Manufacturers The following was posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website. The minimum security criteria are fundamentally designed to be the building blocks for foreign manufacturers to institute effective security practices…

3 October 2007 CBSA's VPs at the CSCB Annual Conference The CSCB Annual Conference this year starts off in style, with a panel discussion with three of CBSA's Vice Presidents. Joining us on October 13th in Montreal are Greg Goatbe, Vice President of Admissibility Branch, Kimber Johnston, Vice…

3 October 2007 Dryden, Ontario Intermodal Terminal to close 31 October 2007 The following notice is from Claudio Minello, General Manager, International Intermodal of Canadian Pacific. This message is to notify and confirm to our customers the closing of the Dryden facility on 31 October 2007. The…

3 October 2007 Additional Info on Barley Products TRQ Further to our notice “ Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)” on 1 October 2007, additional information regarding the barley products TRQ is available on the DFAIT website at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/notices/ser716-en.asp.

3 October 2007 Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement In keeping with the 2001 Framework for Conducting Environmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations, an Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement negotiations has been conducted to…

3 October 2007 Updates to Aquacultured Fish, Predatory Fish Lists Members are advised that the "List of Fish Species which are, or may be, Aquacultured" has been updated on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/import/aquae.shtml. - Freshwater Carp (Cyprinus carpio)…

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

3 October 2007 National Import Operations Thanksgiving Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed for the statutory Thanksgiving holiday from Friday, 5 October 2007 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday, 9 October at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import…

3 October 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website (1) Chapter 47 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Approved" for "other end uses". 47.01 - Mechanical wood pulp 47.05 - Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes

3 October 2007 GoC Continues to Reduce Taxes for All Canadians The following is excerpted from the 2 October 2007 news released issued by the Department of Finance. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced that the Government of Canada continues to reduce taxes for all…

3 October 2007 Probe set into allegations against border guards The following was reported on in 3 October 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says he has ordered an investigation into allegations that border guards posted offensive material on the Internet. "I…