Trade News

19 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published with a new OGD extension. 07.09.59.3026 - Enoki (Flammulina veluptipes) This resulted in version changes for a number of requirements for the following HS Codes: 07.09.51 - Mushrooms and truffles: Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus 07.09…

19 July 2007 Trade Data Online The Canadian and U.S import and export statistcs have been updated to May 2007, and are available online at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html

19 July 2007 Government Of Canada Announces Blue Sky Agreement With The Republic Of Iceland The following is excerpted from the 18 July 2007 news release on Transport Canada website. The full article is available at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h139e.htm . The Honourable…

19 July 2007 Mandatory Electronic Truck Manifests in the states of Maine and Minnesota beginning on October 16, 2007 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the sixth Federal Register Notice on July 18, 2007 relating to new electronic manifest requirements. The land border ports…

19 July 2007 Electronic Manifest Filing Now Mandatory in North Dakota and Vermont Effective July 12, 2007, truck carriers must submit electronic manifests before arriving at North Dakota and Vermont land border ports. Following a period of enforcement discretion, full enforcement of the e-Manifest…

19 July 2007 F.D.A. Inspections Lax, Congress Is Told The following is excerpted from the 18 July 2007 edition of the “nytimes.com”. It did not take exporters and importers long to learn that the safety net for goods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration is full of holes. According to…

18 July 2007 Offload Policy, the Request for Proposal (RFP) is posted on MERX The purpose of this letter is to inform you that on July 13th, 2007, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was posted on MERX to solicit bidders from the private sector to undertake offload services for commercial highway…

18 July 2007 ”Holidays” for the Purpose of Tribunal Proceedings The following practice notice from CITT is intended to provide guidance on the Tribunal’s current practice and the interpretation of relevant legislation. This practice notice deals with: • the days that are to be considered holidays…

18 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the requirements for the following HS code for the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. 44.03.99.0131.07 - Ash - other products such as logs (untreated) This resulted in version…

18 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 05 and 23 were published to change the requirements (all end uses) and the release recommendation (livestock feed and other end uses). 05.11.91.1994 - Fish meal (made exclusively of fish bones or shells of crustaceans) 05.11.99.1995.17 - Fish meal…

18 July 2007 Landmark warrant ruling stuns border guards The following is excerpted from the 18 July 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. Canadian border guards are stunned by a landmark Provincial Court ruling that they must obtain a warrant before thoroughly searching a suspicious vehicle.…

18 July 2007 China bans imports from U.S. meat, poultry producers The following is excerpted from the 18 July 2007 edition of the “American Shipper”. Chinese authorities have banned meat imports from seven U.S. companies because of alleged issues with contamination, according to the Xinhau news…

17 July 2007 Release Requests Statistics for June 2007 The CBSA has provided release requests statistics for the month of June 2007; these are available on the CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/june07.xls.

17 July 2007 SIMA – Re-investigation regarding certain copper pipe fitting The CBSA has concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and the export prices of certain copper pipe fittings originating in or exported from the United States of America, the Republic of Korea and the People’s…

17 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapters 07 and 08 were published a) to add the condition and phytosanitary declaration for Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana), and b) to change the release recommendation for requirements from California and Hawaii with a destination of British…

17 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the requirements for the following HS code for California, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon and Tennessee. 44.03.20.0128 - Other, coniferous, wood in the rough, forestry products, (not manufactured) - untreated This resulted in…

17 July 2007 Vancouver port bans some trucks The following article is excerpted from the 16 July 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Vancouver Port Authority… implemented tougher environmental and safety standards that will prohibit some trucks from hauling containers to and from marine…

17 July 2007 Official Opening Of The Peace Bridge Plaza The following press release is available on the Transport Canada website at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-gc027e.htm The Government and the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority today officially opened the new…

SIMA – Re-investigation regarding certain copper pipe fitting The CBSA has concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and the export prices of certain copper pipe fittings originating in or exported from the United States of America, the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China…