Trade News

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…

18 September 2007 All eyes focus on the Fed, as rate cut could affect loonie This article is excerpted from the 18 September 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Timing is everything in the currency markets and today's rate-setting decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board could lead to a rise in…

18 September 2007 Israel Begins CSI Cargo Security Operations at Port of Ashdod This news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 17 September 2007. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that the port of Ashdod in Israel became the 54th operational Container Security…

18 September 2007 GAC Targets DHS Pending Data-Warehouse Solicitation This news release was issued by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. on 17 September. Another NCBFAA GAC white paper raises questions about the DHS’ pending solicitation to test the…

18 September 2007 Customs to release draft of 10+2 plan This article is excerpted from the 18 September 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Importers next month should see what Customs and Border Protection’s latest security initiative involves when the draft plan of the so-called "10+2"…

17 September 2007 Release Requests Statistics for August 2007 The CBSA has provided release requests statistics for the month of August 2007; these are available on the CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/aug07.xls.

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…