Trade News

5 July 2007 Scheduled Maintenance Outage EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, July 7th, 2007 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (Eastern Time). General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI…

5 July 2007 Correction Period for June Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for June Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST Monday, 9 July 2007.

5 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, July 7, 2007. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are…

5 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapters 07 and 08 were published with new OGD extensions. 07.04.10.3009.01 - Broccoli - headed - unprocessed (fresh or chilled) 07.04.10.3009.02 - Broccoli - headed - processed (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3010.01 - Broccoli - other than headed - unprocessed…

5 July 2007 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 - Application for Refund Form B278 -- Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 - Application for Refund is available on the CRA website at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/b278/README.html.

4 July 2007 Update to Classification of Products Containing Meat and Fish Please be advised that the "Table of Accepted Processes and Ingredients - Classification of Products Containing Fish and Meat" has been updated and is available on CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima…

4 July 2007 Import scandal taints China The following article is excerpted from the 4 July 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. In the past few weeks, Bruce Cran's office has been flooded with calls from hundreds of consumers concerned about the safety of Chinese goods. If it's not about toothpaste…

4 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 05.11.99.1292.16 Animal Semen (other than bovine) fresh - Zoo animal 05.11.99.1292.16 Animal Semen (other than bovine) frozen - Zoo…

4 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for Ontario and Quebec for various U.S. states. 44.03.20.0128.07 - Cedar - other products such as logs - untreated This resulted in a version change for the…

4 July 2007 World Customs Chiefs focus on the 21st century Customs environment The following news release is available on the WCO website at http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/En/en.html The WCO Council, the Organization’s top decision-making organ, met in Brussels at WCO Headquarters from 28-30 June 2007 for…

4 July 2007 US, South Korea sign free-trade pact The following article is excerpted from the 2 July 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. South Korea and the U.S. signed a free-trade agreement on Saturday that aims to open the Korean economy to more foreign investment and forge new links for…

3 July 2007 Coiled Metal Products The following notice is from Canadian National (CN). On Thursday May 17th, a letter was sent out advising of a serious incident involving a shipment of containerized metal coils. Fortunately, due to early detection, potential serious consequences were avoided. CN…

3 July 2007 Illegal Importation of Fish Results in Company Fine The following news release is available on CFIA website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/projud/2007/20070629be.sht… The failure to provide notification to an inspector for the importation of fish into Canada resulted in…

3 July 2007 Macartney Farms fined $6,000 On May 16, 2007, Macartney Farms (1248671 Ontario Inc), located in Ottawa, entered a guilty plea and was convicted on two counts of violating the Meat Inspection Act. The offences, which took place on March 17, 2006, involved applying or using the regulatory…

3 July 2007 Taiwan Reopens To Canadian Beef The full article is available on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website at http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/index_e.php?s1=n&s2=2007&page=n70629a Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board and the…

3 July 2007 July 2007 SIMA Index The SIMA index for July 2007 is available on the CBSA website at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html.

3 July 2007 Dangerous fake goods crossing border This article was excerpted from the 2 July 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. RCMP Superintendent Ken Hansen gave his boss a pack of batteries last summer as an example of Chinese counterfeit merchandise arriving at Canadian ports. They made quite an…

3 July 2007 CBP, ATF Join Canadians in Launching Firearms Public Information Campaign Along U.S.-Canadian Border The full article is available on CBP website at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/06292007_6.xml The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and U.S…