Trade News

27 June 2007 Blockades from T.O. to Montreal expected This article is excerpted from the 26 June 2007 edition of “Globe and Mail”. A crucial highway and rail line that moves tens of thousands of people daily around Central Canada will be subject to a crippling blockade on Friday… The protesters are…

27 June 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation for grapes from Italy from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA" for the end use of "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution". 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh)

27 June 2007 Update to CFIA HS Codes The following updates have been made to the CFIA HS Code regulated list based on the recommendations in AIRS. From To Effective date Expiry date 0507900000-0507900000 2007-06-22 9999-12-31 0810409000-0808101011 2007-06-22 9999-12-31 0810909090-0810901000 2007-06…

27 June 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed for the Canada day holiday from Friday June 29, 2007 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday July 3, 2007 at 8:00 am.

27 June 2007 Reminder - Production Database Backup 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)…

27 June 2007 New Zealand to certify exporters for C-TPAT This article is excerpted from the 27 June 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to formally announce this week… that it has recognized New Zealand's supply chain security program as meeting U.S…

27 June 2007 New HMT exemption bill filed This article is excerpted from the 27 June 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Michigan and Ohio senators are sponsoring legislation that would exempt non-bulk cargo on the Great Lakes from the Harbor Maintenance Tax. The Great Lakes Short Sea…

26 June 2007 Directive D-07-03 - Plant Protection (Phytosanitary) Import Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (light brown apple moth) The Directive D-07-03 "Plant Protection (Phytosanitary) Import Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Epiphyas postvittana (Walker)…

26 June 2007 Fact Sheet - Regulation of Imported Fish and Seafood Products in Canada This fact sheet was published by the CFIA on 25 June, and is available at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/import/inspe.shtml. The CFIA regulates over 1000 fish and seafood importers. Under the CFIA…

26 June 2007 State of Trade 2007 Document The State of Trade document is DFAIT’s report card on the performance of our economy. This comprehensive document reviews and analyzes the key developments in Canada’s international trade and investment performance against the background of economic trends…

26 June 2007 Reason to Believe The CSCB recently asked the CBSA to clarify whether or not information contained in Customs Notices constitutes "Reason to Believe", with respect to the Reassessment Policy. CBSA has indicated that Customs Notices are not Reason to Believe; the text of their response…

26 June 2007 Officers could carry their guns across border This article is excerpted from the 26 June 2007 edition of “The Globe and Mail”. The federal government is proposing to ease restrictions on foreign law-enforcement officers who carry weapons into Canada. In a reciprocal agreement with the…

Reason to Believe The CSCB recently asked the CBSA to clarify whether or not information contained in Customs Notices constitutes "Reason to Believe", with respect to the Reassessment Policy. CBSA has indicated that Customs Notices are not Reason to Believe; the text of their response follows…

26 June 2007 Farm Officials Unhappy With Label Program This article is excerpted from the 26 June 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. More than three months after regulators in the United States and Canada announced that pesticides and herbicides in the two countries could be jointly labeled, only…

25 June 2007 Update to CITT Decisions Pending DECISIONS PENDING Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2005-035 Panasonic Canada Inc. Customs Act AP-2006-004 Groupe Cabico Inc.

25 June 2007 CN intermodal gate hours for Wednesday July 4th, 2007 - US Terminals Only - (Note: normal operations at the Canadian intermodal terminals). *********************************************************************** Intermodal Gate Hours *****************************************************…

25 June 2007 Tariff Amendment (T2007-3) TN-23 Tariff Amendment (T2007-3) TN-23 is available on CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/TariffNoticeTN-23E.pdf (Tariff Notice) http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/T2007-3Summary.pdf (Summary of Changes)

25 June 2007 Ottawa calls trade summit with China This article is excerpted from the 25 June 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. China's finance minister is heading to Canada this fall for a special summit aimed at opening doors in his country for Canadian banks, insurers and other investors as part…

Tariff Amendment (T2007-3) TN-23 Tariff Amendment (T2007-3) TN-23 is available on CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/TariffNoticeTN-23E.pdf (Tariff Notice) http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/T2007-3Summary.pdf (Summary of Changes) *** Ottawa calls trade summit with China This article is excerpted…