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Canada-Caribbean Community Free Trade Negotiations

23 July 2007 Canada-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Free Trade Negotiations The Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced, on July 19, 2007, the launch of negotiations towards an FTA between Canada and the Caribbean Community member countries. The news release is available at: http:/…

Softwood Quota Allocations

23 July 2007 Softwood Quota Allocations Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for August 2007 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual August allocation.

CFIA Info Session For Import Brokers In Western...

23 July 2007 CFIA Information Session For Import Brokers In Western Canada The CFIA is organizing an information session for the import brokers in Western Canada on 10 September 2007 (8:30 – 16:30) at: Suite 400 4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, BC PLEASE TAKE “WEST” ELEVATORS Room: Garilbaldi…

Update from CSCB for 23 July 2007

CFIA Information Session For Import Brokers In Western Canada The CFIA is organizing an information session for the import brokers in Western Canada on 10 September 2007 (8:30 – 16:30) at: Suite 400 4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, BC PLEASE TAKE “WEST” ELEVATORS Room: Garilbaldi Parking: Imperial…

Phase 2 for Mandatory E-Manifest for MI, NY

23 July 2007 CBP Reminder of Phase 2 Enforcement Date for Mandatory E-Manifest for Michigan and New York On April 13, 2007 the Office of Field Operations published the ACE eManifest enforcement plan for Michigan and New York. This plan informed ports and trade participants that for all commercial…
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Associate Membership Application from Atlantic...

20 July 2007 Associate Membership Application from Atlantic Shipping The CSCB national office has received an application for an associate membership from Atlantic Shipping. The contact is Fungai Marshall Tsiga, the company’s Partner. Their contact information follows: Atlantic Shipping 627 The West…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

20 July 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published with new OGD extensions. UNROOTED PLANT MATERIAL 06.02.10.0009.53 - Kiwifruit - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0009.62 - Persimmon - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0009.63 - Japanese plum / loquat - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0009.64 - Kumquat -…

Storm damage threatening Costa Rica fruit exports

20 July 2007 Storm damage threatening Costa Rica fruit exports The following is excerpted from the 19 July 2007 edition of the “American Shipper”. Crop and infrastructure damage from a series of storm that have hit Costa Rica could threaten exports of bananas and other fruits. June storms…

Free trade is why socialist Chile is wealthy

20 July 2007 Free trade is why socialist Chile is wealthy The following is excerpted from the 20 July 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. When Prime Minister Stephen Harper lamented the rise of "repressive economics" in Latin America the other day, he cited specifically the class-warfare…

Conferees set 2012 deadline for container scan-all

20 July 2007 Conferees set 2012 deadline for container scan-all The following is excerpted from the 20 July 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. Congressional conferees on Thursday agreed that within five years, all cargo containers bound for the United States will be scanned before they are…

Japanese automakers halt production ...

20 July 2007 Japanese automakers halt production as earthquake impacts parts maker The following is excerpted from the 20 July 2007 edition of the “American Shipper”. Five of Japan’s leading automakers said Wednesday they would stop production at nearly a dozen facilities in Japan due to damage…

Update to CFIA AIRS website

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…

Mandatory Electronic Truck Manifests in Maine...

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…

E-Manifest Filing Mandatory-North Dakota, Vermont

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…

F.D.A. Inspections Lax, Congress Is Told

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…