Trade News

10 August 2007 B253-1 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge - Independent Remanufacturer Registration Supplement The B253-1 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge - Independent Remanufacturer Registration Supplement form has been posted on the CRA website and is available at: http://www.cra-arc.gc…

10 August 2007 Japan, Indonesia to sign free-trade agreement The following is excerpted from the 10 August 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. Top leaders of Japan and Indonesia plan to sign a free-trade agreement at a meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 20, the Japanese government announced Friday…

10 August 2007 International shippers criticize scan-all law The following is excerpted from the 10 August 2007 edition of the “American Shipper”. An umbrella organization of international shippers expressed disappointment Thursday with a new U.S. law that requires scanning of all cargo onboard…

10 August 2007 E-Manifest Enforcement Clarification The following is an announcement made by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on 10 August 2007. The purpose of this announcement is to provide the most current information on e-Manifest enforcement. Enforcement plans for six ACE e-Manifest…

9 August 2007 12 December 2007 Deadline for Nutrition Labelling Compliance for Small Manufacturers The following information letter from CFIA Consumer Protection Division to Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti…

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

9 August 2007 Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge Further to our message of July 25, CBSA at the port of Windsor have produced a newsletter providing additional information regarding mandatory line release requirements at the Ambassador Bridge. This newsletter includes a reminder about…

9 August 2007 Proposed Changes to Regulations The Advance Commercial Initiative (ACI) has created a need for changes to existing regulations. Proposed changes to four of these regulations - Transportation of Goods Regulations; Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations; Presentation of Persons…

9 August 2007 Scheduled Maintenance Outage Members are advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Sunday, 12 August 2007 from 6:00 am to 7:30 am (Eastern Time).

9 August 2007 PC 2007-1002 British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Remission Order Remission 1. Remission is granted to British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Victoria, British Columbia, in the amount representing the customs duties paid or payable under the Customs Tariff in respect of the “MV Sonia”…

9 August 2007 PC 2007-1165 General Preferential Tariff Withdrawal Order (Bulgaria and Romania) Withdrawal of Entitlement 1. Entitlement to the benefit of the General Preferential Tariff is hereby withdrawn in respect of all goods that originate in Bulgaria and Romania. Exception 2. Section 1 does…

9 August 2007 PC 2007-1167 General Preferential Tariff Withdrawal Order (Republic of Belarus) Withdrawal of Entitlement 1. Entitlement to the benefit of the General Preferential Tariff is hereby withdrawn in respect of all goods that originate in Republic of Belarus. Exception 2. Section 1 does not…

9 August 2007 PC 2007-1160 Regulations Amending the Special Import Measures Regulations Amendment 1. The Special Import Measures Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 17.1: 17.2 (1) For the purpose of subsection 20(1) of the Act, the customs territory of the Socialist…

9 August 2007 PC 2007-1167 Regulations Amending Certain Canada Border Services Agency Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) CUSTOMS ACT CCRFTA Verification of Origin Regulations 1. Subsection 6(1) of the French version of the CCRFTA Verification of Origin Regulations (SOR/2004-129) is replaced by the…

9 August 2007 Canada's missing out in India The following is excerpted from the 9 August 2007 edition of the “globeandmail.com”. A top executive of one of the biggest companies in India says Canadian business is missing out on a golden opportunity: India's rise as an economic power. Alan Rosling…

9 August 2007 U.S. WHTI – Chamber of Commerce Submission Further to our message on July 6 ( U.S. WHTI – Request for Comment), the following was excerpted from a message received at the CSCB, from the Chamber of Commerce, providing us with their submission on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative…

8 August 2007 Statement From Minister Emerson On Softwood Lumber Agreement The following news release is available on the DFAIT website at: http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?isRedirect=True&… The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of…

8 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published a) to change the End Uses by adding Industrial Use 08.02.90.4083 Walnut Shell and b) to change the release recommendation for requirements from California with a destination of British Columbia. This resulted in version change for…

8 August 2007 U.S. begins arbitration process over lumber deal This article is excerpted from the 8 August 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The U.S. government has launched arbitration proceedings in what will be the first major test of the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement. It claims Canada…