Trade News

22 May 2007 Request to Eliminate Duty on “Light” and “Heavy” Microfibre Fabrics for the Manufacture of Bedding Products The Department of Finance received a request to eliminate the duty on “light” and “heavy” microfibre for use in the manufacture of bedding products. The proposal is to add a tariff…

22 May 2007 Dodge says single currency 'possible' The following article is excerpted from the 21 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge says North America could one day embrace a euro-style single currency. But to get there, Canada, the United States and Mexico…

22 May 2007 Prince Rupert may attract additional tenants this year The following article is extracted from the 21 May 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Maher Terminals hopes it may announce one or two other shipping lines as users of its new terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia…

22 May 2007 E-Manifest Compliance Rates Continue to Grow, Thanks to Joint Government-Industry Outreach Efforts The following is excerpted from the US Customs and Border Protection web site, where it was published on 17 May. As U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to expand a new policy…

22 May 2007 Compliance? What compliance? This article is extracted from the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in the 21 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. It is impossible to read the trade press, and sometimes even the general press, without thinking, where is that company’s…

22 May 2007 Selections near for trial program to outsource C-TPAT validations This article is excerpted from the 22 May 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to select by the end of May private sector inspection service providers that will be eligible to…

18 May 2007 CN431 Where to File Dispute Notices to Contest Customs Decisions on Tariff Classification, Value for Duty, Origin, Marking, and Advance Ruling This Notice clarifies where you may file dispute notices (K14D’s) under section 60 of the Customs Act. This information also applies when filing…

18 May 2007 CN07-014 Intention to Withdraw Entitlement to the GPT from Bulgaria and Romania following their Accession to the European Union It’s the government’s intention to withdraw entitlement to the GPT from Bulgaria and Romania, which acceded to the European Union on 1 January 2007. It is…

18 May 2007 CN07-013 Intention to Withdraw Entitlement to the GPT from the Republic of Belarus It’s the government’s intention to withdraw entitlement to the GPT from the Republic of Belarus, effective 1 August 2007. A previous message was sent to members on this topic on 3 May, and is found in the…

18 May 2007 CFIA Veterinarians Posted at Canadian Embassies The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 17 may 2007, and is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070517e.shtml The CFIA … announced … that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has posted…

18 May 2007 Carbon Steel Pipe Nipples, Threaded Couplings and Adaptor Fittings, Interim Review No. RD-2006-006 Order issued Thursday, May 3, 2007 IN THE MATTER OF a request for an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian…

18 May 2007 Revision to Directive D-98-01,"Import Requirements for seed potatoes and other potato propagative material" Directive D-98-01, "Import Requirements for seed potatoes and other potato propagative material", has been revised and is available on the web at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

18 May 2007 EDI Hotline Problems The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. Due the relocation of our office, we are experiencing problems with our 888-957-7224 number and clients are unable to leave a message. Please contact the pager at 613-239-5880 for assistance. No ETA…

18 May 2007 Request for Tariff Relief on Apparel Samples The Department of Finance has received a request for tariff relief on apparel samples for use by apparel textile manufacturers or apparel textile designers. They propose to amend tariff item No. 9936.00.00 to read as follows with the proposed…

18 May 2007 First Air Transport Agreement with Kuwait The following is excepted from a news release issued on 17 May by Transport Canada, and found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h094e.htm . The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure…

18 May 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed for the Victoria Day holiday from Friday May 18, 2007 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday May 22, 2007 at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import Service Centre.

18 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 01.06.20.2085.02 Soft-shelled turtles Please note that the description for the end use 51 - "Fighting" was changed for PERFORMANCE. If you…

17 May 2007 CP Rail Strike Update CP maintenance of way unionized employees have been on strike for over 24 hours. The strike is limited to the maintenance of way employees and all other unionized employees are working. CP’s trained replacement management employees are on site and performing track…

17 March 2007 Update to Section 12.2 of Notice to Importers No. 704, Turkey and Turkey Products The purpose of this message is to inform you that Section 12.2 of Notice to Importers No. 704 has been: Modified from: Turkey products with small amounts of bones or cartilage are considered to be…

17 May 2007 Message from CN re Containerized Metal Coils On Saturday May 12th, 2007, a serious incident involving a shipment of containerized metal coils was narrowly avoided. Upon investigation, it was determined that a number of mandatory requirements for the safe handling of containerized metal…