Trade News

17 May 2007 The Role of Customs Brokers in the Export Process The following article was published in exportsource.ca, Export Development Canada’s on-line journal. It is written by Curtis Cook, a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) and a Partner with Global Trade Solutions. He is the…

17 May 2007 Update on Inflation from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following report is excerpted from that latest economic update from the CCC. Headline inflation, as measured by the All-items consumer price index (CPI), rose 2.2% in April 2007 compared to a year earlier, a slightly slower…

17 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for all countries. 44.18.60 - Posts and beams As a result, there was a change in version number for the HS Codes listed below for all countries. 44.08 -…

16 May 2007 Company 9159-3491 Quebec Inc. (Deliwok) Fined $8,000 On April 5, 2007, Company 9159-3491 Quebec Inc. (Deliwok), based in Chicoutimi, entered a guilty plea and was convicted on two counts of violating the Meat Inspection Act. On June 22, 2006, the company allowed meat products into a…

16 May 2007 Update to Appendix 1, “List of pine shoot beetle infested areas in Canada and the United States", Directive D-94-22,"Plant Protection Requirements on Pine Plants and Pine Materials to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Pine Shoot Beetle" Appendix 1, “List of pine shoot beetle infested areas…

16 May 2007 ECU Re-locating The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. This is to advise effective Friday May 18, 2007 the Electronic Commerce Unit will be re-locating to the following address: 250 Tremblay Road, 6th Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0L8 The EDI hotline number 1-888-957-7224…

16 May 2007 Request for Tariff Relief on Epoxy resins in Dry Form for use in Manufacture of Powder Coatings The Department of Finance has received a request for tariff relief on epoxy resins in dry form for use in manufacture of powder coatings. Currently these epoxy resins in dry form are…

16 May 2007 A New GST/HST Processing System The following news release was issued by the Canada Revenue Agency on 16 May 2007. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has redesigned its internal GST/HST processing by putting a new system into operation. The new system enables the CRA to modernize its…

16 May 2007 CBP shoots for June publication of “10+2” This article is excerpted from the 16 May 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection hopes its notice of proposed rulemaking requiring importers and ocean carriers to submit a dozen pieces of advance shipment data will…

15 May 2007 Copper Pipe Fittings, Public Interest Inquiry No. PB-2006-001 Decision issued Monday, May 14, 2007 IN THE MATTER OF representations as to whether there are reasonable grounds to consider that the imposition, in whole or in part, of an anti-dumping duty on imports of copper pipe fittings…

15 May 2007 Items 96 to 104 – Chicken and Chicken Products, Serial No. 710 Notice to Importers No. 710 outlines the allocation policies and practices respecting import allocations of tariff quota for chicken and chicken products I 2007, by supplementing Notice to Importers No. 701 of 5 October 2006…

15 May 2007 CN’s Memorial Day Intermodal Gate Hours – 28 May 2007 Gates: Open Close ************************************ AUBURN Monday: 08:00 – 18:00 DETROIT Monday: closed CHICAGO Monday: 05:00 – 15:00 JACKSON Monday: closed MEMPHIS Monday: closed NEW ORLEANS Monday: closed CN’s regular hours can…

15 May 2007 Update to Certification Requirements for Fish Exported from Canada to the EU Please note that certification requirements for fish exported from Canada to the EU have been updated with the addition in section 6.4 of certification of gelatin, collagen and fish by-products. This document is…

15 May 2007 BSF5000 Importer’s Valuation Guide – How to determine customs value for duty The Importer’s Valuation Guide has been updated, with a change on page 5, section 1, “Has a sale occurred?” – “package deals” has been deleted. The revised document is available on the CBSA web site, at: http:/…

15 May 2007 CPR Customer Bulletin: Strike plan update The following news release was issued by the Vice President of CPR’s Marketing and Yield Division. As previously communicated, the union representing CP's maintenance of way employees has issued strike notice to be effective 23:59 MT on Tuesday…

15 May 2007 Penalties Following Directed Self-Adjustments The CSCB has been made aware, by both members and the CBSA, that penalties under AMPS are being assessed where it is found during the course of an audit that there was reason to believe that errors were made and these errors were not…

15 May 2007 T2007-2 Amendment Package Further to the message sent to members on 11 May 2007 regarding Tariff Notice TN-22, the CBSA has provided the following information regarding the amended chapters: Summary letter http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/t2007-2coveringletter.pdf Summary of changes http:/…

15 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 01 was published to retreat a requirement and remove a miscellaneous. 01.02.10. Live bovine animals - Purebred breeding animals from Australia 01.02.90. Live bovine animals - Others from Australia b) Chapter 05 was published to modify conditions on…

15 May 2007 Retailer Target sues U.S. over duty discrimination This article is excerpted from the 14 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Target Corp. and its affiliate, Associated Merchandising Corp., filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade Friday accusing the U.S. of gender…

14 May 2007 D19-6-1 Administration of the Explosives Act and Regulations The French version of both appendices A and B, paragraphs 4 and 8, have been revised to correctly reflect the Importer/Owner’s responsibility under the Customs Self Assessment program. This Memorandum is found on the CBSA web…