Trade News

11 May 2007 U.S. plans charm offensive on border issues for leaders' summit in Quebec This article is excerpted from the 11 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to debunk a few misconceptions about post-9/11 North America when he arrives in Canada for a two-day…

10 May 2007 Pet Food Recall and Melamine in Imported Products The following message is from the CFIA, and is found in its entirety at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specif/vegproe.shtml In March 2007, Menu Foods began recalling potentially affected pet food products as the result of…

10 May 2007 Canada must defend its food-safety sovereignty The following article by Sylvain Charlebois, assistant professor in business administration at the University of Regina, appears in the 10 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Massive recalls prompted by contaminants in the United States…

10 May 2007 Update to Directive D-01-08 "Canadian Plant Protection import requirements for fresh blueberry fruit (Vaccinium) from Argentina" Directive D-01-08 "Canadian Plant Protection import requirements for fresh blueberry fruit (Vaccinium) from Argentina" has been revised and is available on the…

10 May 2007 Amendments to Fish Products Inspection Manual 1) the issuance of Amendment 22 of the Fish Products Inspection Manual, which amends Chapter 3, Subject 1, Section 5.4.3, which modifies the Inspection Recommendations for First Time Imports and Random Product Verification, and makes minor…

10 May 2007 Asia trade chokes West Coast ports The following article is excerpted from the 10 May 2007 edition of “National Post”. Demand at North America's West Coast ports will outstrip capacity by 2010, which means businesses need to start considering other options when looking at the…

10 May 2007 Correction to CFIA AIRS Updates, 9 May 2007 The following message is from the CFIA. Please note that the changes below do not apply to honeybee queens from Australia but HAWAII. We apologize for the confusion. Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "CBSA Inspection"…

10 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published to streamline requirements for Iceberg lettuce. 07.05.11.3027 - Iceberg lettuce This resulted in version changes for two requirements for the HS Codes listed below. 07.02.00 - Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 07.04.10.3008 - Cauliflower…

9 May 2007 CN’s Victoria Day Gate Hours - Canada Here are the Intermodal Gate hours for our intermodal terminals for Monday, May 21st: Gates: Open Close HALIFAX (HIT) Monday: 08:00 – 18:00 MONCTON Monday: 00:01 – 24:00 MONTREAL (TASCHE) Monday: 00:01 – 24:00 BRAMPTON (BIT) Monday: 00:01 – 24:00 MISC…

9 May 2007 2007 Quebec Region Annual Conference – Registration Package The CSCB Quebec Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 6 at the Hilton Montreal Airport. This year’s theme is “The Customs Broker: Working in the Real World”. Topics range…

9 May 2007 2007 Ontario Region Annual Conference – Registration Package The CSCB Ontario Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8 at the Holiday Inn Select, Windsor. This year’s theme is “The Customs Broker: Working in the…

9 May 2007 2 007 British Columbia Region Annual Conference The CSCB BC Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 13 at the River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond. This year’s theme is “The Customs Broker: Working in the Real World”. Topics range…

9 May 2007 Requests Not Yet Initiated The list of textile requests not yet initiated is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/requests/index_e.asp

9 May 2007 PARS and RMD The CBSA has posted a notice to importers concerning the elimination of paper versions of RMD or PARS service options as of 15 October 2007, and exceptions to this policy. As well, by January 31 2008, the FIRST service option will be phased out and no longer available. This…

9 May 2007 Systems Outages on 12 and 13 May 2007 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox outage : Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, May…

9 May 2007 Canada's trade winds shift to EU The following article is extracted from the 8 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. For Canadian exporters, the European Union's red hot economic growth is making up handsomely for the laggard U.S. economy. Canada's reliance on trade with the United…

9 May 2007 Request regarding Subheading No. 5106.10 The Department of Finance seeks members’ views on a request to add a tariff line breakout to subheading No. 5106.10 in order to provide for 100 per cent wool yarns for use in the manufacture of berets and other soft felt headgear. The proposed…

9 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" to "CBSA INSPECTION - INSPECTORS DESIGNATED AND TRAINED IN FPA INSPECTION" 01.06.90.2109.06 Honey bees (Packaged) - Arriving by airplane (Australia and New Zealand) 01.06.90.2109…

8 May 2007 Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge CBSA in Windsor has released "Border Clearance Tips Volume II May 2007"; this document can be viewed on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsatips2.pdf This document provides information to drivers and carriers concerning…

8 May 2007 Further Update to Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes – 2007 FAITC has updated the Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes – 2007 to reflect further changes in the industry steel class. Changes took place in the following ranges at the four digit level: 7225 7226 7229 7304…