Trade News

6 July 2007 Hearing Schedule for Appeals The most recent appeals hearing schedule is available on the CITT website at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070706_e.asp.

6 July 2007 Memorandum D11-5-5 D11-5-5, CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - Amendments to Schedule 1 - Specific Rules of Origin, contains the unofficial consolidation of Schedule I of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) Rules of Origin Regulations. This memorandum is available on CBSA…

6 July 2007 Update to Lists of Aquacultured and Scombroid Fish Please be advised of the following updates to the lists of aquacultured and scombroid fish: 1) The "List of Fish Species which are, or may be, Aquacultured" has been updated and is available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection…

6 July 2007 CBSA – Public Opinion Research In the winter of 2007, public opinion research was conducted on behalf of CBSA to determine the public's knowledge, perception and attitude toward the CBSA and its key services and programs. Over 3,000 Canadians aged 18 years and over participated in the…

6 July 2007 Incoterms 2010? This article is excerpted from the 5 July 2007 edition of Frank Reynolds’ “Export ABC’s” column in “The Journal of Commerce”. For the last year or so I have been asked with increasing frequency whether there will be an Incoterms 2010. Based on previous discussions of the…

6 July 2007 U.S. WHTI – Request for Comment The Department of Homeland Security is seeking comments on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) ruling for land and sea modes. The U.S. WHTI Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is available on the CSCB website at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

6 July 2007 India drops customs duties on imported alcohol The following article is excerpted from the 5 July 2007 edition of the “American Shipper”. India’s Central Board of Excise and Customs on Tuesday agreed to drop customs duties of up to 150 percent on imported beer, wine and liquor... The…

5 July 2007 Scheduled Maintenance Outage EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, July 7th, 2007 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (Eastern Time). General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI…

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

5 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, July 7, 2007. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are…

5 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapters 07 and 08 were published with new OGD extensions. 07.04.10.3009.01 - Broccoli - headed - unprocessed (fresh or chilled) 07.04.10.3009.02 - Broccoli - headed - processed (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3010.01 - Broccoli - other than headed - unprocessed…

5 July 2007 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 - Application for Refund Form B278 -- Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 - Application for Refund is available on the CRA website at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/b278/README.html.

4 July 2007 Update to Classification of Products Containing Meat and Fish Please be advised that the "Table of Accepted Processes and Ingredients - Classification of Products Containing Fish and Meat" has been updated and is available on CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima…

4 July 2007 Import scandal taints China The following article is excerpted from the 4 July 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. In the past few weeks, Bruce Cran's office has been flooded with calls from hundreds of consumers concerned about the safety of Chinese goods. If it's not about toothpaste…

4 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 05.11.99.1292.16 Animal Semen (other than bovine) fresh - Zoo animal 05.11.99.1292.16 Animal Semen (other than bovine) frozen - Zoo…

4 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for Ontario and Quebec for various U.S. states. 44.03.20.0128.07 - Cedar - other products such as logs - untreated This resulted in a version change for the…

4 July 2007 World Customs Chiefs focus on the 21st century Customs environment The following news release is available on the WCO website at http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/En/en.html The WCO Council, the Organization’s top decision-making organ, met in Brussels at WCO Headquarters from 28-30 June 2007 for…