Trade News

22 May 2007 BSF5051 Border Information Service (BIS) A brief leaflet on the Border Information Service is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/bsf5051/bsf5051-07e.pdf

22 May 2007 CPR Service update - Train service remains fluid The following announcement from CPR was sent on 21 May. CP train service remains fluid and train operations are running as per plan. CP's replacement management employees are maintaining the network at safe operating standards under the…

22 May 2007 Problems with the hotline 888-957-7224 Due the relocation of the Electronic Commerce 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. We regret this inconvenience.

22 May 2007 June 2007 Softwood Lumber Quotas Now Available Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for June 2007 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual June allocation.

22 May 2007 SIMA Final Determination re Certain Adult Incontinence Briefs Originating in or Exported from France On 22 May, pursuant to paragraph 41(7)(a) of the SIMA, the CBSA made a final determination of dumping concerning certain adult incontinence briefs originating in or exported from France…

22 May 2007 Request to Join WTO Consultations on Chinese Subsidy Programs The following news release was issued by FAITC on 22 May 2007. The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade, announced that the Government of Canada has asked to participate as a third party in the second…

22 May 2007 CPR Service update – CP train operations on plan On the seventh day of strike activity, CP train operations continue to run as planned and train service remains fluid. CP's replacement management employees are maintaining the network at safe operating standards under the direction of the…

22 May 2007 Problems with the hotline 888-957-7224 - RESOLVED The telephone issue is now resolved. Please use our 888-957-7224 number as usual.

22 May 2007 Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Notice This notice provides exporters of softwood lumber products with information on the calculation of the export price for products exported to the US under the Softwood Lumber Agreement 2006 between Canada and the US. This notice is available on…

22 May 2007 Canada to push for new wide-ranging trade pact with EU ahead of G8 summit The following article is extracted from the 21 May 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada will seek talks on a wide-ranging trade pact with the European Union ahead of summit next month's Group of Eight summit…

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…