Trade News

New rule guarantees rates for Vancouver box truckers The following is excerpted from the 22 June 2007 edition of “Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government is moving to guarantee pay rates for container truckers at the Port of Vancouver in a bid to stabilize the workforce by eliminating rate…

22 June 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website A) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation to REFUSE ENTRY for live birds from Czech Republic due to Avian Influenza outbreak. These changes apply to the end use: Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution 01.06.38.2088…

22 June 2007 New phytosanitary requirements for grapes from Italy The CFIA notifies of the interim phytosanitary requirements which will be in place for the 2007-2008 import season of grapes from Italy. The interception of many non-compliant shipments in 2006, due in particular to the detection of…

22 June 2007 Canadian truckers praise delay of passport rule This article is excerpted from the 21 June 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian truckers praised a move by the United States to postpone a rule requiring passports for crossborder travel between the two countries…. The U.S…

21 June 2007 XANTHATES Expiry Review No. RR-2007-002 A notice of expiry review concerning xanthates of all grades in dry or liquid forms, excluding cellulose xanthates, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China is available on the CITT website at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca…

21 June 2007 Message from CBSA re: Migration Outage The following is a message from the Electronic Commerce unit at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): Please be advised that there is a planned outage this weekend for the migration of a system release. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be…

21 June 2007 New developments regarding the U.S. WHTI Since January 23, 2007, all travellers flying to, or through, the United States (U.S.) have been required to present either a valid passport or NEXUS card, when used at NEXUS kiosks at designated airports. On June 20, 2007, the U.S. released its…

21 June 2007 REMINDER - CSA Carriers - Mandatory Field for Highway Cargo Maps As of June 23, 2007, EDI Highway carriers will be required to submit, "load city" with all transactions. The requirement to provide "load city" has always been mandatory within the highway cargo maps (309 and 311). However…

21 June 2007 DISPOSABLE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEFS Inquiry No. NQ-2006-004 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF DISPOSABLE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEFS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM FRANCE FINDING The Canadian International Trade…

21 June 2007 Hearings Appeal Schedule Revised Updated appeals hearing schedule is available on the CITT website at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070621_e.asp.

21 June 2007 Canada pol: West Coast ports should ally This article was excerpted from The Journal of Commerce edition of 21 June 2007 Canadian and American ports on the West Coast should work together to handle container traffic that is expected to soar in the coming years, a Canadian politician…

New developments regarding the U.S. WHTI Since January 23, 2007, all travellers flying to, or through, the United States (U.S.) have been required to present either a valid passport or NEXUS card, when used at NEXUS kiosks at designated airports. On June 20, 2007, the U.S. released its Notice of…

21 June 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 23 was published to add OGD to the following HS codes: 23.01.10.5345.01 Bovine meat. 23.01.10.5345.02 Bovine bulk blood or plasma. 23.01.10.5345.03 Equine meat. 23.01.10.5345.04 Equine bulk blood or plasma. 23.01.10.5345.05 Ovine meat. 23.01.10.5345…

21 June 2007 The Government announces that the NEXUS program is taking off at Ottawa International Airport The Government announced the opening of NEXUS kiosks at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. Airports in Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal already operate kiosks for NEXUS members…

21 June 2007 DHS Advances Initiative to Strengthen Border Security and Facilitate Entry into the United States The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the land and sea portion of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Proposed…

21 June 2007 Jackson outlines vision for Secure Freight data clearinghouse This article is extracted from the 20 June 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. A centralized data repository of international supply chain transaction data would help advance a harmonized, global cargo security system…

21 June 2007 Jackson: Congress may have to break stalemate on mandatory AES This article is extracted from the 21 June 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Congress may have to referee the 18-month impasse between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Census Bureau over proposed…

20 June 2007 Update to CFIA Regional Co-odinators Latika Mogla will be the Acting Import Coordinator, Ontario from June 4 - Aug. 31, 2007. Latika may be reached at: Telephone: (416) 665-5035 Fax: (416) 665-5069 Internet: [email protected]

20 June 2007 Challenging the CCS Examination -- the Deadline is Approaching Individuals with an interest in challenging the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) examination in September, 2007 are reminded that applications, with payment of $400.00, must be received in the CSCB national office by 15…