Trade News

29 March 2007 CFIA and Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge The CSCB participated in a conference call with CFIA to discuss the requirement for original certification for imported goods and the new procedures that will be put into place on April 1, 2007, at the Ambassador Bridge. As…

29 March 2007 2007-2008 Report on Plans and Priorities The CITT’s 2007-2008 Report on Plans and Priorities is available on the CITT web site, at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/rpp2h-2i_e.asp Of interest in this report is the CITT’s commitment to increased electronic information exchange and e…

29 March 2007 PC 2007-243, Regulations Amending the Plant Protection Regulations Amendments 1. Section 10 of the Plant Protection Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): (3) The hard copy of a document referred to in subsection (2) is not required if the document is sent…

29 March 2007 Horizon pushing for RFID readers along highways nationwide This article is excerpted from the 28 March 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Horizon Services Group, the technology research and development subsidiary of Horizon Lines, is working to create a network of radio frequency…

29 March 2007 Toll Increase at Joint International Bridge Authority, Sault Ste. Marie The Joint International Bridge Authority in Sault Ste. Marie has approved a toll rate increase to take effect on 1 April. Further information about the new rates is available on the Michigan Department of…

28 March 2007 Y15A Request to Laboratory and Scientific Services Directorate – Alcohol and Tobacco Section This fillable form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/y15a/README.html

28 March 2007 Amendment to Foreign Phytosanitary Certificate Obligations Questions and Answers The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has amended the Plant Protection Regulations of the Plant Protection Act. Importers will no longer need to send hard copies of Phytosanitary Certificates if…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 05 was published to add conditions on the importation of frozen goat semen from Australia and France. 05.11.99.1293.07 Animal semen (other than bovine) - frozen - caprine (goat) If you have any questions, please contact the local CFIA area animal import…

28 March 2007 Follow-Up Message regarding Procedures at Ambassador Bridge, Windsor The CSCB has learned from the Canadian Transit Company the procedure that will apply to drivers who must return to the U.S. after not being in compliance with the new release procedures at the Ambassador Bridge…

28 March 2007 Follow-Up Message regarding Procedures at Windsor The CBSA participated in a conference call with CSCB members yesterday on the new procedures that will be in effect at the Ambassador Bridge on April 1, 2007. More than 25 CSCB members participated, and a summary of the call will be…

28 March 2007 Seminar in CSCB Toronto Region on Certificates of Origin The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar entitled “Certificates of Origin -- NAFTA, GPT, LDCT” on 24 April 2007, between 3:00 and 6:00 pm. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 6257 Airport Road in…

28 March 2007 Copper Rod, Inquiry No. NQ-2006-003 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF COPPER ROD ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM BRAZIL AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE SUBSIDIZING OF COPPER ROD ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED…

28 March 2007 Bicycles and Frames, Expiry Review No. RR-2006-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF ORDER The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its…

28 March 2007 House Democrats Offer Bush a Deal on Trade This article is excerpted from the 27 March 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday offered the Bush administration a chance to move forward on several trade deals if it accepts stronger…

27 March 2007 List of EICS On-Line Brokers Updated The upated list of on-line brokers (as at 26 March 2007) is available on the ECIB web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/general/brokers-en.asp

27 March 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation for live birds from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and Kuwait 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…

27 March 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 04 was published. A requirement was created for the end use of "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution". 04.10.00.1187.01 - Processed royal jelly 04.10.00.1187.02 - Unprocessed royal jelly b) Chapter 06 was published with a…

27 March 2007 Morris National Inc. v. CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2005-039 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on October 11, 2006, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the Canada Border Services Agency dated October 31 and November 1, 2005…

27 March 2007 Quality Management Program Guide The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is pleased to present "Developing a Quality Management Program (QMP) Plan: A Fish and Seafood Processor's Step-by-step Guide". The QMP, which began in 1992, was the world's first mandatory food inspection program…

27 March 2006 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Imports of Certain Leathers The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for the removal of customs duties on imports of certain leathers for use in the manufacture of belts. These different types of leathers are classified under the Customs…