Trade News

18 May 2007 Revision to Directive D-98-01,"Import Requirements for seed potatoes and other potato propagative material" Directive D-98-01, "Import Requirements for seed potatoes and other potato propagative material", has been revised and is available on the web at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

18 May 2007 EDI Hotline Problems The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. Due the relocation of our 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…

18 May 2007 Request for Tariff Relief on Apparel Samples The Department of Finance has received a request for tariff relief on apparel samples for use by apparel textile manufacturers or apparel textile designers. They propose to amend tariff item No. 9936.00.00 to read as follows with the proposed…

18 May 2007 First Air Transport Agreement with Kuwait The following is excepted from a news release issued on 17 May by Transport Canada, and found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h094e.htm . The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure…

18 May 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed for the Victoria Day holiday from Friday May 18, 2007 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday May 22, 2007 at 8:00 am. If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import Service Centre.

18 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "CBSA Inspection" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 01.06.20.2085.02 Soft-shelled turtles Please note that the description for the end use 51 - "Fighting" was changed for PERFORMANCE. If you…

17 May 2007 CP Rail Strike Update CP maintenance of way unionized employees have been on strike for over 24 hours. The strike is limited to the maintenance of way employees and all other unionized employees are working. CP’s trained replacement management employees are on site and performing track…

17 March 2007 Update to Section 12.2 of Notice to Importers No. 704, Turkey and Turkey Products The purpose of this message is to inform you that Section 12.2 of Notice to Importers No. 704 has been: Modified from: Turkey products with small amounts of bones or cartilage are considered to be…

17 May 2007 Message from CN re Containerized Metal Coils On Saturday May 12th, 2007, a serious incident involving a shipment of containerized metal coils was narrowly avoided. Upon investigation, it was determined that a number of mandatory requirements for the safe handling of containerized metal…

17 May 2007 The Role of Customs Brokers in the Export Process The following article was published in exportsource.ca, Export Development Canada’s on-line journal. It is written by Curtis Cook, a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) and a Partner with Global Trade Solutions. He is the…

17 May 2007 Update on Inflation from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following report is excerpted from that latest economic update from the CCC. Headline inflation, as measured by the All-items consumer price index (CPI), rose 2.2% in April 2007 compared to a year earlier, a slightly slower…

17 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for all countries. 44.18.60 - Posts and beams As a result, there was a change in version number for the HS Codes listed below for all countries. 44.08 -…

16 May 2007 Company 9159-3491 Quebec Inc. (Deliwok) Fined $8,000 On April 5, 2007, Company 9159-3491 Quebec Inc. (Deliwok), based in Chicoutimi, entered a guilty plea and was convicted on two counts of violating the Meat Inspection Act. On June 22, 2006, the company allowed meat products into a…

16 May 2007 Update to Appendix 1, “List of pine shoot beetle infested areas in Canada and the United States", Directive D-94-22,"Plant Protection Requirements on Pine Plants and Pine Materials to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Pine Shoot Beetle" Appendix 1, “List of pine shoot beetle infested areas…

16 May 2007 ECU Re-locating The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. This is to advise effective Friday May 18, 2007 the Electronic Commerce Unit will be re-locating to the following address: 250 Tremblay Road, 6th Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0L8 The EDI hotline number 1-888-957-7224…

16 May 2007 Request for Tariff Relief on Epoxy resins in Dry Form for use in Manufacture of Powder Coatings The Department of Finance has received a request for tariff relief on epoxy resins in dry form for use in manufacture of powder coatings. Currently these epoxy resins in dry form are…

16 May 2007 A New GST/HST Processing System The following news release was issued by the Canada Revenue Agency on 16 May 2007. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has redesigned its internal GST/HST processing by putting a new system into operation. The new system enables the CRA to modernize its…

16 May 2007 CBP shoots for June publication of “10+2” This article is excerpted from the 16 May 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection hopes its notice of proposed rulemaking requiring importers and ocean carriers to submit a dozen pieces of advance shipment data will…

15 May 2007 Copper Pipe Fittings, Public Interest Inquiry No. PB-2006-001 Decision issued Monday, May 14, 2007 IN THE MATTER OF representations as to whether there are reasonable grounds to consider that the imposition, in whole or in part, of an anti-dumping duty on imports of copper pipe fittings…

15 May 2007 Items 96 to 104 – Chicken and Chicken Products, Serial No. 710 Notice to Importers No. 710 outlines the allocation policies and practices respecting import allocations of tariff quota for chicken and chicken products I 2007, by supplementing Notice to Importers No. 701 of 5 October 2006…