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15 May 2007 CN’s Memorial Day Intermodal Gate Hours – 28 May 2007 Gates: Open Close ************************************ AUBURN Monday: 08:00 – 18:00 DETROIT Monday: closed CHICAGO Monday: 05:00 – 15:00 JACKSON Monday: closed MEMPHIS Monday: closed NEW ORLEANS Monday: closed CN’s regular hours can…

15 May 2007 Update to Certification Requirements for Fish Exported from Canada to the EU Please note that certification requirements for fish exported from Canada to the EU have been updated with the addition in section 6.4 of certification of gelatin, collagen and fish by-products. This document is…

15 May 2007 BSF5000 Importer’s Valuation Guide – How to determine customs value for duty The Importer’s Valuation Guide has been updated, with a change on page 5, section 1, “Has a sale occurred?” – “package deals” has been deleted. The revised document is available on the CBSA web site, at: http:/…

15 May 2007 CPR Customer Bulletin: Strike plan update The following news release was issued by the Vice President of CPR’s Marketing and Yield Division. As previously communicated, the union representing CP's maintenance of way employees has issued strike notice to be effective 23:59 MT on Tuesday…

15 May 2007 Penalties Following Directed Self-Adjustments The CSCB has been made aware, by both members and the CBSA, that penalties under AMPS are being assessed where it is found during the course of an audit that there was reason to believe that errors were made and these errors were not…

15 May 2007 T2007-2 Amendment Package Further to the message sent to members on 11 May 2007 regarding Tariff Notice TN-22, the CBSA has provided the following information regarding the amended chapters: Summary letter http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/t2007-2coveringletter.pdf Summary of changes http:/…

15 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 01 was published to retreat a requirement and remove a miscellaneous. 01.02.10. Live bovine animals - Purebred breeding animals from Australia 01.02.90. Live bovine animals - Others from Australia b) Chapter 05 was published to modify conditions on…

15 May 2007 Retailer Target sues U.S. over duty discrimination This article is excerpted from the 14 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Target Corp. and its affiliate, Associated Merchandising Corp., filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade Friday accusing the U.S. of gender…

14 May 2007 D19-6-1 Administration of the Explosives Act and Regulations The French version of both appendices A and B, paragraphs 4 and 8, have been revised to correctly reflect the Importer/Owner’s responsibility under the Customs Self Assessment program. This Memorandum is found on the CBSA web…

14 May 2007 Canadian imports and exports rebound in March The following article is excerpted from the 11 May edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Canadian imports and exports reached record highs in March. Exports topped $40.6 billion for the month, which was a 1.4% increase over…

14 May 2007 2007 British Columbia Region Annual Conference Register today for the CSCB BC Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 13 at the River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond. This year’s theme is “The Customs Broker: Working in the Real World”…

14 May 2007 2007 Ontario Region Annual Conference – Registration Package Register today for the CSCB Ontario Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8 at the Holiday Inn Select, Windsor. This year’s theme is “The Customs Broker…

14 May 2007 2007 Quebec Region Annual Conference – Registration Package Register today for the CSCB Quebec Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 6 at the Hilton Montreal Airport. This year’s theme is “The Customs Broker: Working in the Real…

14 May 2007 Release Requests for April, 2007 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for April, 2007; these are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/april07.xls

14 May 2007 Labour and Service Update – CP implements plan to maintain operations during track maintenance strike The union notified CP that it plans to strike at 11:59 PM MDT, Tuesday, May 15th 2007. In response we are implementing our strike service plan to provide maintenance of way coverage…

14 May 2007 Smart licence for border worth study The following article is excerpted from the 14 May 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. United States Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins may be a southern gentleman but he can be blunt when his job requires it. Last year, Wilkins' advice to Canadians…

14 May 2007 Intelligent Transportation Systems get green light in Sarnia The following article is extracted from the 11 May 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The provincial and federal governments are combining to fund Intelligent Transportation Systems for the Sarnia border…

14 May 2007 Port of Prince Rupert service to begin this fall This article is excerpted from the 11 May 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Prince Rupert, Canada's northernmost container port under development on the Pacific Coast, will receive its first liner service this fall, most likely a…

14 May 2007 Projects Announced for Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 11 May 2007, and available in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-gc016e.htm. The government announced on 11 May…

14 May 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to streamline requirements for Illinois and Tennessee. 44.03.99.0131.04 - Chinquapin - other products such as logs (untreated) 44.03.99.0131.05 - Tanbark oak - other products such as logs (untreated) 44.03.99.0131.06 - Chestnut -…