Trade News

5 March 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 07 was published to streamline requirements - United States only. This resulted in version changes for a number of requirements. Please check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. 07.01.90.2999 - Potato - microtuber, minituber (fresh…

Insights on border legislation from [Canadian Transportation & Logistics’] Shipper-Carrier Rountable The following article is excerpted from the 2 March 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. After more than five years of stricter and more expensive border legislation, have we…

5 March 2007 Security Bottlenecks Snarl U.S. - Canada Trade The following article is excerpted from the 5 March 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. The Canada-U.S. border stretches a full 8,891 km (5,525 miles), touches three oceans and is a crossing point for a trading relationship worth C$1.6…

5 March 2007 U.S. trade policy a lurking migraine for global markets This article is excerpted from the 5 March 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. After China and Japan revealed the cracks in the global financial foundations last week, let's get an update on those dangers and what the biggest…

2 March 2007 Appeals Hearing Schedule Updated The CITT appeals hearing schedule has been updated, and is found at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070227_e.asp

2 March 2007 Update to Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes, 2007 Updates to the Blue Book are found on the EICB web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/general/Bluebook/since2007-en.a…

2 March 2007 Beef and Veal Quota Holders’ List, 2007 The 2007 edition of the beef and veal quota holders’ list is now available on the EICB web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/Beef_VealQHList07-en.asp

2 March 2007 PC 2007-236, Order Amending the Export Control List PC 2007-236 is the Order Amending the Export Control List. The definition “guide” in section 1 of the Export Control List is replaced by the following: “Guide” means A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls, published in June 2006 by the…

2 March 2007 PC 2007-235, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Iran As a member of the United Nations, Canada is legally obliged, pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations, to implement these Security Council decisions in domestic law. This is done by the making of…

2 March 2007 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Articles and Materials for use in Production of Three-Wheeled Motorcycles The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for the removal of customs duties on a wide range of articles and materials for use in the production of three-wheeled…

2 March 2007 Security Filing (10+2) FAQs The following are Questions and Answers provided by US Customs and Border Protection on 26 February 2007. Customs and Border Protection has been working closely with the COAC subcommittee in formulating the proposed Security Filing (SF), which will require 10…

2 March 2007 Senate drops 100-percent inspection proposal The following is excerpted from the 2 March 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. International shippers and ocean transportation providers dodged a bullet late Thursday when the Senate voted 58 to 38 to kill an amendment proposed by Charles…

2 March 2007 Customs expands e-manifest mandate for trucks The following article is extracted from the 23 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection announced that truckers must use the Automated Commercial Environment Truck Manifest System at all land borders…

1 March 2007 Allergy Alert - Undeclared Milk Protein In Certain Great Value Brand Cake And Brownie Mixes The previous public warning, issued on February 19, 2007, has been expanded to include new products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Wal-Mart Canada Corp. are warning people with…

1 March 2007 Customer Bulletin: Mainline Derailment Golden, British Columbia CPR released the following bulletin late last evening. At approximately 04:10 Mountain Time February 28 th, 2007 train 470-25 derailed near Golden British Columbia on our Transcontinental Mainline between Vancouver, BC and…

1 March 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site – Chapters 07, 10 and 12 Chapters 07, 10 and 12 were published - requirements with additional instructions for Plants with Novel Traits. i) Change in release recommendation; and/or ii) end use changed from "Scientific use (Research - genetically or not…

1 March 2007 EDI Outage for clients transmitting over the Customs Internet Gateway (CIG) The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. For maintenance purposes, the CIG will be unavailable from 5:00 am until 6:00 am (ET) on Sunday March 4th…

28 February 2007 Expanded Health Hazard Alert - Moccacino Terrine Atff And Autentico Tiramitsu Pacini May Contain A Toxin Produced By Staphylococcus Bacteria The previous public warning, issued on February 20, 2007, has been expanded to include new products based on the results of an on-going food…

28 February 2007 Allergy Alert - Undeclared Milk Protein In Laura Secord Brand No Added Sugar Lactose Free Dark Chocolate Flavoured Bar The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Laura Secord are warning people with allergies to milk protein not to consume Laura Secord brand No Added Sugar…