Trade News

26 February 2007 Certain Fasteners, Interim Review No. RD-2006-005 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated an interim review of its findings made on January 7, 2005, in…

26 February 2007 Outreach Seminar - Location Changed The location of the "Outreach Seminar" on March 1st, concerning mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge has been changed. This seminar will now be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites. Contact information remains the same.

26 February 2007 Outreach Seminar - Location Changed The location of the "Outreach Seminar" on March 1st, concerning mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge has been changed. This seminar will now be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites. Contact information remains the same.

26 February 2007 ACI Air Reporting Procedures The CBSA has provided information advising carriers of new ACI air reporting procedures for emergency diversions, and low value shipments (LVS) when mixed with high value shipments (HVS). This information is available at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

26 February 2007 Northern Border Ag Fee Delayed This article is excerpted from the 26 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has again postponed the implementation date for collection of truck and rail inspection…

26 February 2007 Businesses Urged To Lobby For ITDS Adoption This article is excerpted from the 26 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Importers and their customs brokers ought to pressure agencies that have been slow to embrace the new government-wide International Trade Data System…

23 February 2007 Message to Customs Brokers regarding Softwood Lumber Exporters. The following message is from the EICB. In accordance with the “ Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act ”, all exporters of softwood lumber to the United States are required to be registered with Canadian Revenue…

23 February 2007 Expanded Health Hazard Alert - Dole Brand Cantaloupes May Contain Salmonella Bacteria The previous public warning, issued on February 16, 2007, has been expanded to include new importers and new distribution of the affected cantaloupe. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is…

23 February 2007 Meat Hygiene Directives Now Available The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2007-10 Chapter 11 - USA MHD 2007-09 Chapter 11 - European Union MHD 2007-08…

23 February 2007 CPR Customer Bulletin: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Increases Customs User Fee's 10% Effective April 1, 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Customs and Border Protection have announced that COBRA User Fee's (aka Customs User Fee's) will increase 10%…

23 February 2003 More on Mandatory Line Release at Ambassador Bridge Further to yesterday's message concerning mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge, the CSCB will be adding an FAQ section to our website. This section will include questions from members and comments regarding the impact of…

23 February 2007 Canadian Import and Export Data Canadian import and export data are now updated to December 2006 and the Canadian data for 2003, 2004 and 2005 have been revised. They are available online at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html

23 February 2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture delays removal of Canadian exemption for inspection and use fees on land conveyances (trucks and railroad cars) until June 21, 2007. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced, in a news release, that it will be delaying the…

23 February 2007 U.S. Home Builders Rekindle Softwood Deal Debate This article is excerpted from the today’s edition of the “National Post”. WASHINGTON - U.S. home builders say Ottawa should walk away from the five-month-old softwood lumber deal if the U.S. continues to try to squeeze more…

22 February 2007 Disposable Adult Incontinence Briefs, Inquiry No. NQ-2006-004 Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on February 20, 2007, from the Acting Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services…

22 February 2007 Amendments to the Fish Inspection Regulations - Sections 103 to 120 have been published in Canada Gazette Part , 141 4. 4. 141 4. , 141 4. The salted fish industry exports ninety-five percent of its products to international markets, namely the European Union and the United States…

22 February 2007 Mandatory Line Release at Ambassador Bridge: Important Announcement The CSCB attended a press conference in Windsor this morning, during which an initiative for “mandatory line release” at the Ambassador Bridge was announced. Effective April 1, 2007, all commercial importations…

22 February 2007 Scheduled Maintenance Outage , 24 and 25 February The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to emergency maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on…

22 February 2007 Ottawa set to end strike at CN The following article is excerpted from the “National Post” edition of 21 February 2007. The Minister of Labour said yesterday he is set to table legislation as early as today to bring an end to the 12-day strike that has crippled operations at…

21 February 2007 CN condemns false statements issued by former UTU union official CN released the following news release. CN said today it is permitting striking members of the United Transportation Union (UTU) in Canada to return to work if they choose to do so and condemned false statements about…