Trade News

7 February 2007 November 2006 US Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 3.0 Percent from November 2005 The US Bureau of Transportation Statistics has published an article concerning American surface trade between the US and NAFTA partners for the month of November, 2006. This trade was three per…

7 February 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 01 and 15 were published. A) Chapter 01 was published to streamline the requirements and to change the release recommendations. Streamline the requirements (change of version only) 01.02 Live bovine animals from the United States 01.04 Live sheep…

7 February 2007 CITT Decisions Pending The updated list of CITT decisions pending is found on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp

7 February 2007 Update to CITT Appeals Hearing Schedule The CITT appeals hearing schedule has been updated, and is found at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070206_e.asp

7 February 2007 Bicycles and Frames, Expiry No. LE-2006-002 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF ORDER The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its order made on December 9, 2002, in Expiry Review No…

7 February 2007 Disposable Adult Incontinence Briefs, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2006-003 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF DISPOSABLE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEFS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM…

7 February 2007 L60 Customs Brokers Questionnaire This form has been updated to reflect the transfer of authority to the CBSA, and deletes the requirement for information about education and schooling from the previous version. It is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf…

7 February 2007 L56 Notice of Application for Customs Brokers Licence This notice has been updated to reflect changes in the licensing regime by removing references to qualified persons, specifying the type of customs brokerage operation (sole proprietor, partnership or corporation) to be undertaken…

7 February 2007 SIMA Re-investigation regarding Certain Flat Hot-rolled Carbon and alloy Steel Sheet and Strip On 7 February the CBSA initiated the re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, originating in or exported…

7 February 2007 H.R. 1 and more data requirements This article is extracted from the 6 February 2007 edition of the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in “The Journal of Commerce”. Bill H.R. 1 has passed the House of Representatives, and with it many provisions having to do security…

7 February 2007 Retailers urge Congress to support scanning pilot This article is extracted from the 6 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The National Retail Federation… urged a Senate Committee to reject efforts to attach a proposal for 100-percent scanning of U.S.-bound cargo to…

7 February 2007 [US] Exporters urged to hold off using 2007 tariff codes This article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. exports could be delayed because of government problems incorporating the recent changes to the tariff classification codes in its…

7 February 2007 Apparel groups push for Malaysia trade pact The following article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Two leading apparel industry groups lined up … in favor of the U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement, which is currently being negotiated. In a…

6 February 2007 Message from CN regarding Ongoing Extreme Cold Weather Conditions Extreme cold weather conditions prevailing in the Canadian Prairies are currently affecting CN operations along theToronto-Winnipeg and Winnipeg-Chicago corridors. Because of the adverse effects of the extreme cold on…

6 February 2007 D10-15-25 Interpretation of the Word Uniforms for the Purpose of Tariff Items 5112.19.93 and 5515.13.91 This Memorandum explains the policy of the CBSA regarding interpretation of the word “uniforms” as found in the end-use provision “for use in the manufacture of apparel, other than…

6 February 2007 A8B United States – Canada Transit Manifest The US-Canada Transit Manifest is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a8b/README.html

6 February 2007 K84 Payment in February, 2007 In both February 2005 and 2006, the K84 payment date was extended. The CSCB enquired about the possibility of an extension this year, and received the following response from Doug Oakman, Manager of Entry, Accounting and Adjustment Policy at CBSA: It is…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-104, Softwood Lumber Products Charge on Duty Deposit Refunds Remission Order, No. 1 Remission is hereby granted to a specified person of the charge paid or payable by the specified person under section 18 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 on the amount…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-112, Conditions for Exempted Persons Regulations PC 2007-112 sets out the formulas for determining a person’s annual export limits, as well as the consequences for exceeding that limit. Each year that the person’s exports of softwood lumber exceed the export limit for that…

6 February 2007 PC 2007-136, Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations and the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations administered and Enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency The purpose of this amendment is to bring the import requirements related to the control of BSE for…