Trade News

26 January 2007 OGD HS Codes The new website address for the OGD (Other Government Departments) HS codes is: http://cbsa.gc.ca/eservices/ogd/hs-eng.html

26 January 2007 List of EICS OnLine Customs Brokers on the Web The following message is from the EICB; please respond to them at [email protected]. The LIST OF EICS ONLINE CUSTOMS BROKERS on the Web will be updated on 01 February 2007. Please visit the web page - http://www.international…

26 January 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendations. A) for live horses from other countries than USA for the following end uses: 1. Permanent importation after temporary US stay 2. Temporary importation after temporary US stay 01.01 live…

26 January 2007 Update to Directive D-02-10, "Canadian Phytosanitary Certification for Seeds to meet the phytosanitary import requirements of the United States" This list server provides notification that Directive D-02-10, "Canadian Phytosanitary Certification for Seeds to meet the phytosanitary…

26 January 2007 Late Accounting Questions and Extension of Automatic Waiver to 24 January 2007 The following message is from Doug Oakman, Manager of Entry, Accounting and Adjustment Policy; it follows from the message sent to members on 19 January concerning the CBSA’s extension of the automatic…

26 January 2007 PKI Certificate Authority Upgrade This message is from the EICB. Public Works and Government Services Canada’s Secure Access Key Management Service (SAKMS) PKI Certificate Authority will be completely replaced in spring 2007 with new hardware running Entrust version 7 products, and…

26 January 2007 Final rule published for port worker ID card This article is extracted from the 25 January 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Final rules for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential were published Thursday in the Federal Register. Although the Transportation…

25 January 2007 CN07-002 Import Documentation (B3) Coding for Goods Imported from Timor-Leste Importations from Timor-Leste should be coded with ISO code “TL” in Field No. 12, Country of Origin and Field No. 13, “Place of Export” of the B3. This Customs Notice is available on the CBSA web site, at…

25 January 2007 Update from CPR re Edmonton Intermodal Terminal In our December 12, 2006 Bulletin, we advised you the opening date of CPR's Edmonton off site empty marine pool had to be delayed due to technical problems. (This notice is found on the CSCB web site at http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e…

25 January 2007 Certification Requirements for Fish from Romania and Bulgaria Certification requirements regarding fish and seafood for two new European Union members, Romania and Bulgaria, regarding the EU/Canada Health Certificate and Certification of Live Lobster, are available on the CFIA web…

25 January 2007 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Imports of Hydroprocessing Reactors The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the customs duties on imports of hydroprocessing reactors with heavy walled vessels of a thickness exceeding 102 mm. These reactors are…

24 January 2007 CN07-001 Import Documentation (B3), Coding for Goods Imported from Ceuta and Melilla This Customs Notice provides information about ISO codes for Ceuta and Melilla on the B3 document, and is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn07-001/README.html

24 January 2007 Clothing and Textiles – HS 2007 Commodity Code Handbook, Section F - exportation Further to the message to brokers sent on January 17, 2007, new Commodity Code 6107.19.00.0.852 should have been 6107.19.90.00.0.852.

24 January 2007 CCS Examination Results – 2006 Congratulations to the 373 students who took the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course and are now entitled to use the CCS designation, having passed the fall 2006 final examination. The passing grade for the CCS final examination is 65%. The…

23 January 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 16 was published with a new OGD extension. 16.05.90.9332.02 - Whelk - Cooked, other A) Chapter 02 was published with a new OGD extension. This resulted in a version change for a requirement for the HS Codes listed below. Please check the version…

23 January 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…

23 January 2007 Ottawa to U.S.: Go easy on border This article is excerpted from the 22 January 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Rash implementation of American passport requirements and other rules that hamper cross-border travel and trade could undermine the very fabric of Canada-U.S. relations…