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19 January 2007 Port of Vancouver licensing plan expected to eliminate independent truckers The following article was extracted from the 19 January 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. So-called shell trucking companies and those that haul infrequently are being weeded out at the Ports of…

19 January 2007 Brokers oppose House bill requiring 100-percent inspection This article is extracted from the 18 January 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America … said it opposes tougher cargo security measures in legislation…

19 January 2007 Customs sets deadline for mandatory truck e-filing This article is excerpted from the 19 January 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection announced that mandatory electronic filing of truck manifests will begin on April 19 at border crossings in Texas…

18 January 2007 Message from CBSA re LVS for December, 2006 The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. All LVS Releases for the period of December 1, 2006 to December 31st, 2006 should be consolidated and must be transmitted to CBSA by January 24, 2007. The only change we…

18 January 2007 RC4209 NEXUS: Information and Application Form The NEXUS information and application are available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4209/README.html

18 January 2007 Release Requests for December, 2006 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for December, 2006. These are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/dec06.xls

18 January 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published to remove the states of Indiana and Kentucky from the restricted list for Viral Haemorrhagic Disease of rabbits. 02.08.10 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen of rabbits or hares Chapter 07 was published with…

18 January 2007 Hearing Schedule for CITT Appeals The latest schedule of CITT hearings is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070117_e.asp

18 January 2007 2007 Commodity Codes Clothing and Textiles - HS 2007 Commodity Code Handbook Section F - Exportion Effective February 3, 2007, exporters and brokers are advised to use HS 2007 commodity codes for exports of TPL goods to the United States. Please note the following corrections…

18 January 2007 Late Accounting Questions regarding 2007 Tariff Implementation The following message is from Doug Oakman, Manager of Entry, Accounting and Adjustment Policy at CBSA. This note is in response to the CSCB’s ongoing representation of members’ interests regarding implementation of the…

18 January 2007 SIMA Final Determination of Dumping regarding Certain Copper Pipe Fittings On 18 January 2007 the CBSA made a final determination of dumping respecting certain copper pipe fittings originating in or exported from the USA, the Republic of Korea and the PRC, as well as a final…

18 January 2007 EICS Project This message is from the EICB. The EICS Instructional environment (IBOX) continues to be unavailable in 2007. We plan to re-open IBOX for user training/testing in early February, and we will advise by e-mail as soon as it becomes available.

18 January 2007 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Imports of a Servo Driven Multiport Cake Production Line The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for removal of customs duties on imports of a servo driven multiport cake production line. This bakery machinery is classified…

18 January2007 Penalties for new HTS Rules to kick in February 20th This article is extracted from the 17 January 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Importers will have a 17-day grace period to file entry documents with the international Harmonized Tariff Schedule changes for 2007, U.S. Customs and…

18 January 2007 Demand rising for second 24-hour border crossing This article is excerpted from the 18 January 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A bid to open a second 24-hour border crossing between Montana and Alberta is now before the state Senate and gaining steam as commercial traffic…

18 January 2007 Business groups want Doha revival This article is extracted from the 17 January 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Major business groups from countries representing 60 percent of world trade called for the swift completion of the stalled Doha Round negotiations in the World…

17 January 2007 CN Winnipeg Gate Cutoff Time Change As of January 22, 2007, Winnipeg gate cutoffs for the following western destinations will be changed to 18:00. Destinations: Calgary Intermodal Terminal CALINTTER Edmonton Intermodal EDMINTTER Roberts Bank ROBBANK Saskatoon Intermodal SASINTTER…

17 January 2007 Determination of the Safety of BASF's Imidazolinone-Tolerant CLEARFIELD™ Durum Wheat Event DW1 The following notice is from the CFIA. … The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), specifically the Biotechnology Environmental Release Assessment Unit (BERA) of the Science Strategies…