Trade News

4 January 2007 A New Look for the AIRS Web Site The following message is from CFIA’s National Import Operations Division. CFIA will be re-launching the AIRS website with a "new look" on Friday, January 5, 2007. The exact time of the launch has not been determined but it will be near the end of the…

4 January 2007 Clarification on Reporting of Phone Numbers and Postal Codes This message is from the CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Unit. There have been numerous queries for clarification on the format requirements for phone number and postal code transmissions in ACI Air. Issues experienced relate to…

4 January 2007 Softwood Lumber (SWL) Quota Transfers In order to perform transfers of SWL quota, brokers will need to identify the specific regional control to access the transfer screen. This is done through the Quota Transfer component within EICS and the control can be found by entering the…

4 January 2007 First Group of Ports Named for Mandatory e-Manifest The following message is from the CBP “Modernization Monitor” publication. More than $8 billion in duties and fees have been collected through ACE monthly statements, with more than $850 million collected through the November 2006…

4 January 2007 CBP readies C-TPAT for mutual recognition, 3 rd party validators This article is excerpted from the 4 January 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The United States plans in 2007 to internationalize its supply chain security program for importers by mutually recognizing for the first…

3 January 2007 Update - Restrictions Removed from Ontario Cattle The following is extracted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 3 January, and found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/feebet/rumin/20070103investe…. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is removing movement…

3 January 2007 Export Controls on Belarus On December 14, 2006, the Government of Canada concluded the regulatory process to add Belarus to the Area Control List (ACL). As a result of the addition of Belarus to the ACL, all exporters wishing to export items to Belarus will be required to apply for…

3 January 2007 Border guards to take gun tests The following article is excerpted from the 3 January 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadian border guards who want to train their colleagues in the use of weapons will have to pass a test of their own this month -- to see whether they're…

3 January 2006 Proposed Marine Spark-Ignition Engine and Off-Road Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations The following notice is from the Transportation Division at Environment Canada. Members with an interest in commenting on the proposed Regulations are asked to send comments to the CSCB at…

3 January 2006 US CBP Announces C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria for US Customs Brokers US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced minimum security requirements applicable to customs brokers wishing to attain C-TPAT status. CBP notes that, while “customs brokers normally do not play a…

3 January 2007 UN partly lifts export ban on Caspian caviar This article is extracted from the 3 January 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A United Nations panel has lifted a ban on international trade in several types of caviar from the Caspian Sea, but still hasn't decided whether to permit…

3 January 2007 DHS to soon issue specs for electronic container security device This article is excerpted from the 3 January 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will publish early this year vendor specifications for a container security device that…

2 January 2007 Minutes of Meeting between CSCB and CBSA in Québec Region Minutes of the meeting held on 21 November 2006 between the CSCB and CBSA Port Standing Committee in Montréal are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/november2006quebecregionstandingcommittee.d……

2 January 2007 Ontario marks new year with new HoS rules The following article is excerpted from the 1 January 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. While several provinces will hold off adopting the new federal Hours-of-Service rules, Ontario will be implementing the new rules on…

2 January 2007 EC proposes harmonizing dangerous goods transport rules This article is extracted from the 29 December 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Union is considering harmonizing rules for the transport of dangerous goods by making them as user-friendly as possible. The new…

2 January 2007 U.S. Customs closed Tuesday This article is extracted from the 2 January 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Federal offices, including Customs, are closed Tuesday in observance of a national day of mourning for former President Gerald Ford. Quotas for textile imports scheduled…

2 January 2007 US Customs ponders pardons for nuisance violations This article is extracted from the 2 January 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Wouldn't it be nice if the government cut you a break for missing the April 15 tax-filing deadline by a day when you have a history of paying your taxes…

1 January 2007 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The updated checklist for D memoranda is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

30 December 2006-12-30 SIMA Index for January, 2007 The SIMA index for January, 2007 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html