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20 December 2006 Stainless Steel Wire, Interim Review No. RD-2006-003 IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on July 30, 2004, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-001, concerning: THE…

20 December 2006 A6 General Declaration Form A6, General Declaration, has been updated to show the appropriate agency name and logo, and is available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a6/README.html

The following messages were sent on 20 December: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (anti-dumping) SIMA - Re-investigation respecting Bicycles... 2. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) A6 General Declaration 3. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) CN663 Import…

20 December 2006 Rise in Core Inflation in November The following is excerpted from a report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Bank of Canada's core measure of inflation (which excludes the 8 most volatile components of the CPI as well as the effect of changes in indirect taxes) rose 2.2%…

20 December 2006 CBP official envisions fewer cargo exams, more post-entry compliance reviews This article is excerpted from the 20 December 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The Customs officer intent on finding technical violations of trade law by snooping through as many international shipments…

20 December 2006 U.S. Customs preps new import tariff schedule The following article is excerpted from the 20 December 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Importers within a week should know the deadline for making changes in their data systems to reflect changes in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff…

19 December 2006 CN661 Waterproof Rubber Footwear from the PRC and Waterproof Footwear and Bottoms of Plastic or Rubber from the PRC This Notice advises that, on 21 November 2006, the CBSA concluded its re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain waterproof rubber footwear and…

19 December 2006 CN662 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Peterborough) Effective 15 January 2007, Intermediate Terminals Warehousing Inc., located in Peterborough, ON, will surrender its highway sufferance warehouse licence. The CBSA has decided not to advertise for a new highway sufferance…

19 December 2006 Canada Takes Economic Action against Belarus The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade, announced on 18 December that Canada is taking new…

19 December 2006 Updated List of Regulated CFIA HS Codes The updated CFIA Regulated HS Codes List is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cfiahscodesdec06.pdf

19 December 2006 EICS Christmas Hours of Operation The EICS will close at 20:00 EST (8pm) on Saturday December 23rd and will resume at 04:00 EST Monday December 25th, as per normal. On Monday January 1st, 2007, the EICS will NOT be available. Monday and Tuesday, December 25-26, 2006, and Monday…

19 December 2006 EC adopts customs code security amendment This article is excerpted from the 19 December 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Commission on Monday adopted a regulation that ensures the on-time implementation of the so called “security amendments” to the Community Customs…

18 December 2006 RC4209 NEXUS: Information and Application Form The NEXUS program trusted traveler-crossing privileges have been expanded to all land, marine and air points of entry where NEXUS locations are currently in place; as well, NEXUS will provide processing locations at additional Canadian…

18 December 2006 Proposed Amendments for Bovine Imports from the US The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing regulatory amendments to create a more responsive, adaptable and uniform import system for bovine animals and products from the United States. Under proposed amendments to the…

18 December 2006 Update from Canadian Pacific - Pacific Storm Challenges Transportation Network A Pacific storm front passed through Vancouver, the BC Interior and the U.S. Pacific Northwest early this morning bringing heavy snow, rain and high winds to the area. As a result, electrical power…

18 December 2006 Message from CBSA re: Holiday Schedule The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA will be closed on Monday, December 25th and Tuesday, December 26th. December 25th and 26th will not be counted in the calculation of…

18 December 2006 TUI to sell Montreal terminals This article is excerpted from the 15 December 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The executive board of Germany’s embattled TUI AG, parent company of Hapag-Lloyd, said today that it will sell the Montreal Gateway Terminals in Canada, some real estate…

18 December 2006 US targets mid-February implementation of 2007 tariff changes This article is excerpted from the 18 December 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. importers may have lost a couple of extra weeks to comply with massive changes to the tariff code that governs international trade…

15 December 2006 Connectivity Unavailable Sunday, 17 December 2006 As per published maintenance schedule ( http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/EICS/hours-en.asp), connectivity to EICS will be interrupted between 06:00 and18:00 EST on Sunday, 17 December 2006, due to a power shutdown.

15 December 2006 Imported Honey bearing a Label in Russian only may contain Chloramphenicol The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people not to consume the honey products described below because they may be contaminated with chloramphenicol. The affected products bear a label in…