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U.S. suspends gun drills on Great Lakes

17 October 2006 U.S. suspends gun drills on Great Lakes This article is excerpted from the 17 October 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended machine-gun practice on the Great Lakes as Washington considers whether the live-fire drills pose an environmental danger to…

Cross-Linked Polyethylene Tubing...

16 October 2006 Cross-Linked Polyethylene Tubing, Inquiry No. NQ-2006-001 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE TUBING ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINDING The Canadian International…

Time to Enroll in the CCS Course!

16 October 2006 Time to Enroll in the Certified Customs Specialist Course! Members are reminded that the time has come for colleagues and employees to enroll in the 2006-2007 Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course. The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday, 31 October 2006. The…

Revision to "List of Regulated Countries for Swede

16 October 2006 Revision to "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge" Appendix 2, "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge", of Directive D-02-06, "Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede…
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AMPS and Reason to Believe

16 October 2006 AMPS and Reason to Believe It has been brought to the CSCB's attention that penalties under AMPS are being issued for using what the CBSA claims to be an incorrect tariff classification on an accounting document. The reason usually cited on the NPA is: "GIR [General Interpretive Rule…

New Cutoff Time - Brampton Intermodal Terminal

16 October 2006 New Cutoff Time - Brampton Intermodal Terminal This message is from CN’s Intermodal Marketing department. To enhance the reliability of CN's train service, effective Monday October 30th, 2006 the cut-off time at CN's Brampton Intermodal Terminal for traffic destined to Winnipeg…

UN approves inspections for all cargo to North ...

16 October 2006 UN approves inspections for all cargo shipped to North Korea The following article is excerpted from the 16 October 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The United Nations Security Council voted Saturday to impose strict sanctions against North Korea in response to its … nuclear test…

Softwood Lumber Agreement in Force

13 October 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement in Force The following message is from the EICB. Further to our message of Friday, October 6, 2006, this message is to confirm that the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement entered into force on October 12, 2006. Notice to Exporters 145 on the…

D10-14-30 Tariff Classification of Medicaments...

13 October 2006 D10-14-30 Tariff Classification of Medicaments including Natural Health Products This D memo updates D10-14-30, dated 20 August 2004. It explains the CBSA’s policy for the tariff classification of medicaments, including natural health products, based on jurisprudence of the CITT and…
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NCOI Win!

13 October 2006 NCOI Win! The CSCB NCOI (National Committee on Operational Issues) is pleased to advise members that, at their request, the CBSA will be adding text to the next version of their Trade Verification Manual (TVM). Upon review of the TVM, NCOI members noted that the origin verification…

Spread of Golden Nematode in Québec

13 October 2006 Regulated Area Established to Control the Spread of Golden Nematode in Québec The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 13 October 2006. The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has enacted a Ministerial Order that establishes a regulated area in…

Importation of Trailer Mounted Equipment

13 October 2006 Importation of Trailer Mounted Equipment At the request of a member, the CSCB contacted Transport Canada for clarification on importing trailer mounted equipment and the requirements of the RIV (Registrar of Imported Vehicles) program. Transport Canada's response is provided at the…

Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Plastic ...

13 October 2006 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Plastic Digitrays The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on certain plastic digitrays for use in the manufacture of digipaks. We are proposing to amend tariff item No…

Export ABCs: Information time

13 October 2006 Export ABCs: Information time This article is excerpted from Frank Reynold’s “Export ABCs” column in the 12 October 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. September and October have always been information-laden months for me, and this year is no exception. I've already…

Commissioner Discusses Future of Trade Security...

13 October 2006 Commissioner Discusses Future of Trade Security and Facilitation with Business Group This is extracted from a news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 12 October 2006. CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham met with national business leaders [on 12 October] to discuss…

IBM relocates procurement headquarters to China

13 October 2006 IBM relocates procurement headquarters to China This article is extracted from the 13 October 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. IBM said Thursday it is transferring its global procurement headquarters in Somers, N.Y., to Shenzhen, China, to gain competitive advantage in emerging…

Softwood Lumber Agreement Implementation

12 October 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement Implementation The following message is from the EICB. The national office has confirmed with the EICB that the formal signing of the Softwood Lumber Agreement should take place during the day. Members are advised that effective Thursday, October 12, 2006…