Trade News

16 November 2006 Transport Canada Invests $42 Million for Marine Security Projects The following is excerpted from a news release issued today by Transport Canada, and found at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2006/06-h151e.htm . The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport…

15 November 2006 D19-6-1 Administration of the Explosives Act and Regulations Changes have been made to this D Memo to reflect the CBSA’s role in assisting NRCan in the administration of the Explosives Act and Explosives Regulations. This is a revised version of the previous Memorandum, dated 12…

15 November 2006 D10-14-40 Unserviceable Vehicle Parts for Remanufacturing This Memorandum outlines and explains the CBSA’s policy relating to the term “vehicles” contained in the provisions of tariff item 9965.00.00.00. This Memorandum is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc…

15 November 2006 CN658 B3 Coding Requirement for Imports of Rough Diamonds This Notice informs importers of rough diamonds about new coding requirements for the B3 that will come into effect on 27 November 2006. This change applies to imports of rough diamonds that are classified under tariff item…

15 November 2006 Import Alert on Long Grain Rice Shipments of US Single Ingredient Long Grain Rice On October 3 rd, 2006, t he Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requested Canada Border Service Agency (CFIA) to put in place an Import Alert on long grain rice shipments of US single ingredient…

15 November 2006 2007 Changes to Commodity Codes, effective 1 January 2007 The on-line Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes (Bluebook) has been amended for the 2007 Commodity Code changes. Visit this web page to download the lists of changes : http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/eicb/general…

15 November 2006 Barley Products TRQ This message affects imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04, and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform members that the barley products TRQ will be filled as of December 8…

15 November 2006 Canada seeking 'Plan B' for global trade The following article is excerpted from the 15 November 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada is accelerating a drive for international trade deals in the wake of collapsed global commerce liberalization talks, signing an agreement with…

15 November 2006 $10 million and counting! This article is extracted from Susan Kohn Ross’s “Customs Update” column in the 14 November 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. … I wrote about the case involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Ford Motor Co., and a $42-million record-keeping…

14 November 2006 Release Requests for October 2006 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for October, 2006; these are available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsaoct06.xls http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsaoct06.xls

14 November 2006 Minister Emerson Signs Foreign Protection and Promotion Agreement with Peru The following is extracted from a news release issued by DFAIT on 14 November 2006, and found in its entirety on their web site at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public……

14 November 2006 Copper Rod, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2006-002 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF COPPER ROD ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM BRAZIL AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE…

14 November 2006 Regulators take aim at Sarbanes-Oxley excess The following article is excerpted from the 14 November 2006 edition of “National Post”. Worried the corporate governance pendulum may have swung too far, the new Democratic-controlled Congress and U.S. securities regulators are…

13 November 2006 B231 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Origin Verification Questionnaire – Tariff Change This questionnaire requests that importers provide the CBSA with information used to determined eligibility for NAFTA, in order to conduct a verification of origin of specified goods…

The following messages were sent on 13 November: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) B231 NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaire... 2. Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (members only) La version francaise d'ITO 18 est maintenant disponible 3. Other The Government Proposes to…

13 November 2006 The Government Proposes to Boost Airport Security with Biometric Technology The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 10 November 2006, and found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2006/06-h137e.htm. The Honourable…

9 November 2006 Remembrance Day Holiday, 13 November 2006 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. During the Remembrance Day holiday, Monday, November 13, 2006, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm (ET), three officers will be available at 1-888-957-7224 to deal with urgent matters…

E370 Application to Transact Bonded Carrier and Forwarding Operations The fillable version of form E370 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e370/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e370/README.html