Trade News

2 November 2006 Softwood Lumber Permits The following message is from the EICB. Brokers are advised that the deadline for processing and correcting export permits for October softwood lumber shipments is Wednesday, November 8, 2006.

2 November 2006 ZIM and Pick Up Numbers The following message is from CN’s IMX Reservations Group. Attention - Customers Picking up Loaded Zim Import Containers at CN Intermodal Terminals in Canada Effective 00:01 Monday 6 November 2006 (Eastern Standard Time) Zim will be converting from their…

2 November 2006 Closure of the Toronto Sufferance Truck Terminal (TSTT) - 0499 office Please be advised that the CBSA has announced the closure of the Toronto Sufferance Truck Terminal (TSTT) - 0499 office at Kennedy Road and Hwy 401 in Scarborough on November 30, 2006. Effective December 1st…

2 November 2006 Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 5 November 2006 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 5:00 am to 8:30 am Sunday November 5th (Eastern…

2 November 2006 CP Customer Bulletin: Winnipeg Business Continuity Facility Test - Saturday November 4th The following message is from CP Rail. Canadian Pacific Railway Customer Service Operations will commence a test exercise of the business functions of Winnipeg Customer Service Operations (CSO)…

2 November 2006 Program helps firms keep on truckin' This article is extracted from the 2 November 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Haunted by memories of horrifically long delays at the U.S. border, and cognizant that it could happen again, Canadian exporters of all sizes are not only…

2 November 2006 Security still a tough sell to top managers: Survey This article is excerpted from the 2 November 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Companies that are considered part of critical infrastructure in the United States are more concerned with security than the average enterprise…

1 November 2006 D15-1-89 Waterproof Rubber Footwear This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations of waterproof rubber footwear originating in or exported from the PRC. The Memo is divided into six sections under “Guidelines and General Information”. A description of…

1 November 2006 D15-2-42 Footwear Originating in or Exported from the People’s Republic of China This Memorandum advises that the CBSA administers four orders/findings of the CITT respecting the dumping of certain footwear originating in or exported from the PRC. The Memo is divided into 19 sections…

1 November 2006 D10-17-41 Tariff Classification of Rough Diamonds, Unsorted Diamonds and Unworked Diamonds This Memorandum outlines the CBSA’s policy regarding the definition and classification of “rough diamonds”, “unsorted diamonds” and “unworked diamonds”, for the purposes of heading 71.02 of the…

1 November 2006 SIMA Index for November, 2006 The SIMA index for November is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

1 November 2006 Undeclared Milk Protein in various Imported Products The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to milk protein not to consume the imported products described below. The affected products contain milk protein which is not declared on the label. This…

1 November 2006 Resolution of the High Level Strategic Group on the SAFE Framework of Standards The World Customs Organization’s High Level Strategic Group (HLSG) met on 19-20 October 2006 regarding the implementation of the SAFE Framework of Standards on trade facilitation and security. CSCB…

1 November 2006 Commissioner Supports Modernization Efforts at Tucson ACE Conference The following is excerpted from a news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 31 October 2006. Commissioner W. Ralph Basham spoke to attendees of an ACE Exchange Conference in Tucson, Ariz. this…

31 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 02 and 16 were published because of changes to country codes : Ceuta and Melilla (EA), Jersey (JE), Guernsey (GG) and Isle of Man (IM) were added to Europe. / Les chapitres 02 et 16 ont été publiés à cause d'une modification aux codes de pays…

31 October 2006 Canada eases border restrictions on fresh spinach from the United States This news release was issued by the CFIA on 30 October, and is available on their web site at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/fresh/usaspine.shtml It should be read in conjunction with the CFIA…

31 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 07 was published. / Le chapitre 07 a été publié. new OGD extensions / nouvelles extensions AGM : 07.05.11.3027.00 - Iceberg lettuce / Laitue Iceberg 07.05.11.3027.01 - Iceberg lettuce - with spinach / Laitue Iceberg - avec épinard 07.05.11.3027…

31 October 2006 PKI Maintenance Weekend, 3-5 November 2006 The PKI Certificate Authority is scheduling system maintenance during the weekend 3-5 November 2006. The PKI Directory Service will be transferred to a back-up system on Friday November 3rd between 20:00 and 24:00 hrs (midnight) EST, and…

31 October 2006 Spike Marks Inc. v. President of the CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2006-007 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed by Spike Marks Inc. under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a motion by Spike Marks Inc. under rule 24 of the Canadian…

31 October 2006 EICS Instructional Environment - Reload of Database 28-29 October 2006 The EICS Instructional environment/database was successfully reloaded during 28-29 October, 2006, updating the commodities and business rules. NOTE - this only applied to the Instructional IBOX, not to Production…