Trade News

8 June 2006 Canada lags in global trade race: Emerson The following article is excerpted from the 8 June 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada has rested on its resource-boom laurels and has fallen behind in the global race to sign free-trade deals with other countries, Trade Minister David…

7 June 2006 EICS Connectivity Restored The EICB reports that the hardware issue that interrupted connectivity yesterday has been resolved, and connectivity is restored.

7 June 2006 D17-2-1 INTERIM Coding of Adjustment Request Forms The information contained in this Interim Memorandum is new procedures, and will be added to the next version of Memorandum D17-2-1, Coding of Adjustment Request Forms. These interim procedures are being implemented in order to establish…

7 June 2006 Changes to US Commodity Codes, effective 1 June 2006 (Textile and Clothing Commodity Codes) The EICB has provided changes to the US commodity codes, effective 1 June 2006. The handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes will be updated on the DFAIT web site in the near future. The…

7 June 2006 Update to Meat Hygiene Directive: 2006-24 Meat Hygiene Directive 2006-24 is amended with a new list of countries deemed free of BSE by the European Union. Please replace pages 30 and 31 of Chapter 11 of the Manual of Procedures with the new pages, found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

7 June 2006 Come to the Annual Meeting in CSCB Québec Region! You are warmly invited to attend the annual regional meeting in Québec Region, on Thursday, 15 June 2006 at the Hilton Montreal Airport hotel. All members and CCS designates are welcome to join us. Please note that all registrations for…

7 June 2006 Vancouver lines hike charges The following article is extracted from the 6 June 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Shippers using [the] Port of Vancouver are facing new increases in freight rates and fuel surcharges. Following plans by Vancouver terminals to raise demurrage fees…

7 June 2006 President, Secretary Swear-In New CBP Commissioner The following is excerpted from a news release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 6 June 2006. President George W. Bush witnessed the swearing-in of new CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham in Artesia, N.M. Tuesday morning…

6 June 2006 D20-1-1-INTERIM Export Reporting The information contained in this interim memorandum will be incorporated into the next version of Memorandum D20-1-1, Export Reporting. This interim memorandum supersedes the section on movement of in-transit goods through Canada under “Proof of Report…

6 June 2006 EICS Web Connectivity Interruption The EICB is experiencing disruptions with connectivity to the EICS. We are unable to advise further at the moment, but investigations are underway. We will advise as soon as the technical issues have been resolved.

6 June 2006 Tenaska Marketing Canada and The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Docket T-361-05 and T-362-05 This is an application for judicial review of a decision of the Canada Border Services Agency (the CBSA) in two detailed adjustment statements (DASs). The DASs assessed the…

6 June 2006 U.S. tightens border after arrests The following article is excerpted from the 6 June 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The government is confident the arrests of terrorist suspects will not impair the efforts to get the United States to postpone the application of its law requiring a…

6 June 2006 The 'hour of truth' nears for farm tariff agreement The following article is extracted from the 6 June 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks aimed at slashing agricultural tariffs and opening markets are moving so slowly that the "window of opportunity" for an agreement risks being…

5 June 2006 CPR Customer Bulletin: Wood Packing Material Regulation - Phase III Implementation The following message is from Canadian Pacific Railway. As a reminder, Canada, U.S.A., and Mexico will begin enforcing Phase III of the Wood Packing Material (WPM)regulation effective July 05, 2006. Phase…

5 June 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 40, 82, 84 and 87 were published. Change in release recommendation for Alaska, Connecticut, D.C., Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wyoming and version changes to existing requirements for all other countries and…

5 June 2006 Canadian Border Proves Difficult to Secure The following article is extracted from the 5 June 2006 edition of “The New York Times”. Tighter border controls between the United States and Canada are likely to be less useful than better domestic intelligence and information-sharing in…

2 June 2006 SIMA Index for June, 2006 The SIMA index for June 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

2 June 2006 Changes to CN Billing Process at Mississauga Intermodal Service Centre The following notice is from CN’s Intermodal Team. Attention Steamship Lines using the services of CN's Mississauga Intermodal Service Centre (MISC) Please note that effective 24 May 2006 CN will no longer directly…

2 June 2006 Third Quarter 2006 Interest Rates The CBSA has announced the annual interest rate for the third quarter of 2006 (1 July to 30 September inclusive) will be 3.9350. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.3 per cent.