Trade News

18 April 2006 Ottawa to address new travel-security law in meeting with U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 18 April 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Creating new, secure travel identification will be the focus of a meeting between Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and his…

18 April 2006 For security-minded companies, C-TPAT is just the start The following article is excerpted from the 13 April 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Thomas Falanga, a representative of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, warned that joining C-TPAT is only the…

13 April 2006 CN637 Customs Sufferance Warehouse Customs Notice 637 advises that, effective 31 March 2006, Intermediate Terminals Warehousing Inc. has surrendered its highway sufferance warehouse licence in Oshawa, ON. The CBSA is seeking an interested party to operate the highway sufferance…

13 April 2006 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following facility has been added to the CFIA’s list of facilities designated for the inspection of meat products from the US: S215 Calgary Cold Storage Ltd. 10559 46th Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5C2 Further…

13 April 2006 Leather Footwear, Expiry No. LE-2005-005 IN THE MATTER OF a notice of expiry, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on December 27, 2001, in Inquiry No. NQ-2001-003, concerning: LEATHER…

13 April 2006 Transport Gilles Perreault Inc., Appeal No. AP-2004-051 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 31, 2006, under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated November 25, 2004, with respect to an…

13 April 2006 World Trade Organization Appellate Body issues Report on Softwood Lumber Dispute The WTO Appellate Body issued its report regarding the compliance panel report in the case "United States—Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Softwood Lumber from Canada" (DS277). It has…

13 April 2006 Amendment to the CFIA Conditions for Importation of Poultry Meat and Meat Products from Germany Following the confirmation of Avian Influenza H5N1 in domestic fowl in Germany (in the state of Saxony), effective immediately the importation of avian meat products, fresh and processed…

13 April 2006 Canada Requests WTO Consultations on Chinese Treatment of Auto Parts The following is extracted from DFAIT’s press release of 13 April 2006, which is found at: http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public…. International Trade Minister … David L…

13 April 2006 Deltaport Gate Hours Brian O’Connell at ISL Customs Brokers provided this update from Deltaport Terminal. For Extended Gate Hours ONLY, Deltaport will increase the amount of Full Import Reservations each carrier can make. From 1700-2359 each carrier will be able to secure up to 10 Full…

12 April 2006 CN636 Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff The purpose of this Notice is to clarify the treatment of goods imported in 2005 that have been affected by Order in Council PC 2005-2115, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-3 (Textiles and Apparel). It also…

12 April 2006 Easter Holiday Hours for CFIA’s National EDI Co-ordination Office The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's National EDI Coordination Office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 13, 2006 at 3:30 pm (ET)…

12 April 2006 CN - Intermodal Terminal Stat Holiday Hours (revised) The following information is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Revised Calgary Terminal Gate hours : 07:00 - 12:00 GOOD FRIDAY April 14, 2006 TERMINALS Closed Time re-open Time HALIFAX (HIT) ------- GATE 08:00 - 17:00 MONCTON -----…

12 April 2006 EICS Help Desk NOT Available on 13 April 2006 The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available tomorrow, Thursday 13th April 2006. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:00 EST. ([email protected].)

12 April 2006 MacKay to pressure Rice about border ID The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay says he'll use a trip to Washington [today] to argue against American plans to require passports or special ID cards…

12 April 2006 Request for Tariff Relief regarding High-Density Polyethylene Resin The Department of Finance has received a request for tariff relief on high-density polyethylene resin for use in the manufacture of Rachel knit high-density polyethylene fabrics. We are proposing to create the…

12 April 2006 Fliers circulate about May 1 trucker strike in Los Angeles The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. In response to the U.S. Congress’ debate over an overhaul of the nation’s immigration policy, an independent trucker group is trying to…

11 April 2006 Transition Procedures for Applications to Export B. C. Logs Date: April 5, 2006 The new Export Controls System (EXCOL) went into production at 7:00 EST on March 31st, 2006. With the introduction of the new online system and to allow for efficient and consistent processing of Export…

11 April 2006 Transitional Measures related to Applications to Advertise B.C. Logs Date: April 5, 2006 The new Export Controls System (EXCOL) went into production at 7:00 EST on March 31st, 2006. To ensure clear separation of business transactions between the new and old procedures, the processing…