Trade News

19 September 2005 Customs Update: Bond guidelines change again The following article is excerpted from the 16 September 2005 edition of the “Customs Update” column in “The Journal of Commerce”. A series of recent articles have reminded us all that Customs and Border Protection is still being…

19 September 2005 Grain Corn -- Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2005-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on September 16, 2005, from the Director General of the Anti-dumping and…

19 September 2005 Appeals – Hearing Schedule The CITT’s current schedule for hearing appeals is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

19 September 2005 PC 2005-1503 Order Amending the Canadian Cultural Property Export Control List A review of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations identified a number of minor inconsistencies in the Canadian Cultural Property Export Control Lists used to identify cultural…

19 September 2005 PC 2005-1505 Regulations Amending Certain Regulations made under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act requires each federal authority to ensure that an environmental assessment (EA) is conducted in respect of certain projects before…

19 September 2005 McGuinty hires former ambassador to the U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 17 September 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Premier Dalton McGuinty named Michael Kergin, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S., as his new special adviser on border issues, with the…

19 September 2005 Appointment of Manfred Boes as New President of FIATA At FIATA’s World Congress 2005, the General Meeting has elected Mr. Manfred Boes of Germany as the new President for the period September, 2005 to September 2007. He succeeds Mr. Issa Baluch (United Arab Emirates), who remains…

16 September 2005 Form B2G Customs Informal Adjustment Request This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2g/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2g/README.html

16 September 2005 D8-2-10 Goods Returning to Canada Having Been Repaired Outside Canada D8-2-10 is a new Memorandum, to clarify the GST/HST and customs duty treatment of goods returning to Canada having been repaired outside Canada either in a free-trade partner country or elsewhere. A “free-trade…

16 September 2005 PC 2005-1501, Regulations Amending the Ships’ Stores Regulations PC 2005-1501 amends the Ships’ Stores Regulations. 1. Note 4 of the schedule to the Ships’ Stores Regulations is replaced by the following: Limited to 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces) of spirits, or 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces)…

16 September 2005 PC 2005-1499, Regulations amending the Non-Residents’ Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances Regulations PC 2005-1499 defines “resident”, “temporary resident”, and amends various sections of the English version of the Non-Residents’ Temporary Importation of Baggage and…

15 September 2005 CN-CHECK0805 Customs Notice – Checklist (August 2005) The checklist for Customs Notices issued in August is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0805/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0805/README.html

15 September 2005 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The updated checklist for D Memoranda is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

15 September 2005 CPR Vaughan Intermodal Terminal Delays The following notice is from the Assistant Vice President of CPR’s Customer Services. One of CPR's third party drayage vendors servicing our Vaughan Intermodal Terminal is experiencing a work stoppage. At the present time the terminal is fluid…

15 September 2005 US Customs Requirement for Statement regarding Canadian Wood Packaging Material We are awaiting further information from the CFIA concerning their plans for harmonizing the Canadian approach to wood packaging with the US and Mexico, and will inform members as soon as this…

15 September 2005 Tariff Notice - TN-10 Temporary Tariff Item Nos. 5311.00.10 and 5311.00.90 that were due to expire on September 18, 2005, are being extended to December 31, 2005, pending approval of the Order-in-Council to implement the extension. As these changes will not be passed before these…

15 September 2005 Ottawa's free trade ardour cools The following article is excerpted from the 14 September 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. For the record, Trade Minister Jim Peterson is "enthusiastic about the prospects" of a hemispheric free trade deal, creating a single market stretching from…

15 September 2005 Bush: US ready to drop all trade barriers The following article is excerpted from the 14 September 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. President Bush told a U.N. summit today that the United States is prepared to drop all trade tariffs, subsidies and other barriers if other…

15 September 2005 China tops Canada in exports to U.S. The following article is extracted from the 15 September 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada can no longer call itself the world's No. 1 seller of goods to the United States. China has edged out Canada for the first time, taking top spot…

15 September 2005 Update: CPR Vaughan Intermodal Terminal Delays The following notice is from the Assistant Vice President of CPR’s Customer Services. This is an update to the message advising of domestic pick up and delivery delays at our Vaughan Intermodal Terminal. One of CPR's third party…