Trade News

12 August 2005 Scheduled Maintenance Outage Times Confirmed for 13-14 August 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit. For maintenance and enhancement purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:00 am until 6:00 am (ET) on Sunday (Aug 14). This outage will…

12 August 2005 CBP proposes closing Noyes, Minn. port of entry The following article is extracted from the 12 August 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it may close its port of entry at Noyes, Minn., and extend the limits of nearby Pembina, N.D., to include…

12 August 2005 Economic Update -- International Merchandise Trade The following article is excerpted from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s most recent economic update. 2004 In Review Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened in 2004 as prices surged for key export commodities such…

12 August 2005 Vancouver backlog lingering The following article is excerpted from the 12 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The backlog of containers at Vancouver area terminals is diminishing more slowly than anticipated, more than a week after striking truckers returned to work…

12 August 2005 Parcel carriers to press container lines for business, IBM forecast says The following article is excerpted from the 12 August 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Full-service container shipping lines that provide door-to-door deliveries will need to improve customer service and…

11 August 2005 CN625 Certain Flat Hot Rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet and Strip This Notice advises that the CBSA has concluded a re-investigation of normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy on 29 June 2005 pursuant to SIMA regarding certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel…

11 August 2005 K32A Certificate of Importation, Sale or Transfer Form K32A, Certificate of Importation, Sale or Transfer is available in both pdf and fillable formats on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/k32a/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/k32a/README.html

11 August 2005 EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) Unavailable on 11 August 2005 Members are advised that the EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) will not be available today between 8:45 am and 16:00 est due to continued communication testing.

11 August 2005 CFIA and AIRS Web Sites Unavailable The following message is from the CFIA. This message is to inform you that our Informatics Team has informed us that we are experiencing problems with our website. Clients will be unable to access the CFIA website and therefore AIRS will be…

11 August 2005 CN624 Bicycles and Bicycle Frames from Chinese Taipei and the PRC This Notice advises that a re-investigation pursuant to the SIMA has been initiated on 18 July 2005 as part of the CBSA’s enforcement of the CITT’s finding of 11 December 1992. It is anticipated that this re…

11 August 2005 Leaders try to get in sync on daylight The following article is excerpted from the 11 August 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada's provincial and territorial leaders appear willing to move toward extending daylight saving time to stay in sync with the United States…. Premier…

11 August 2005 Abandoned cargo could be a problem, warn shippers The following is excerpted from the CBC on 11 August 2005. Shipping companies are worried that some of their customers may choose to abandon containers stranded at the Port of Vancouver by the recent truckers' strike. Piles of…

10 August 2005 D14-1-3 Procedures for Making a Request for a Re-Determination or an Appeal of Goods Under the Special Import Measures Act This revised Memorandum reflects the transfer, on 13 December 2003, of responsibility for the customs program, including administration of the SIMA, from the CCRA…

10 August 2005 CN’s Temporary Import Pick-up Reservation System in Vancouver Ends The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. As of August 10th, the temporary import pick up reservation system at CN's Domestic Vancouver Intermodal Terminal will no longer be required. CN thanks you…

10 August 2005 WCO Encourages One-Stop Service at Borders The following is excerpted from a press release issued by the World Customs Organization on 9 August 2005. The CSCB and its sister organizations, the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) and the North American…

10 August 2005 WCO Supports Wider Dialogue between Trade Facilitation Role-Players to Maximize Potential Benefits The following is excerpted from a press release issued by the World Customs Organization on 9 August 2005. WCO Deputy Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, attended a high-level meeting on…

10 August 2005 Reminder from CN re New Export Reservations for 15 August 2005 This is just a reminder that, starting August 11th, you can start sending your requests for reservation numbers for Calgary and Edmonton. You will be able to request Reservation Numbers for the week of August 15th to…

10 August 2005 ECC Rules No Justification for Softwood Lumber Duties International Trade Minister Jim Peterson today welcomed the unanimous decision of the NAFTA Extraordinary Challenge Committee (ECC), which affirms that the NAFTA panel reviewing the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC)…

9 August 2005 Scheduled Outage for CFIA Systems on 20 August 2005 The following message is from the CFIA. This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, August 20th 2005. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3:00 am to 11:00 am EST…

9 August 2005 Notice to Importers No. 684: Items 96 to 104 -- Chicken and Chicken Products 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purposes of this Notice are: to further outline the Minister of International Trade Canada “the Minister”) allocation policies and practices respecting import allocations of tariff quota…