Trade News

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…

9 August 2005 EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) Unavailable on 9 August 2005 Members are advised that the EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) will not be available today between 08:00 and 16:00 EST due to communication testing. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help…

9 August 2005 New truckers' hours coming The following article is excerpted from the 8 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The trucking industry will be up early on Aug. 22 to read the Federal Register. That's the day the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected to…

9 August 2005 Officials Test Radio Tags at Canada Border The following article is excerpted from the 8 August 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. Security officials gathered Monday at a Canadian border crossing to mark the first test of a radio frequency identification system to be used by foreign…

9 August 2005 CBP extends time for periodic monthly payments The following article is excerpted from the 9 August 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. importers and their brokers who pay customs duties on a monthly basis will have estimated payments automatically withdrawn from their bank…

9 August 2005 New U.S. Wheat Countervail Determination The following is excerpted from ITC’s news release of 9 August 2005, available on their web site at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public…. A revised determination was issued by the U.S. Department…

9 August 2005 CN Plans at Deltaport The following message is from the CN’s Customer Support Centre. During the last month there has been a large increase in traffic being offered to CN for rail movement. This was partially due to the Vancouver Truckers strike, but as well is a result of the…

9 August 2005 EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) Unavailable on 10 August 2005 Members are advised that the EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) will not be available on Wednesday, 10 August 2005 between 08:00 and 16:00 EST due to continued communication testing.

9 August 2005 The Government Establishes a Task Force to Review Issues in the BC Trucking Dispute The following is excerpted from the press release issued on 8 August by Transport Canada; the release in its entirety is available on the Transport Canada web site, at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom…

8 August 2005 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The updated list of 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

8 August 2005 CN-CHECK0705 Customs Notice – Checklist (July 2005) The list of customs notices issued in July, 2005 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0705/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0705/README.html

8 August 2005 E401 Application for a Licence to Operate a Customs Bonded Warehouse This application is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e401/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e401/README.html

8 August 2005 Notice from CFIA – Pacific Highway & Huntingdon Border Crossings With the formation of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in December of 2003, the CBSA became responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security priorities and facilitate the flow of…

8 August 2005 PC 2005-1356 -- Order Authorizing Negotiations for the Settlement of the Dispute causing the Extraordinary Disruption of the National Transportation System in Relation to Container Movements into and Out of Certain Ports in British Columbia PC 2005-1356 authorizes the facilitator, for…

8 August 2005 Succession conflict big problem for family firms The following article is excerpted from the 8 August 2005 edition of “Financial Post”. Families are an essential driver in the creation of new business, but trying to pass control from one generation to another can lead to problems, a…

5 August 2005 Cross-border.org: New Roles for Customs Brokers in the International Supply Chain Cross-border.org is an international trade facilitation research service based in Switzerland. The International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA), for which the CSCB acts as Secretariat…

5 August 2005 ACE slated for CanAm crossings The following article is excerpted from the 4 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection will open electronic filing of truck manifests at two of the busiest U.S. border crossings next month. The…

5 August 2005 Message from CN re New Export Reservations for August 15th in Edmonton The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. On Tuesday, 9 August, CN will host a general session to review the reservations process in Edmonton and address any questions. The session will be held…