Trade News

19 July 2005 Canadian Livestock Shipments Moving Across United Sates Border The following is extracted from a new release issued by the CFIA on 18 July 2005, and is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2005/20050718e.shtml. Canadian livestock is now beginning to cross the…

19 July 2005 Exporting Cattle, Bison, Sheep and Goats to the United States The following factsheet is available on the CFIA web site, at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/americ…. Following the detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in May…

19 July 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 01 and 04 were published. Changes were made to requirements due to an outbreak of Newcastle disease in Great Britain./Les chapitres 01 et 04 ont été publiés. Des exigences ont été modifiées suite à un foyer clinique de maladie de Newcastle en Grande…

19 July 2005 Review of Normal Values and Exporting Prices respecting Bicycles … from Chinese Taipei and PRC On 18 July 2005 the CBSA announced initiation of a review of normal values and export prices respecting bicycles, assembled or unassembled, with wheel diameters of 16 inches (40.64 cm) and…

19 July 2005 We Welcomed You to Regional Meetings Last month CSCB National, with the co-operation of CSCB regional leaders, hosted three regional conferences in conjunction with regional annual meetings. Each year three regions hold conferences planned and supported by the national office, and this…

19 July 2005 CBP to soon issue C-TPAT criteria for carriers The following article is excerpted from the 19 July 2005 issue of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans this month to upgrade and expand two of its key programs for securing international shipments from being…

19 July 2005 Seattle expects Vancouver boxes The following article is excerpted from the 19 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Officials at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma expect some containers to be diverted from Canada's Port of Vancouver for storage until a strike by short-haul…

18 July 2005 Message from CN -- Export Reservations at Calgary and Edmonton Starting Monday 15 August 2005 all export traffic delivered to CN at Edmonton and Calgary Intermodal terminals must have a reservation. The sheet at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cncalgaryedmontonchecklist.pdf summarizes the…

18 July 2005 Vancouver Trucker Dispute -- Update July 18, 2005 The following message is from CN’s Vice President for Intermodal. The Vancouver Container Trucking Association (VCTA) dispute with shippers, brokers and ports has been going on for over 3 weeks now. During this time, CN has worked with…

18 July 2005 Reminder from CN – Form to be used for Forecasting Purposes In face of growing import volumes at the Ports of Vancouver, CN requests that all customers submit rolling 4-week forecasts. These forecasts are already required for volumes arriving at TSI's Deltaport Terminal, and will now be…

18 July 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 41, was published - change in release recommendation. / Le chapitre 41 a été publié - modification à la recommandation de mainlevée. 41.06 - Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not…

18 July 2005 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Announces Measures to Improve Border Security The following is extracted from the news release issued by the CBSA on 15 July; it is found at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2005/0715ottawa-e.html…

18 July 2005 Message from CN re Cabling Charges at TSI The following notice is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Please be advised that TSI has notified the railways that price revisions will be made to current handling of reefer containers. These revisions are a result of handling requirements to…

18 July 2005 Reprieve for Vancouver boxes The following article is excerpted from the 18 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Two container terminals at Canada's Port of Vancouver … have pushed back their deadlines for barring local container cargo amid an ongoing strike by port truckers…

15 July 2005 CSCB Conference Program Now Available If you’re going to stay in the game once ACI is fully implemented, you’re going to need to make some changes. And once the WCO’s Framework of Standards is put into practice, you’d better have your business plans made. Join us in Mont Tremblant…

15 July 2005 Export Control List The Export Control List is now available in both PDF and html formats, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp

15 July 2005 EICS Telephone Help Desk Unavailable on 15 July 2005 The EICS Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Friday 15th July 2005. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 est ([email protected].).

15 July 2005 Canada and the Republic of Korea Launch Free Trade Negotiations The following is excerpted from the news release issued by ITC on 15 July 2005. The document in its entirety is available on the ITC web site, at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public……