Trade News

30 May 2005 Change to Booking Maximums at CN Terminals The following notice was sent to steamship lines by CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. In association with the introduction of the gate appointment system at CN Montreal and shortly at CN Brampton, the export booking process will be…

27 May 2005 AMPS and the NAFTA Certificate of Origin The CSCB has followed up and requested clarification to information from the CBSA regarding the validity of scanned NAFTA Certificates of Origin. The following e-mail exchange between the CSCB and CBSA should clarify any outstanding concerns…

27 May 2005 Clarification regarding NAFTA Certificate of Origin As a result of questions asked by members, the CBSA has provided additional clarification concerning the format of the NAFTA Certificate of Origin. The following should prove helpful to members. CSCB: A NAFTA Certificate of Origin with…

27 May 2005 2005 Ontario Region Annual Conference The CSCB Ontario Region 2005 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled for June 9 and 10 at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel And Conference Centre, Niagara Falls. This year’s theme is "Vital Information for Customs Professionals". Topics range…

The following messages were sent on 27 May: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (general) AMPS and the NAFTA Certificate of Origin Clarification regarding NAFTA Certificate of Origin 2. Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (meetings) 2005 Ontario Region Annual Conference 3. General Customs officers…

27 May 2005 Customs officers refuse duties because guns not allowed The following article is excerpted from the 27 May 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada Customs officers at the Peace Bridge linking Fort Erie and Buffalo, N.Y., briefly refused to perform inspection duties Thursday after an…

27 May 2005 U.S. Senate confirms new ambassador to Canada The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of David Wilkins, speaker of the state House of Representatives, as ambassador to Canada…. "I'm gratified and very…

27 May 2005 Province commits $800m to border The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2005 edition of the “Windsor Star”. The province [Ontario] has committed $800 million to border infrastructure in the Windsor-Detroit corridor between now and 2013 following the recommendations of the…

27 May 2005 C-TPAT, CSI need improvement: Bonner The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Lawmakers and witnesses agreed that Customs and Border Protection's efforts to promote international supply-chain security were imperfect, but disagreed on…

27 May 2005 Message from CN regarding Container Weights The following message is from the Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. Effective June 1 2005, CN will introduce new overweight provisions. The standard allowable net weight in a 20' container will be 50,000 lbs (22,680 Kilos). Beyond this…

26 May 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 16 was published (no version changes). The registration type of "container number" was added for all commercial meat products. 16.01 - Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products/Saucisses…

26 May 2005 Pascal Lamy Becomes World Trade Organization Director-General The World Trade Organization (WTO) formally selected Pascal Lamy of France to be the organization’s fifth Director-General on 26 May. Mr. Lamy will begin his four-year term on 1 September. The current Director-General…

26 May 2005 Proposed Seminar in CSCB Prairie Region Postponed The seminar on valuation that was scheduled to take place in Winnipeg on 30 May will not take place on that date; it may be rescheduled for 8 June. Details will follow as soon as they are available.

26 May 2005 Wilkins' priority? Security The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Senior U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the partisan divide hailed David Wilkins yesterday as the man needed in Ottawa to smooth "strained" Canada-U.S. relations. But…

26 May 2005 Change to CN Detroit Terminal Hours Effective Saturday June 4th, the Detroit Intermodal Terminal (Moterm) will no longer be open on Saturdays. New gate hours are as follow: - Monday to Friday: 07:00 to 17:00 - Saturday/Sunday: Closed For further information, please contact your customer…

26 May 2005 Commerce proposes tighter controls for missile components to Canada The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes to amend its regulations to include licenses for all…

26 May 2005 Air Canada to boost Shanghai cargo flights to five times per week The following article is excerpted from the 26 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Air Canada said [on 25 May] it plans to introduce a freighter service between Toronto and Calgary as it increases its Canada/China…

25 May 2005 ACI Air Technical Information Session The CBSA will hold a technical information session on Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Air and Supplementary Reporting for the Air mode on Tuesday, 14 June 2005 in Ottawa. This meeting is designed specifically for service providers, air carriers…

25 May 2005 2005 Quebec Region Annual Conference – Next Week The CSCB Quebec Region 2005 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 2 at the Four Points Sheraton Dorval. This year’s theme is “Vital Information for Customs Professionals”. The topics range from operations at…

25 May 2005 WTO Cotton Sub-Committee: African Group proposes cotton distortions scrapped by September The African Group has now circulated a text (dated 22 April 2005) for radically reforming trade in cotton and “cotton by-products”, which it says includes textiles goods. Many members welcomed the…