Trade News

8 May 2005 Global textile market now facing reality The following article is excerpted from the 6 May 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. It is by Stephen S. Poloz, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of Export Development Canada. That shirt you are wearing – where was it…

6 May 2005 PC 2005-691 Regulations Amending the Regulation Designating Certain Countries for the Purposes of Tariff Item No. 9810.00.00, 1999-1 Amendment 1. Section 1 of the Regulations Designating Certain Countries for the Purposes of Tariff Item No. 9810.00.00, 1999-1, is amended by adding the…

6 May 2005 C-TPAT raises COAC issues The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Validation, verification and benefits of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism are issues that Customs and Border Protection needs to clarify, members of the…

6 May 2005 U.S. trade group fights Byrd Amendment The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. A major U.S. trade group launched a lobbying effort Thursday to repeal the contentious law that allows American companies to profit from penalties levied on…

6 May 2005 Fact Sheet: US Customs and Border Protection Inspection and Surveillance Technologies US Customs and Border Protection has issued a fact sheet concerning the detection, inspection and surveillance tools utilized to fight terrorism and terrorist weapons at their borders. This document is…

5 May 2005 E29B Temporary Admission Permit Form E29B is available in fillable PDF format on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e29b/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e29b/README.html

5 May 2005 WTO ministers reach agreement on key agricultural tariffs The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The European Commission welcomed a "significant breakthrough" yesterday in World Trade Organization talks, after ministers reached an accord on a…

5 May 2005 Textiles - Requests not yet initiated The list of Textiles – requests not yet initiated is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

5 May 2005 When Trade Is Not In The Loop Worries about practicality and the little guy The following article is reprinted, with permission, from the May 1, 2005 edition of the Bar Code Border. Both CSCB Chairman Michel Vallée and President Carol West contributed to this article. For Carol West…

5 May 2005 Outage for Scheduled Maintenance, 7-8 May 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, May 7, 2005 from 5:00 am to…

5 May 2005 SIMA Monthly Index for May 2005 The SIMA index for May, 2005 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

5 May 2005 Halifax targets Asian cargo growth The following article is excerpted from the 4 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A delegation from the Port of Halifax will visit an array of Asian countries in a bid to attract more liner calls. The group, including the Halifax Port…

5 May 2005 Shipping companies must expand supply chain capabilities The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Neptune Orient Lines' president and chief executive officer David Lim said… that companies limiting themselves to just shipping services face…

4 May 2005 CN-CHECK0405 Customs Notice – Checklist (April 2005) The list of Customs Notices issued in April, 2005 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0405/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0405/README.html

4 May 2005 Bicycles and Finished Painted Bicycle Frames Safeguard Inquiry Nos. GS-2004-001 and GS-2004-002 NOTICE OF PROCESS TO REQUEST A PRODUCT EXCLUSION This notice and related forms are intended to facilitate the filing of requests for product exclusions with the Canadian International Trade…

4 May 2005 Error response codes for ACI AIR The Electronic Commerce Unit has provided the CSCB with an updated error code list for AIR. This list was not sent in its entirety with the AIR PRD data made available to members on 16 March 2005 (Table 10 covered only the new errors for AIR). Members who…

4 May 2005 Amendment of the CFIA Conditions of Importation of Beef from the United States On 29 March 2005 the “Certain Ruminants and their products importation Prohibition Regulation” came into force; on 13 April 2005 members received a message concerning this regulation from the CSCB, at http:/…

4 May 2005 EICS Bulletin - 04 May 2005 The EICS Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Wednesday 04 May 2005. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 EST. ([email protected].)

4 May 2005 Education Seminar in CSCB Toronto Region on 17 May 2005 The CSCB Toronto Region invites members to attend their forthcoming seminar, entitled “CBSA B2 Adjustment Process, Blanket Amending Entries”. The speaker will be Mike March from the CBSA in GTA. This event will be held at: Day’s…

4 May 2005 USDA meeting to cover proposed new import category for nursery stock The following article is excerpted from the 3 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will hold an all-day meeting … on June 3 to discuss a…