Trade News

12 April 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 05 was published bovine semen from EU countries. 05.11.10.1290 - Frozen bovine semen/Semence bovine congelée Chapter 08 was published to streamline requirements. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh)/Pommes (frais) 08.09.10 - Apricots (fresh)/Abricots…

12 April 2005 Message from CN regarding Ebusiness Enhancements The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. … [T]wo exciting significant changes took place on the CN website for ebusiness partners that use our tools to determine Intermodal shipment information…

12 April 2005 American 'patience running out' over border The following article is excerpted from the 12 April 2005 edition of the “National Post”. The United States is running out of patience with gaps in Canada's border security and warns it risks becoming "a junior partner" in continental affairs…

12 April 2005 Air cargo cautious about RFID The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. While radio frequency identification (RFID) is catching on in other segments of the logistics industry, widespread use in air cargo might be years away. The two…

12 April 2005 Record high apparel imports from China The following article is extracted from the 12 April 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Total imports edged down in February, Statistics Canada reports, despite record high apparel imports and a big gain in imports of aircraft…

11 April 2005 Regulations Amending the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 The following proposal was pre-published in the Canada Gazette, part 1 on 9 April 2005. The Meat Inspection Act enables the Government of Canada to regulate the safety and quality of meat products imported into Canada or…

11 April 2005 Safeguard Inquiry No. GS-2004-001 Bicycles and Finished Painted Bicycle Frames IN THE MATTER OF a global safeguard inquiry, under subsection 26(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, respecting: Bicycles and Finished Painted Bicycle Frames DECISION TO COMMENCE A GLOBAL…

11 April 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published April 8, 2005. North Korea was added to the list of prohibited countries for pet birds. Chapters 07 and 08 were published to streamline personal use requirements. 07.02 - Tomatoes, fresh or chilled/Tomates, frais ou réfrigéré 07.04…

11 April 2005 Trouble at border: Customs agents warn Senate that security gaps are 'critical' The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2005 edition of the “National Post”. Many of the Customs Excise Union issues raised in this report are of a longstanding nature and remain contentious in…

11 April 2005 The border: Perimeter vs. passports The following article is excerpted from the 9 April 2005 edition of the “Windsor Star”. Windsorites must feel they've been screaming into the wind. In the nearly four years since 9-11 turned North America's busiest crossing into a congested nightmare…

11 April 2005 Maersk Sealand to pass on demurrage, detention fees The following article is extracted from the 8 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Maersk Sealand … said it will start passing through to its customers the charges it is assessed by port, rail and inland intermodal…

11 April 2005 Instantaneous carload prices now available from CN The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. CN says that its customers can now obtain instantaneous carload prices 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the railway's…

8 April 2005 Bulletin from EICS The EICS telephone help desk is not available today, 8 April 2005. The e-mail help desk will be monitored until 16:30 est.

8 April 2005 Education Seminar in BC Region, 14 April 2005 You are invited to attend the first seminar for 2005 in the BC Region. The topics are timely, ACI and SIMA, and speakers from the CBSA will update you on both. The seminar will be held on Thursday, 14 April between 1:00 and 4:00 pm at the…

8 April 2005 Import Permit Requirements – TPL Goods With the recent changes regarding import permits for apparel and textile articles, CBSA has clarified the permit requirements for TPL goods. Apparel and textile articles identified as TPL will not require an import permit at time of release request…

8 April 2005 New Rule Helps Identify Known or Suspected Terrorists Prior to Arrival in The U.S. The following excerpts are from a press release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 7 April 2005. The press release in its entirety is available on the CBP web site, at http://www.customs.gov/xp…

7 April 2005 Outages Scheduled for Weekend of 9-10 April 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of 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, April 9, 2005 from 5:00…

7 April 2005 Updates to Sublocation Code Lists The CBSA has updated their lists of sublocation codes. These are available on the CSCB web site, as follows. Complete list of sublocation codes: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/active7april2005.xls List of expired codes (since 6 December 2004): http://www…

7 April 2005 Customs Notice 612 Stamping Requirements for Tobacco ‘Blunts’ CN612 concerns all tobacco “blunts” imported after 1 July 2003. On that date, with the implementation of the Excise Act, 2001, “blunts” are considered to be a “tobacco products” as defined in the Act. Various lab analyses…

7 April 2005 CBSA130 Summary of Drawback Activity The summary form of drawback activity is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa130/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa130/README.html