Trade News

7 April 2005 Trade Act Penalty System modified The following article is extracted from the 7 April 2005 Materials Management & Distribution E-Newsletter. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has changed its fines policy for carriers that fail to submit electronic cargo information before arrival…

6 April 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 30 was published - no CFIA requirements. 30.01.10.1673.09 - Human origin and use/Origine et usage humain 30.01.20.1674.03 - Human origin and use/Origine et usage humain 30.01.90.1676.13 - Human origin and use/Origine et usage humain 30.02.10.9999 -…

6 April 2005 Recent Achievement under the Canada-EU Veterinary Agreement Mean New Opportunities for Canadian Exporters The following is extracted from the news release issued by the CFIA on 5 April 2005. Canada and the European Union (EU) have agreed to mutually recognize the equivalence of domestic…

6 April 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published - Montana only to streamline requirements. 06.02.10.0011.74 - Maples - Unrooted plants/Érables - Plantes non racinées 06.02.20.0017.58 - Maple - rooted plants/Érable - plantes racinées Chapters 07, 08, 20 and 21 were published -…

6 April 2005 U.S. likes EU's WTO pick The following article is excerpted from the 5 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The European Union's choice to head the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, is a "very strong candidate," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said ……

6 April 2005 Windsor Commercial Clients’ Meeting March 24, 2005 The following minutes are also available on the CSCB web site, in the Ontario Region page in the members only section. Note from the CSCB national office: The CSCB is looking into comments made at this meeting concerning penalties under…

6 April 2005 Canada-India Trade Relations to Intensify The following is excerpted from a news release issued by International Trade Canada on 6 April. The news release in its entirety is available on the ITC web site, at http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&publ……

6 April 2005 Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative from US Customs Details of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative that will require all travelers to and from the Americas, the Caribbean, Bermuda and Panama to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the traveler’s identify and…

5 April 2005 Update regarding CBSA Systems Problems The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. The following is to confirm that the system problems encountered last week have been resolved. As far as we know, the source of the problem has been isolated to being related…

5 April 2005 Interest Rates for the Second Quarter of 2005 The annual interest rate for the second quarter of 2005 (1 April to 30 June) will be 2.4665. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.2 per cent.

5 April 2005 U.S. To tighten screening at border; Canadians may require new travel Documents The following article is excerpted from the 5 April 2005 edition of “The Ottawa Citizen”. The US “Documentary Requirements for Entry to the United States” referred to in this article are available on the…

4 April 2005 Agricultural Commodities Quota Holders Lists, 2005 Quota holders lists for 2005 are now available for the following commodities on the ITC web site: List of Canadian Cheese Importers, 2005 http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/cheeseqhlist05-en.asp List of Ice Cream Quota…

4 April 2005 US west coast ports to raise tariffs 5 per cent The following article is extracted from the 4 April 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The California Association of Port Authorities …has authorised a five per cent increase in tariffs for its members, including the…

4 April 2005 What was Congress thinking? The following article is excerpted from the 1 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. …. [A]lmost overnight Congress recently passed a bill intended to help the family of the late Terri Schiavo get the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube restored. But…

4 April 2005 A problem 'too big to ignore' The following article is extracted from the 28 March 2005 edition of “Seaports Press Review”. Last year's congestion at Southern California ports and rail ramps highlighted a source of friction between shipping lines and their customers: Should carriers…

1 April 2005 Import Permits for Clothing and Textiles The CSCB has received confirmation from CBSA on issues related to the importation of clothing and textiles. (Although we requested this information earlier, this information was not delivered to the CSCB until this morning, due to ongoing…

1 April 2005 Elimination of Textiles and Clothing Permits Requirements Under the Export and Import Permits Act. The following message from the EICB highlights the changes put into place today regarding elimination of textiles and clothing permits requirements. This is to inform importers, brokers…