Trade News

27 January 2005 Information Request regarding Termination Date associated with Tariff Item No. 9931.00.00 The Department of Finance is requesting comment on eliminating the termination date associated with tariff item No. 9931.00.00. This item is scheduled to terminate on March 31, 2005, at which…

26 January 2005 Fact Sheets from CBSA The CBSA has introduced fact sheets on the following programs and topics: Advance Commercial Information Advance Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record CANPASS Air Contraband Detection Equipment Cross-border currency reporting Detector Dog Service Free and…

26 January 2005 E15 Certificate of Destruction/Exportation The E15 Certificate of Destruction/Exportation has been updated (its last revision took place in 2000). Sections have been renumbered, and the “currency of value of the goods” section was deleted in the new version. This form is available on…

26 January 2005 CSCB Toronto Regional Meeting: “Border Issues” Members are very warmly invited to attend the forthcoming Toronto Region meeting, entitled “Border Issues”, on Thursday, 10 March 2005 at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel, in Salons F, G and H. The agenda is available on the CSCB web…

26 January 2005 Revision to Directive D-97-04 – Plant Protection Act Directive D-97-04, “Application, procedures, issuance and use of a permit to import under the Plant Protection Act”, has been revised and is available on the CFIA web site, at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir…

26 January 2005 Message from CN to Deltaport Customers The following message is form the Executive Vice President of CN. Today more than 110,000 feet of containers await transportation by CN from Deltaport. As a consequence, TSI has decided to limit berthing at the terminal until congestion is…

26 January 2005 Zuniga, Koch named to COAC The following article is excerpted from the 25 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Frederico Zuniga [sic], president of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, and Chris Koch, president of the World Shipping…

26 January 2005 Homeland Security's Hutchinson resigns The following article is excerpted from the 25 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Asa Hutchinson, Homeland Security under secretary for border and transportation security, announced his resignation on [24 January], effective…

26 January 2005 FMCSA takes comments on hours of service changes The following article is excerpted from the 25 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Monday published its initial ideas for changing the hours of service rules governing how…

26 January 2005 Radio technology could speed border crossings without hurting security The following article is extracted from the 25 January 2005 edition of “The Ottawa Citizen”. U.S. officials want to see if the same technology that speeds cars through highway tolls and identifies lost pets can…

25 January 2005 Winnipeg Port Meeting -- Revision to Date The date of the meeting in Winnipeg next week has been revised to Tuesday, 1 February; the venue remains Kelsey’s Restaurant, Polo Park, and the meeting starts at noon. To date, the agenda includes: 1. National Committee on Operational Issues…

25 January 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 05 and 31 were published to streamline requirements - United States only. 05.04.00.5339 - Sausage casings of sheep/Boyaux à saucisses de mouton 05.04.00.5341 - Sausage casings of other/Boyaux à saucisses d'autres 31.01.00.1810 - Pure manure…

25 January 2005 Blizzard buries Northeast U.S. aviation The following article is excerpted from the 24 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Air operations in the northeastern United States remained a mess Monday [24 January] as the region continued to dig out from one of the worst…

25 January 2005 Implementation of Interim Reservations Process for Ocean Line Export Containers or Empty Repositioning, starting on Wednesday, 2 February 2005 [in Montreal] The following notice is from the CN Terminal Manager at Montreal Intermodal Terminal. Please note that this invitation is…

25 January 2005 NVOs, NIT League fight attempt to postpone new NVO contract rule The following article is excerpted from the 24 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Major non-vessel-operating common carriers and the National Industrial Transportation League have urged the U.S. Federal…

24 January 2005 Wood Packaging Update The following message is from the CFIA’s Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program. January 2005 Update to the CWPCP Listserv Regarding Canada's Import and Export Policies and World Implementation of ISPM No. 15 as an Import Measure Exports: Many countries…

24 January 2005 Winnipeg Port Meeting on 2 February 2005 Members are invited to attend a lunch meeting on Wednesday, 2 February at Kelsey’s Restaurant, Polo Park, in Winnipeg. The meeting will start at noon. Please contact Marlene Kuz if you wish to attend this event, and send her your agenda items…

24 January 2005 Transport Minister Issues Statement on the Windsor Border Traffic Report The following statement was issued by Transport Canada on 21 January 2005. Transport Minister Jean C. Lapierre … released the following statement regarding the presentation of the Windsor Border Traffic report…

24 January 2005 DHS picks diverse membership for COAC The following article is excerpted from the 24 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. A federally chartered committee of industry experts relied on by the Department of Homeland Security for advice on trade implications of regulations…