Trade News

14 January 2005 Problems with CFIA AIRS The following message is from the CFIA. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is experiencing problems. At the moment, we are unable to predict when service will be restored, however, we…

14 January 2005 CFIA - AIRS Website Now Available The following message is from the CFIA. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is back up and running.

13 January 2005 Education Seminar in Toronto Region, 25 January 2005 The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar on Advance Commercial Information, AIR MODE, and invites all members and CCS designates to attend. Cathy Freeman of the CBSA in GTA will make this presentation. The event will be held…

13 January 2005 Outages Scheduled for Weekend of 15-16 January 2005 EDI Mailbox Outage Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, January 15, 2005 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am and on Sunday, January 16, 2005 from 7:00 am to 7…

13 January 2005 IMX-OSM - Start up at Brampton The following notice is from CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. January 14th - Start requesting Reservations Numbers for January 18th and beyond. January 18th - All containers arriving Brampton must have a Reservation Number. * Note - Montreal…

13 January 2005 Drop in automotive exports major contributor to disappointing November The following article is excerpted from the 12 January 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The drop in exports of automotive products, which fell 6.7% in November to $7.0 billion, played a…

13 January 2005 Across-the-board decline in imports in November The following article is excerpted from the 12 January 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. A sharp decline in imports was felt across all sectors in November, Statistics Canada reported today. Canadian companies…

13 January 2005 Record U.S. trade deficit The following article is excerpted from the 12 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The U.S. trade deficit increased to more than $60.3 billion in November, an all-time record, the U.S. Commerce Department announced [yesterday]. Exports dropped…

13 January 2005 Box growth to continue at Vancouver The following article is excerpted from the 12 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada's Port of Vancouver … is forecasting a double-digit increase in container traffic this year, mostly on continued strong China shipments and a…

13 January 2005 Retailers eye Halifax route The following article is excerpted from the 13 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Port of Halifax …, left out of the cargo boom of 2004, is forecasting a 4 percent to 5 percent increase from existing North Atlantic carriers in 2005. End…

13 January 2004 Bonner endorses Chertoff, won't leave DHS yet The following article is excerpted from the 13 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. CSCB President Carol West is attending the Symposium. Michael Chertoff is a "superb choice" to be the new Secretary of Homeland Security…

13 January 2005 Stricter C-TPAT to offer prompt clearance The following article is extracted from the 13 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Through our work with the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA), the CSCB is actively involved in the framework for…

13 January 2005 Message from CN concerning Container Documentation The following message is from CN to international customers. CN is continuing to experience unauthorized rail loading at the Port of Montreal. There has been significant improvement but there are still containers being loaded onto…

12 January 2005 New Case of BSE Detected The following is a press release issued by the CFIA on 11 January 2005. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) … announced that Canada’s national surveillance program has detected bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an Alberta beef cow just under…

12 January 2005 Reference No. MN-2004-002 Inquiry into the Availability of Textile Inputs produced in Canada The following letter was sent by the Honourable Ralph Goodale, PC, MP, Minister of Finance, to the Chairman of the CITT. I am writing, pursuant to section 19 of the Canadian International…

12 January 2005 Clothing & Textiles 2004 Shipments Applications for 2004 restrained shipments using the IREP or HQ export licence ranges are to be applied for using December 31, 2004 as the export licence date. Applications for 2004 restrained shipments from China, Sri Lanka or Taiwan using the IREP…

12 January 2005 IMX-OSM - Start up at Brampton The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. January 14th - Start requesting Reservations Numbers for January 18th and beyond. January 18th - All containers arriving Brampton must have a Reservation Number. * Note - Montreal…

12 January 2005 NCBFAA Comments On New TSA Security Rules For Air Forwarders The following press release was issued by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) on 11 January 2005. The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.,…