Trade News

17 August 2004 FDA revises compliance for prior notice of food imports The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection are still experiencing numerous technical problems when food…

16 August 2004 AMPS Master Penalty Documents Updated Documents related to the Master Penalty Document are now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/amps/whatsnew-e.html Members were informed of these changes, concerning penalties C360 and C361, on 18 June 2004, at…

16 August 2004 Final Determination of Dumping respecting Prepared Uncooked Frozen Pizza Products The following message was sent a few minutes ago, but appears to have been corrupted during sending. Thanks for your patience! On 16 August the President of the CBSA made a final determination of dumping…

16 August 2004 Trade surplus hit new high The following article is excerpted from the 13 August 2004 edition of “The Toronto Star”. Exports rose for the fifth month in a row in June and imports fell from a record high in May to generate a new high merchandise trade surplus of just over $8.6 billion…

14 August 2004 Non-US Trade Act compliant bills of lading The following message is from Mike Tamilia, Senior Manager, Customs and Transborder Operations, at CN. In April of 2004 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the requirements for rail as mandated by the US Trade Act of 2002…

13 August 2004 [US]Customs enforcing air-cargo security The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 12 August 2004. Customs and Border Protection will begin phased enforcement of its advance electronic cargo-reporting rules for inbound air cargo beginning Friday [ie…

13 August 2004 FDA delays some food-security enforcement The following article is excerpted from the 12 August 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday [12 August] that it will delay enforcement for selected errors or omissions in advance cargo…

13 August 2004 FDA and export records The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 12 August 2004. In the June 1, 2004 [US] Federal Register, the Food and Drug Administration issued its latest thoughts about the records it expects companies to possess when exporting…

13 August 2004 CPR International Intermodal Terminal Policy Changes The following notice is from CPR’s General Manager – International. In our ongoing efforts to improve CPR's Intermodal Terminal operations and billing processes, we will be amending a number of items related to existing terminal…

13 August 2004 Mississauga Intermodal Service Centre (MISC) The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. In 2003 CN initiated a review of all its Intermodal facilities (including the Mississauga Intermodal Service Centre) and the costs associated with the storage of various types of…

13 August 2004 New U.S. rules governing cross-border shipments The following message is from the director of the CN Customer Support Centre. CN’s web site is: http://www.cn.ca/service As you are aware, the US Trade Act of 2002 mandated the presentation of advance electronic cargo information for…

12 August 2004 E401 Application for a Licence to Operate a Customs Bonded Warehouse Form E401 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e401/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e401/README.html

12 August 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 02, 16 and 20 were published. 02.01 - Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled/Viandes des animaux de l'espèce bovine, fraîches ou réfrigérées 02.02 - Meat of bovine animals, frozen/Viandes des animaux de l'espèce bovine, congelées 02.03 - Meat of…

12 August 2004 Current Consultations The following message is from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The Government of Canada is seeking the views of Canadians on the implications for Canadian trade in services of the enlargement of the European Union (EU) Services trade…

The following messages were sent on 12 August: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (notices) E401 Application for a Licence to Operate... 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site 3. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (general) Current Consultations

12 August 2004 FDA and CBP Announce Revised Compliance Schedule for Enforcement of the Prior Notice Interim Final Rule and Contingency Plan for Prior Notice System Outages The following news release is from US Customs and Border Protection, and is available on their web site at: http://www.customs…

11 August 2004 Request No. TR-2002-010A (Woven Viscose Rayon Fabrics) RECOMMENDATION … [T]he Tribunal hereby recommends to the Minister that tariff relief be granted as soon as possible, for an indeterminate period of time, on importations, from all countries, of woven fabrics of viscose rayon…

11 August 2004 Interim Review No. RD-2004-001 Certain Stainless Steel Round Bar Products IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on September 3, 2003, in Expiry Review Nos. RR…

11 August 2004 WTO Appellate Body Rules in Canada’s Favour on Softwood Lumber Anti-Dumping Duties The following news release is from DFAIT. Jim Peterson, Minister of International Trade, welcomed today’s World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body decision that found the United States’ use of…