Trade News

19 August 2004 Border crackdown may hit Canadians The following article is excerpted from the 18 August 2004 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Bush administration has opened the door to more stringent screening of Canadians visiting the United States, pointing to "security gaps" in travel back and…

19 August 2004 Expiry Review No. RR-2004-002 The CITT has given notice that it will initiate an expiry review of its order made on 1 May 2000, in Review No. RR-99-003, continuing, with amendment, its order made on 2 May 1995, in Review No. RR-94-003, continuing with amendment its findings made on 3…

19 August 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-003 Frozen Self-Rising Pizza IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: FROZEN SELF-RISING PIZZA ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINDING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under…

19 August 2004 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist This document is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

19 August 2004 The following minutes are also available on the Prairie Regional page on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. To access this page, log onto our web site as a member, then click on the “CSCB Reference System”, then “CSCB Regions”, and finally “Prairie”. Prairie Region AGM July 6…

19 August 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter one has been published today to prohibit pet birds from Malaysia due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

18 August 2004 Canada Welcomes US Decision on Live Swine The following news release was made available on 17 August 2004. The Government of Canada today expressed its satisfaction with the United States Department of Commerce (DOC)’s preliminary countervailing decision, which found that trade in…

18 August 2004 Revision to Directive D-01-01 Appendix 1, “List of Species Regulated for Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)” of Directive D-01-01, “Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum Associated with Sudden Oak Death into Canada” has been revised and is…

18 August 2004 Revision to Directives D-02-07 and D-94-32 Directive D-02-07, “Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Apples (Malus spp.) from the People’s Republic of China”, has been revised because Tetranychus kanzawai has been removed from the regulated pest list of Canada. This Directive…

18 August 2004 EDI Outage, 22 August 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Please be advised that there is a planned outage this Sunday, August 22, 2004 for maintenance purposes. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 5:00 am until 5:30 am…

18 August 2004 U.S. agencies still stunned by HOS ruling The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. U.S. agencies have yet to respond to the federal court's rejection hours of service rules that came into effect in January. The…

17 August 2004 CFIA Allows Importation of Diced Frozen Boneless Beef Cooked in Tubes from Argentina Effective immediately, the importation of frozen diced boneless beef cooked in tubes from Argentina is allowed. The new Conditions for Importation are being placed on the CFIA web site, at http://www…

17 August 2004 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following establishment has been added to the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. 225 Uni-Viande Inc. 505 Boul. Industriel St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J3B 7Z3

17 August 2004 Revision to Directive D-98-03 Directive D-98-03, “Plant Protection (phytosanitary) import requirements for fresh asian pears from the Republic of Korea”, has been revised. Tetranychus kanzawai has been removed from the regulated pest list of Canada; new distribution information has…

17 August 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-001 Certain Stainless Steel Wire IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED STATES OF…

17 August 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-035 In the matter of an appeal under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, RSC, 1985, c.E-15; And in the matter of a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated February 21, 2003, with respect to a notice of objection served under section 81.15 of the Excise…

17 August 2004 Brokers fret over U.S. Customs northern border tariff classification The following message is excerpted from “American Shipper” on 16 August 2004. Customs brokers operating along the U.S./Canadian border are warning their customers that delays may occur after Oct. 1. On that date, U.S…

17 August 2004 ATA Carnet News from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The Canadian Chamber of Commerce periodically distributes information of relevance to carnet users by means of its “Carnet News” bulletin. This publication is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/carnet…

17 August 2004 U.S. Customs sets rollout dates for truck manifest reporting The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the dates and land-border ports at which truck carriers must soon begin to transmit…