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CETA negotiations with Ottawa suspended over fisheries fund, N.L. says

January 20, 2015
Newfoundland and Labrador is suspending support for CETA and all trade agreements currently being negotiated with the federal government. Darin King, the province's business minister, said the province's dispute with Ottawa over CETA — the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement — is still…

Canadian Importers May Now Seek Import Duty Refunds

January 20, 2015
Since the introduction of the Transaction Value System of customs valuation by Canada on January 1, 1985, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has maintained a stated policy of denying refund claims of related party importers who seek to amend declared values for duty to account for adjustments…

[US] Export Controls on Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Outlined

January 20, 2015
The [US] Bureau of Industry and Security posted to its Web site recently the following information regarding U.S. controls on exports of crude oil and petroleum products. Crude oil is defined in the Section 754.2(a) of the EAR as “a mixture of hydrocarbons that existed in liquid phase in underground…

Mexico Implements Import Licensing Requirement for Footwear

January 20, 2015
...the Mexican government issued a decree on August 29, 2014, announcing a new set of measures aimed at preventing the undervaluation of imported footwear and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of domestic footwear manufacturers. Among other things, the decree authorizes the Ministry of…

Canada targeted by more claims than U.S., Mexico under NAFTA

January 20, 2015
Canada has been the target of more claims in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) than its Mexican and American partners, a new study has found. As a result, Canada has been forced to shell out more than $150 million in damages and tens of millions more in legal fees since the trade deal…

Ottawa threatens to use rare law in Buy America dispute in B.C.

January 20, 2015
The federal government is threatening to throw a wrench into Alaska’s plans to build on Canadian turf exclusively with American steel and iron. International Trade Minister Ed Fast said Canada took a rare step when it signed a legal order to block the state of Alaska from imposing the protectionist…
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In Memoriam - Andrew Scheve

January 20, 2015
The CSCB was saddened to learn of the passing of Andrew Scheve, a long-time employee of Schenker of Canada. Andrew started at Schenker in 1978 in a warehouse as a picker/packer/fork lift driver and worked his way up to National Customs Project Manager. He was an accomplished chef who loved to BBQ…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

January 20, 2015
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 17 January 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Finding - Concrete reinforcing bar Order - Certain fasteners Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 20 January

January 20, 2015
Chapter 95 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" and to remove the miscellaneous codes; "Completely finished articles (e.g. lacquered, painted, etc.), without bark" and "With bark or not completely finished articles (e.g. not lacquered, not…

Possible Marine Labour Disruption on US West Coast

January 19, 2015
CBSA has prepared a guidance document regarding a potential US West Coast marine labour disruption. Marine ports within the Pacific Region have been advised of the potential for an increase in conveyance and cargo transmission as well as an increase in in-transit processing. The document contains…

CFIA Message: Scheduled System Maintenance, 17-18 January (Amendment)

January 16, 2015
The message below is an amendment to the message sent on January 14, 2015. As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Saturday January 17, 2015 and Sunday January 18, 2015…

CBSA Scheduled Maintenance, 18 January

January 16, 2015
Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday January 18, 2015 from 04:30 to 06:00 and from 07:00 to 08:30 (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Payment of the K84 Monthly Account Statement for certain months of 2015

January 16, 2015
The following message is from CBSA. Although payment for the FEBRUARY, MAY, and DECEMBER 2015 monthly K84 statement will be due as usual on the last business day of the month (February 27, May 29 and December 31, 2015), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) realizes that some months have fewer…