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Update to CFIA AIRS Website

April 23, 2013
Chapter 44 was published to : i) Modify the description of the following OGD extensions: 44.18.60.0145.10 - Maple - posts and beams - with bark. (Acer spp.) 44.18.60.0145.11 - Horsechestnut- posts and beams - with bark (Aesculus spp.) 44.18.60.0145.12 - White Silk- posts and beams - with bark…

PIP Newsletter - Spring edition

April 23, 2013
The CSCB is a member of PIP, and also sits on the BCCC Trusted Trader Subcommittee. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee supports consultation between the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and industry partners on the cohesive implementation of a CBSA trusted trader strategy that leverages all trusted…

GoC invests in efficiency and competitiveness at the Port of Halifax

April 22, 2013
The following is excerpted from today’s news release by Transport Canada. [The Government of Canada] today announced federal funding for new technology development at the Port of Halifax. ..[It] has contributed funding towards the integrated port logistics system and the air gap system. The total…

CSCB Webinar: Modern Risk Management Strategies for Customs Brokers... Today!

April 22, 2013
With rapidly shifting trade patterns and continuing globalization of supply chains, importers, customs brokers and other service providers are facing increasingly demanding responsibilities to ensure that their practices meet multiple and sometimes conflicting objectives and expectations. This…

CBSA Message: EDI Offices 24/7

April 22, 2013
The following is a message from CBSA (EDI13-029). The following attachment contains the 24/7 contact information for all border offices. Please share this information with all of your teams (day, after hours and weekends).

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

April 22, 2013
a) Chapter 12 was published to add the end use "Human consumption" to the following HS codes. 12.07.70.0071 - Watermelon seeds 12.07.70.0099 - Other melon seeds This created a requirement version change to the following HS codes. 12.01.90.0111 - Glycine max (Soybean), grain 12.05.10.7200 - Canola…

CFIA AIRS intermittent issues - Resolved

April 19, 2013
Following is a message from CFIA. The Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is now back up and running. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you for your co-operation during this time.
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National Committee on Operational Issues Representative – Quebec Region

April 19, 2013
The CSCB has a long and proud tradition of committee activity. Members who volunteer for our committees discover two things through their participation: they can make a unique and meaningful contribution to issues affecting customs brokers and the CSCB, and they gain insights and access which they…

CSCB/CBSA Joint Seminar on Valuation in Montreal - Don't Miss it!

April 19, 2013
Valuation of imported goods and its compliance implications have been recognized by the CSCB and CBSA as a priority for education and training. As previously announced, Montreal will be the site of the first CBSA/CSCB joint seminar on valuation on April 30, 2013. Presenters include, from CBSA…

Hockey helmet tariffs remain despite cuts on athletic gear

April 19, 2013
The following is excerpted from the 18 April 2013 article by CBC News. The government's recently announced tariff cuts on sports equipment won't cover hockey helmets, the NDP's consumer affairs critic [Glenn Thibeault] says — and in fact the cost may increase as the government raises tariffs on…

U.S. eyes fee at land border crossings

April 19, 2013
The following is excerpted from today’s article by Buffalo News. The federal government is considering imposing a fee on passenger vehicles and pedestrians crossing the Canadian and Mexican borders. The Department of Homeland Security suggested studying the imposition of such a fee in its fiscal…

Jim Flaherty on why Ottawa modernized the General Preferential Tariff program

April 19, 2013
The following article was written by Jim Flaherty for the Globe and Mail. A lot has changed since the 1970s in the global economy. So why would we continue to administer – virtually unchanged – a foreign aid subsidy program based on the state of the global economy of the 1970s? We shouldn’t. In the…

Wholesale trade unchanged in February

April 19, 2013
Statistics Canada reports today that the wholesale sales remained unchanged at $48.8 billion in February, after rising 0.5% in January. There were decreases in five of the seven subsectors, especially machinery, equipment and supplies. These declines were mostly offset by higher sales in the motor…