Trade News

Members are reminded that the deadline for submission of applications for this year’s Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course is 31 October 2011. Please ensure that we receive your application by that date.

Chapter 01 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use: "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution" for all countries except the US.

The Import Control Division will be closed for the Monday 10 October 2011 Thanksgiving weekend Holiday from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM (ET). If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre located in Toronto (ON) or Montreal (QC).

The following message is from CBSA (EDI11-058). The Electronic Commerce Unit of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday, October 10, 2011.

The following is excerpted from a 5 October 2011 article in the Federal Register.

The following is now available on the CBSA Web site: Customs Notice 11-017 , Advance Commercial Information (ACI): Transmission of In-transit Shipments in the Marine Mode

The following is excerpted from the 4 October 2011 edition of CBC News.

The following is excerpted from a 4 October 2011 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.

The following is excerpted from a 4 October 2011 news release by the Department of Finance Canada.

The following is excerpted from a 4 October 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

The following is excerpted from the 5 October 2011 edition of Reuters Canada.

The following is excerpted from the 4 October 2011 edition of The Globe and Mail.

The following is excerpted from the 4 October 2011 edition of CBC News. Forbes has ranked Canada as the best country for business, moving up from fourth spot last year.

The Government of Canada is pleased to be hosting five webinars (three will be held in English and two in French) to help further explain to stakeholders key initiatives under the next phase of the Chemicals Management Plan. The objectives of these sessions are for federal officials to provide information on the Groupings initiative of the next phase of the Chemicals Management Plan, its associated timelines, how stakeholders can participate.

This message affects imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02.

CBSA has advised the CSCB that the Department of Finance will be issuing a bill to reduce the number of items in the 2012 Customs Tariff by 1,100. At the same time, Statistics Canada will be reducing the number of 10-digit items by approximately 6,000.

Director-General Pascal Lamy, on 4 October 2011, congratulated the Advisory Centre on WTO Law on its tenth anniversary, noting that it “has assisted developing and least-developed countries with some 40 WTO disputes, provided training to over 200 delegates, and responded to an ever-growing need for legal advice”.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to providing timely information to the public. Our goal is to continually improve our service to better suit your needs and expectations.

The following is excerpted from a 3 October 2011 news release by Health Canada. The Government of Canada today announced the renewal of its commitment to protect Canadian families and consumers by updating Canada's world-leading Chemicals Management Plan.