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The following is excerpted from the 2 December 2010 edition of the "American Shipper". The involvement of cargo airlines in developing a rule that would require the submission of advance data prior to departure from a foreign airport fits with the new mindset at U.S. Customs that new security measures should enhance the efficient movement of goods, Commissioner Alan Bersin told AmericanShipper.com.

a) Chapter 03 was published to add new OGD extensions and to modify the CBSA instructions relating to imports of raw or live molluscan shellfish. 03.07.91.9001 - Loco (live, fresh, chilled) 03.07.99.9028 - Loco (frozen) This created requirement version changes for the following HS Codes. 03.07.10.8935 - Oysters 03.07.31.8950 - Mussels (live, fresh, chilled) 03.07.39.8955 - Mussels (other) 03.07.91.8991 - Clams (live, fresh or chilled) 03.07.91.8994 - Geoduck (live, fresh or chilled)

Chapter 07 was published to add the registration type "Name of Signatory of the California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement" to the following HS Codes for California. NO VERSION CHANGE. 07.04.90.3011 - Cabbage (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3014 - Arugula (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3016 - Kale 07.05.11.3027 - Iceberg lettuce 07.05.19.3028 - Other: Romaine lettuce, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, butter lettuce or baby leaf lettuce (fresh or chilled) 07.05.29.3014 - Escarole (fresh or chilled)

The following is excerpted from the 1 December 2010 edition of the "American Shipper". The recent al Qaeda plot to hide plastic explosive powder in printer cartridges shipped on U.S.-bound cargo planes has the Department of Homeland Security scrambling to revise its security protocols so that shipments can be assessed and, if necessary, held for inspection before they are loaded onto a plane. The key to such a capability is obtaining pre-departure shipment information.

The following is from the 2 December 2010 edition of the "American Shipper". The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Thursday proposed regulations to remove an exemption that allows wood packaging materials from Canada to enter the United States without first meeting treatment and marking requirements that apply to these materials from all other countries. The agency said the action is needed to prevent the introduction and spread of pests via wood packaging materials from Canada.

Expiry Review No. RR-2010-001

Orders issued - Monday, November 1, 2010 Reasons issued - Monday, November 15, 2010 Corrigendum issued - Monday, November 22, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the orders made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on November 2, 2005, in Expiry Review No. RR-2004-007, continuing, with amendment, its orders made on November 3, 2000, in Review No. RR-99-006, continuing, with amendment, its findings made on November 6, 1995, in Inquiry No. NQ-95-002, concerning:

1. The purpose of this notice is to remind clients of the requirement to provide the correct destination and location of goods information in the carrier cargo report to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). 2. Unless otherwise exempted in writing by the CBSA, goods reported as the First Point of Arrival (FPOA) and authorized to move in bond, must be delivered to the applicable primary sufferance warehouse that is licensed to receive the goods. 3. The following are the types of primary warehouses: (a) Highway cargo: BW sufferance warehouse

1. The purpose of this notice is to provide clarification concerning the release and accounting of casual importations of personal effects as outlined in Memorandum D17-1-3, Casual Importations. 2. When the importer's goods arrive in Canada and the individual importer will not be present to clear the goods themselves, they may provide written authorization to an agent to act on their behalf. The definition of an agent may be found in Memorandum D1-6-1, Authority to Act as Agent. The carrier transporting the goods cannot act as an agent of the importer.

CP Notice: Changes to Canadian Pacific's Supplemental Service Tariffs - Effective January 1st, 2011 This important message is to notify you that Canadian Pacific has updated its Tariffs with changes, effective January 1st, 2011 Please ensure you have reviewed the changes outlined below and on our website by clicking here. You can sign up to receive updates to these tariffs by subscribing here. Tariff 1 - CP’s Guide to Products and Services (formerly Basic Freight)

Brokers are advised that the correction period for NOVEMBER 2010 Softwood Lumber permits ends Thursday December 9th 2010, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of the Softwood Lumber Agreement. Please submit permit corrections for the month of NOVEMBER before the end of the correction period, as is the case for every allocation month of the year.

Please be advised that the following has been added on the CFIA web site: Industry Notice: National Import Service Centre (NISC) - Communiqué Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Data Quality Enhancements CFIA Modernization - Electronic Receipt and Delivery of Import Documents 24/7 Service http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/imp/20101116cmqe.shtml

a) Chapter 06 was published to add new OGD extensions. 06.04.91.0045.10 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Prunus spp. 06.04.91.0045.11 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Pear (Pyrus spp.) 06.04.91.0045.12 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Quince (Cydonia spp., Chaenomeles spp.) 06.04.91.0045.13 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Apple and crabapple (Malus spp.) 06.04.91.0045.14 - Foliage, branches-fresh - Rutaceae (citrus) 06.04.91.0045.15 - Foliage, branches-fresh - Dieffenbachia

Appointment of New President and Chief Executive Officer of Export Development Canada The following is a 1 December 2010 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today announced the appointment of Stephen Poloz as President and Chief Executive Officer of Export Development Canada (EDC).

The following is from the 30 November 2010 edition of the "The Journal of Commerce". Comeback from recession falls below 2008 level Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico totaled $68.3 billion in September, up 19.3 percent from a year earlier, the Transportation Department reported. Despite the increase, the value of surface-transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners was 4.8 percent below levels of September 2008, when the financial crisis hit.

The following is excerpted from the 1 December 2010 news release by Health Canada. At an event held today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Shelly Glover, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface, announced changes to the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) that will make cribs, cradles and bassinets safer for infants and young children... Some of the most notable changes to the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations include the following amendments:

CBSA has posted information on their website about the eManifest Portal. The eManifest Portal is a secure data transmission option developed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that will allow the trade community to electronically transmit their pre-arrival information through the Internet. It was developed primarily for small- to medium-sized enterprises to facilitate their compliance and make the transition from paper to electronic reporting more manageable. The eManifest Portal will be available in 2011 for highway carriers to transmit pre-arrival cargo and conveyance data.

Further to our message regarding the availability of Tariff Notice TN-51, the CBSA has provided the following information: The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-105).

CBSA has advised of the upcoming release of the 2011 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, soon to be available on CBSA’s website. However, Tariff Notice TN-51, with the summary of changes, is available now. Questions can be sent to the CSCB at [email protected].

Chapters 07, 08, 09, 12 and 20 were published to remove the registration types "Confirmation of sale" and "Box 22: Confirmation of sale - California Leafy Green Handler Marketing Agreement". New registration types were added to requirements with the following HS Codes for the end uses of "Human Consumption", "Further Processing" and/or "Other end uses". NEW REGISTRATION TYPES: # 689 - CFIA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Licence Number or DRC Membership Number - A (Alpha-numeric) # 690 - Licence Exempt Declaration - C (Confirmation)