Trade News

CBSA has provided national B2 processing statistics for its third quarter, October - December 2009. These statistics are available at: http://cscb.ca/listinfo/20093rdQuarter_B2processing.pdf. Starting with these statistics, CBSA is including the number of B2s in inventory, thus providing a better picture of the number of B2s that are outstanding. CBSA has also included statistics from the third quarter in 2008. In all regions but one, the average number of days to process a B2 has improved from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009.

Chapter 05 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refuse Entry" for the following HS Code from Africa. 05.11.99.1297.08 - Whole carcass or body parts, unpreserved, not suitable for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included - Rodent This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes for all countries. 05.11.99.1297.08 - Whole carcass or body parts, unpreserved, not suitable for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included - Rodent 05.11.99.1297.09 - Reptile.

Minutes of the Windsor Commercial Clients’ meeting held on 11 February 2010 and its supplementary documents (RIV and CBSA-Windsor Commerical Operations Contact List) are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at cscb.ca, log in, click on the Regions tab, and then on the Ontario Region link.

On February 17, 2010, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, initiated an expiry review of its orders made on November 2, 2005, in Expiry Review No.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-012). Saturday, February 20th, 2010 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (Eastern Time). AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be affected by this outage. Sunday, February 21st, 2010 EDI Mailbox Outage:

This memorandum explains the policies and procedures related to the privilege associated with the release of imported shipments prior to payment of duties and taxes. Revisions This departmental memorandum explains the Release Prior to Payment Privilege that was previously found in D17-1-5. This memorandum is revised as a result of the Paper Burden Reduction Initiative; the revisions are aimed at eliminating obsolete and duplicated requirements, streamlining certain commercial processes and modifying complex policies and forms.

This memorandum explains the policies and procedures relating to requirements of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for client registration, accounting for, and payment of duties and taxes on imported commercial goods. This memorandum does not include procedures for goods cleared under the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program. For procedures related to goods cleared under the Customs Self Assessment Program, please consult D17-1-7, Customs Self Assessment Program for Importers. A glossary of CBSA terminology is included at the end of Section 4. Revisions

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for January 2010 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ReleaseRequestsReceived_Jan10.xls.

New requirements for tomatoes originating from countries infested with tomato leafminer The following notice was posted on 16 February on the CFIA website. Effective February 24, tomatoes entering Canada from countries where tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) is known to occur will have to meet new interim requirements. Tomato shipments will have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with a declaration that the tomatoes originated from a place where tomato leafminer does not occur and were inspected and found free of tomato leafminer.

PC 2010-106, Regulations Amending the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Regulations Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to section 40 (see footnote a) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL REGULATIONS AMENDMENT

The following is excerpted from the 14 April 2010 news release by CBSA. The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced … that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. to design expanded border-crossing facilities in British Columbia, as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan. This contract is one phase of a larger $20 million accelerated infrastructure package to improve the processing of goods and people at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon and Pacific Highway border crossings.

GTA-Commercial District CBSA/CSCB Meeting Minutes Minutes of the GTA-Commercial District CBSA/CSCB meeting held on 26 January 2010 are now available on the Toronto Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please login, click on the Regions tab, and then on the Toronto Region link.

CSCB Toronto Region Education Seminar, 8 March 2010 Topic: Tariff Classification Apparel and TPL Presented by: Paul Coulombe (Senior Trade Consultant), Russell A Farrow Ltd Date: March 8, 2010 Time: 3:00 – 6:00 Location: 4 Points Sheraton Hotel (formerly Day’s Hotel & Conference Centre) 6257 Airport Road Mississauga, ON L4V 1E4 Everyone is welcome! CCS designates will earn 5 CCS points for attendance. Register today at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/TO_RegionSeminar_March82010.pdf

Chapter 35 was published to add the end use of "Animal feed" for the following HS Codes for all countries. 35.03.00.1855.08 - Bovine - gelatin prepared exclusively from hides and skins. This modification created a change of version for the following HS codes with the end use "Animal feed": 35.03.00.1855.07 - Bovine - gelatin prepared from bones.

Certificates of Origin - Certification In January, we advised members that the Canadian Chamber of Commerce announced its association with TradeCert and were offering Canadian exporters the opportunity to request Certificates of Origin online. This message is available at: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=23198.

B255, Certificate of Origin - Textile and Apparel Goods Originating in a Least Developed Country http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b255-eng.pdf. This form has been put into a fillable format. It is used to claim the Least Developed Country Tariff treatment for textile and apparel goods classified within Chapters 50-63 (textile and apparel goods) of the Harmonized System of Tariff Classification. E656, Customs Self Assessment Program - Carrier Application - Part II

Chapter 04 was published to add the end uses of "Human Consumption" and "Other end uses" for the following HS Codes with the miscellaneous code of "Not more than 20 kg - processed egg products" for the United States. 04.08.11.0273.02 - Dried egg yolk mix containing at least 50% egg yolk and including salt and/or sugar 04.08.91.0277.02 - Dried whole egg mix containing at least 50% egg yolk and salt and/or sugar 04.08.99.0279.02 - Liquid egg mix containing at least 50% egg yolk and salt and/or sugar

Effective February 24, 2010, shipments of tomato fruits from countries infested by the insect pest, Tuta absoluta, will be required to be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate with an additional declaration stating: “This consignment originated from a place where Tuta absoluta is known not to occur and was inspected and found free of Tuta absoluta”. Shipments not meeting this requirement will be refused entry to Canada. The new phytosanitary import requirement for tomatoes will soon be available in a new policy directive (D-10-01).

B239, Free Trade Agreement - Certificate of Origin. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b239-eng.pdf This form is used for goods originating under the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and other CIFTA beneficiaries; the revisions to this form are cosmetic in nature. E646, Customs Self Assessment Program - Importer Application - Part I http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e646-eng.pdf E647, Customs Self Assessment Program - Carrier Application - Part I

The following news release was issued by the CBSA on 8 February 2010. The Canada Border Services Agency announced that, effective immediately, the maximum number of lanes at the four Lower Mainland border crossings will be open for travelers, 16 hours a day, until February 28, 2010. Douglas - All 10 lanes open from 05:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Pacific Highway – All 7 lanes open from 05:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Huntington – All 5 lanes open from 05:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Aldergrove – All 3 lanes open from 05:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.