Trade News

24 July 2009 Customs Brokers Professional Examination from CBSA The Customs Brokers Professional Examination has been scheduled for October 29th, 2009. Members are reminded that, as noted in our message sent earlier this week, applications are no longer made locally; the form and fee have to be sent…

24 July 2009 Message EDI09-066 ( Update) We are still experiencing problems processing inbound and outbound data for clients using the Kleinschmidt VAN. There is no ETA.

24 July 2009 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Glasscloth The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of glasscloth masking tape for use in thermal spray applications. This masking tape, being a glass fibre woven fabric of…

24 July 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 06 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS Codes from the Continental USA. 06.02.10 - Unrooted cuttings and slips. 06.02.20 - Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts. 06.02.30 -…

24 July 2009 B.C. reveals plan to merge sales tax with GST The following article is excerpted from the 24 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Looking to close a looming tax gap with Ontario, British Columbia is merging its provincial sales tax with the federal GST - a move that will slash the…

24 July 2009 Could a Trucking Capacity Crunch be Looming? The following is excerpted from a blog by Gary Girotti of Chainalytics, in the 23 July 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Last year was the worst year on record for motor carriers, and 2009 could be even worse. The American Trucking…

24 July 2009 Unpredictable tides This article is excerpted from the 23 July 2009 edition of “Economist.com”. THE worst global economic slump since the Depression has generated reams of mind-boggling numbers. Among the starkest—and the most worrying—have been measures of world trade. According to the…

23 July 2009 Message EDI09-065 We are currently experiencing problems processing inbound and outbound data for clients using the VAN GEIS. There is no ETA.

23 July 2009 Tariff Notice TN-45 Further to Tariff Notice TN-45, related to the T2009-6 (August 1, 2009) Amendment Package, the CBSA has provided a pdf version of the August 1, 2009 Customs Tariff, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/tn-45-eng.pdf http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/tn-45-fre2.pdf The "Chapter…

23 July 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS Codes for Missouri. This created version changes for various US states. 44.01.22.0122.09 - Ash - wood chips (untreated) 44.03.99.0131.07 - Ash - other products such as logs (untreated…

23 July 2009 Day brokers response to Buy America plan The following article is extracted from the 23 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Stockwell Day says he hopes all provinces will soon sign on to a commitment not to discriminate against U.S. companies in government procurement. The…

23 July 2009 Recession over, growth resumes: Bank of Canada The following article is excerpted from the 23 July 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's recession is over, and the country is beginning what will be a long reconstruction of the wealth destroyed by the financial crisis, the Bank of…

23 July 2009 Democratic Leadership Council Calls for New Direction on Trade Policy This article is excerpted from the 23 July 2009 edition of “WorldTrace\Interactive”. The Democratic Leadership Council has released a report outlining the new trade policy it hopes the Obama administration will adopt…

23 July 2009 WTO: Trade will drop 10% this year This article is extracted from the 22 July 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. World Trade Organization' economists are forecasting a 10 percent decline in world merchandise trade in 2009, said Pascal Lamy, WTO director-general, at the meeting of trade…

23 July 2009 Industry warns looming “green trade war” This article is excerpted from the 23 July 2009 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. trade groups warned Senate lawmakers on Wednesday to refrain from including certain trade and competitiveness provisions in its version of climate-change…

22 July 2009 BISON DIVERSIFIED INC. O/A BISON TRANSPORT Application No. EP-2009-001 Order issued Friday, July 17, 2009 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Bison Diversified Inc. o/a Bison Transport, under section 81.32 of the Excise Tax Act, for an order extending the time to file an appeal…

22 July 2009 Update to Form L55 Form L55, the application to write the Customs Brokers Professional Examination, has been updated to indicate that the examination fee is now sent to CBSA in Ottawa with the application. The form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca…

22 July 2009 CBSA's Awareness Campaign for Transportation Companies As you may be aware, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is launching an awareness campaign to inform commercial passenger transportation companies operating at the land border on their legal obligations. Under the Immigration…

22 July 2009 WCO Forum on Coordinated Border Management, June 2009 Members may be interested in the background paper and summary of a recent World Customs Organization (WCO) Forum on Coordinated Border Management. Issues relating to single window, requirements of other government agencies and the…