Trade News

28 July 2008 Border Trade Alliance renews call for ports of entry funding The following article is excerpted from the 24 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. In a letter submitted [on 23 July] to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, the Border Trade Alliance urged…

28 July 2008 GAO: Better AD/CV duty collection unlikely through trade deals This article is excerpted from the 28 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. A U.S. congressional watchdog agency told the Senate and House appropriations committees on July 24 that stengthening international agreements…

28 July 2008 U.S. slams China, India on trade talks This article is excerpted from the 28 July 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States accused China and India on Monday of threatening seven years of work on a new global commerce pact, using some of the strongest language yet at a…

25 July 2008 Certain Carbon Steel Welded Pipe Notice of Final Determination On July 21, 2008, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act with respect to certain…

25 July 2008 Wood Packaging Material Moving Between Canada and the United States - Proposed Removal of the Exemption of ISPM No. 15 The Government of Canada is working hard to limit the spread of invasive species and protect Canada’s valuable forests. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and…

25 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to add an additional declaration for Oriental Fruit Moth to the requirements for California and Washington, for destinations transiting through B.C., for the following HS codes. Note : In some cases, the release recommendation was…

25 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to add an additional declaration for Oriental Fruit Moth to the requirements for California and Washington, for destinations transiting through B.C., for the following HS codes. Note : In some cases, the release recommendation was…

25 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website (2) a) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "REFUSE ENTRY" to " Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection" for live birds from Israel. These changes apply to the end use: Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution 01.06.38…

25 July 2008 Canada airports win approval for cargo transshipments The following was reported on in 24 July 2008 edition of “Journal of Commerce”. The Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada’s largest for cargo and passengers, won approval Thursday to welcome any and all foreign carriers for…

25 July 2008 WTO talks move toward collapse The following is excerpted from the 24 july 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks to salvage a global trade deal faced a melting point on Thursday after three days of scant progress, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would not sign a deal in…

25 July 2008 ACE ocean, rail manifest faces delay The following is excerpted from the 25 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to delay by at least six months deployment of a new cargo manifest processing system expected to help improve cargo flows…

24 July 2008 Bill of Lading Instructions - Temporary Procedure for Customers Using ISI Application on MyCPR This is a follow-up to the most recent broadcast regarding the issue with the MyCPR customer web portal. As it is affecting both US and Canadian customers ability to submit bills of lading…

24 July 2008 Container Testing and Ventilation Update Members are advised that the CBSA has updated information regarding the container testing and ventilation on its website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/tv-fum-eng.html. The following paragraph was added: Costs for testing and ventilation…

24 July 2008 CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Message EDII08-060 EDI Hotline - July 24th, 3:00 pm We are currently experiencing problems with the UNISYS connection. There is no inbound or outbound traffic. Our IT are investigating. There is no ETA

24 July 2008 Temporary Access to Intermodal Applications Due to the extended nature of the MyCPR customer web portal outage, CP has worked a solution to provide temporary direct access to the following Intermodal Applications: Marine Container Bookings Intermodal Access Intermodal Access Express…

24 July 2008 CSCB Annual Conference – Don’t Miss It! Making Borders Work: The Balance between Canadian and Global Priorities October 19 – 21, 2008 The Westin Bayshore Vancouver, BC This year’s conference offers a business program designed for corporate, associate and CCS members alike. The…

24 July 2008 CBSA Message: EDI Hotline Update Message EDI08-060 Update The UNISYS connection problems have been resolved.

24 July 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for California, Oregon and Washington. 06.02.10.0009.04 Blueberry - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0009.05 Blackberry - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0009.06 Boysenberry - Unrooted plants 06…

24 July 2008 Importers ask Congress to slow down "10+2" implementation The following is excerpted from the 23 July 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Forty trade associations have banded together asking Congress to step in and require the Department of Homeland Security to first conduct a pilot…