Trade News

16 June 2008 Import Service Centres A recent communique was sent to you briefly outlining our plan to amalgamate our three Import Service Centres in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver into a single, National Import Service Centre. This is a follow up to that message to let you know that the transition…

16 June 2008 Release Requests Received for May, 2008 The release request report for May, 2008 is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/may2008.xls

The following mesages were sent on 16 June: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (other) Release Requests Received for May, 2008 2. Canadian Customs Articles Labour dispute stalls Vancouver airport customs 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (directives) Directive D-06-04, Seed Potato Quality Management…

16 June 2008 Labour dispute stalls Vancouver airport customs The following article is excerpted from the 14 June 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. We will endeavour to keep members updated on the labour relations situation as the CBSA bargains with the Customs officers’ union, CEUDA. Customs…

16 June 2008 US Customs: Remote Location Filing Operational Locations Updated Remote Location Filing operational locations have been updated on the CBP web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/remote_location_fil…

16 June 2008 US Customs: Drawback of Federal Excise Tax Paid on Petroleum Products The above-mentioned notice provides information regarding drawback claims for the refund of federal excise taxes paid on petroleum products imported into the United States. http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade…

16 June 2008 Tariff to Nowhere The following article is excerpted from the 15 June 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. According to Political Science 101, candidates run to extremes in primary season and crowd the center in November. A good test will be whether the apparent Democratic nominee…

16 June 2008 U.S. economy may dodge recession bullet The following article is excerpted from the 15 June 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. There are just 218 days to go until the end of the Bush Administration, and hope of a U.S. economic revival that will spill over into Canada…. The Bush…

16 June 2008 U.S. scan-all container law divides shipping lines, terminals This article is extracted from the 16 June 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The World Customs Organization’s summary report on the impact of 100 per cent scanning is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca…

16 June 2008 U.S. scan-all container law divides shipping lines, terminals This article is extracted from the 16 June 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The World Customs Organization’s summary report on the impact of 100 per cent scanning is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca…

13 June 2008 Release notification message Message EDI08-045 CBSA has provided the following in response to the CSCB’s inquiry regarding delays for goods shipped by air and sea, and subject to ACI. The CSCB will follow up with CBSA for additional details. Effective June 8, 2008, release notification…

13 June 2008 Revised Trade Memorandum T-4-108: Efficacy data requirements for fertilizers and supplements regulated under the Fertilizers Act – Draft As a part of program modernization, the Fertilizer Section of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has revised the efficacy data requirements…

13 June 2008 Memorandum D13-4-12, Commissions and Brokerage (Customs Act, Section 48) This memorandum provides information on the treatment of commissions and brokerage in a calculation of value for duty made under the transaction value method. It reflects revised policy interpretation with respect…

13 June 2008 Memorandum D2-1-2, Foreign Expeditions in the Canadian North This memorandum has been updated to incorporate the Canada Border Services Agency’s legislative, regulatory and program requirements. Summary This memorandum outlines the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) clearance…

13 June 2008 Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 14 June 2008 Message EDI08-046 EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday June 14th 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (Eastern Time). General EDI Outage: For maintenance…

13 June 2008 Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 15 June 2008 Message ACI08-046 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. General EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 4:00 am until 8:00 am (ET) on…

13 June 2008 CFIA National Import Service Centre Fact Sheet The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is modernizing its import control processes by consolidating its three import service centres in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver into one National Import Service Centre. The CFIA will continue to…

13 June 2008 Request for Tariff Elimination on IPPD and 6PPD The Department of Finance is seeking views on a request that the Department has received to eliminate the tariff on IPPD (chemical composition: N-isopropyl- N’-phenyl- p-phenylenediamine) and 6PPD (chemical composition: N-(1,3…

13 June 2008 Trade Data for April 2008 Updated Trade data for Canada-US imports and exports has been updated to include April, 2008, at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/en/Home