Trade News

17 June 2008 Canada and Japan to deploy border officers to each other's country The following news release was issued by CBSA on 17 June. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that Canada and Japan will be placing border officers at key strategic locations in each…

17 June 2008 CIG Outbound Delay Message ACI08-048 We are experiencing a 60 min delay processing outbound messages over the CIG . There is no ETA but our IT is working on it.

17 June 2008 Message from CP: Flood Situation in Wisconsin Embargoes issued last week have been lifted. Our apologies for any inconvenience these may have caused. We are re-routing traffic around the flood zone. However, the flood situation remains such that we must continue to control volumes…

17 June 2008 CPR: United States Statutory Holiday Service Request Process for July 4th, 2008 4th of July Holiday Operations CPR will maintain train operations over the 4th of July holiday to minimize disruption to our customers' traffic and ensure a fluid network. Please review and respond on the…

17 June 2008 Will the new stagflation persist? The following article is from Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. Central banks around the world have shifted their collective focus in recent weeks. Those who have been most aggressive in lowering interest…

17 June 2008 ACE Periodic Monthly Statement Information Members with an interest in US Customs ACE information will find an updated ACE Periodic Monthly Statement Fact Sheet, as well as the Monthly Statement, at the following address: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/revenue/pms…

17 June 2008 Weaker U.S.-Canada truck traffic The following article is excerpted from the 17 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Surface trade between Canada and the United States fell in May as truck transits remained weak, reflecting rising fuel costs and the U.S. economic slowdown…

16 June 2008 Revision to Directive D-06-04, "Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP)" Directive D-06-04, "Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP)", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-06-04e.shtml . This Directive has…

16 June 2008 Revision to Directive D-95-26, "Phytosanitary requirements for soil and related matter, alone or in association with plants") Directive D-95-26, "Phytosanitary requirements for soil and related matter, alone or in association with plants"), has been revised and is available on the web…

16 June 2008 Register now for the 2008 BC Region Annual Conference There are only a few days to go until the CSCB BC Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting. If you want to talk about the major issues facing customs brokers today with others who share your concerns, don’t miss this…

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…