Trade News

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

13 June 2008 Transport costs drive manufacturing back to U.S. This article is extracted from the 12 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Amid continuing rising transportation costs, retailers say they are witnessing a gradual shift of manufacturing back to the United States. “It’s a…

13 June 2008 As G8 huddles, spotlight falls on greenback This article is excerpted from the 13 June 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Group of Eight finance ministers gathered Friday amid growing speculation that they are poised to do something they haven't done in almost eight years: Take on the…

13 June 2008 Manufacturers ask CBP to test drive "10+2" This article is excerpted from the 13 June 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs to conduct limited, real-world testing of data exchanges to prevent costly glitches before it mandates importers across the…

13 June 2008 Aldonas: Link U.S. trade preference to supply chain development This article is excerpted from the 13 June 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. A former U.S. trade negotiator, who served with both Reagan and current Bush administrations, recommended to lawmakers that in the future any…

13 June 2008 All-Scan May Be Trade Barrier: GAO The following article is extracted from the 12 June 2008 edition of “Traffic World Online”. One hundred percent scanning on incoming containers is not consistent with widely accepted risk management principles and could be viewed as a trade barrier…

13 June 2008 SFI report throws cold water on box scan law The following article is excerpted from the 13 June 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. Taking X-ray type images and radiation reads of every container bound for the United States only makes sense for a limited number of foreign ports, fails…

12 June 2008 CPR Customer Bulletin: Canadian Statutory Holiday Service Request Process - Carload Switching –Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1 2008 This message applies to facilities that receive inbound and outbound carload switching services as per local service operating schedules in Canada. This MEMO…

12 June 2008 CN Intermodal Gate Hours - St. Jean Baptiste Please note that the Montreal Intermodal terminal and gates will be opened on the St. Jean Baptiste day - Tuesday June 24th.

12 June 2008 ACROSS Problems Message EDI08-044 Please be advised the changes outlined in tariff amendment package T2008-3 will be updated in the customs commercial system (CCS) and on the CBSA Website, http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/menu-eng.html , the week of June 16, 2008.

12 June 2008 Appointment of Stephen Rigby as Next CBSA President The Prime Minister’s Office announced today that Mr. Stephen Rigby, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, will become President of the Canada Border Services Agency on 1 August 2008. He replaces Mr. Alain Jolicoeur…