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18 April 2008 CFIA Connection (update) Message EDI08-032 (update / mise-à-jour) The following message from the Electronic Commerce Unit was sent at end of day on 17 April. The communication problems between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System have been resolved. However, there will be a backlog in the…

18 April 2008 Memorandum D13-11-3, Value for Duty of Printed or Lithographed Matter, Financial and Other Instruments (Customs Act, Sections 48-53) This memorandum has been updated to provide more information on the value for duty of financial and other instruments, such as gift certificates, airline…

The following messages were sent on 18 April: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) CFIA Connection (update) 2. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) Memorandum D13-11-3, Value for Duty of Printed... 3. Canadian Customs Articles Stop worrying, and learn to love trade…

18 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site The following changes to AIRS were implemented on 17 April: a) Chapter 23 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS code for the end use of "Livestock feed". 23.03.30. - Brewing or…

18 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published. a) to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" or to "Refuse entry" for the continental United States for "Without bark" for the following HS code. 44.01.22.0122.09 - Ash - wood chips (untreated) b)…

18 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to remove the following HS code from therequirements with the miscellaneous code "With bark". 44.18.60.0144.01 - Ash - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous- without bark This generated a version change for the…

18 April 2008 Canadian Goods Returning Members with comments on this issue are asked to send these to the CSCB national office, at [email protected]. Please be advised that goods regulated by CFIA and classified in headings 9813 and 9814 cannot be transmitted via EDI. For Canadian goods returning that…

18 April 2008 Stop worrying, and learn to love trade deficits This article is excerpted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Back in the 1980s, an Australian economist named John Pitchford made the counterintuitive case - now known as the "Pitchford thesis" - that market-driven…

18 April 2008 Strong loonie helps temper inflation rate The following article is excerpted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada continued to dodge the global inflation bullet last month, as the annual rate slipped to 1.4 per cent from 1.8 per cent in February. That’s the…

18 April 2008 NAFTA's auto sector evolving The following article is extracted from the 17 April 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The auto sector has traditionally been front and centre when it comes to understanding Canadian export performance. But recent trends have taken the…

18 April 2008 WTO: Trade growth to slow This article is excerpted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. World trade growth declined sharply in 2007 and is expected to slow further this year because of financial turmoil and rising commodity prices, according to a World Trade…

18 April 2008 High probability of U.S. recession: survey This article is excerpted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Turmoil in credit and housing markets will be the most significant threat to growth this year, according to a survey of top [American] financial company executives…

18 April 2008 [US] Exporters may face multiple year shipping crunch This article is extracted from the 18 April 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. exporters’ difficulties in securing ocean transportation for their products may not go away anytime soon, said participants in a roundtable…

17 April 2008 CADEX Lines Sunsetting Message EDI08-031 This is a reminder to CADEX line users that the CADEX connections are older technology and do not allow the CBSA to provide automated failover or recovery in the event of a disaster. The CBSA is recommending that all external clients using this…

17 April 2008 Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Jordan Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) The purpose of this notice is to seek views from interested Canadian stakeholders on the Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Jordan Foreign Investment Promotion…

17 April 2008 CPI data may tip bank's hand The following article is excerpted from the 17 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada is likely to continue lowering the target overnight bank rate when it meets Tuesday and the release today of the consumer price index (CPI) data will…

17 April 2008 CFIA Connection Message EDI08-032 Please note that the connection between ACROSS and the CFIA EDI System is down. There is no ETA as to when this problem will be resolved. For urgent requests, please present paper.

17 A pril 2008 Amended Import Requirements for Canadian Lumber The following article is excerpted from the 17 April 2008 edition of “World]\Trade Interactive”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule, effective April 17, that revises the import requirements for softwood lumber…

16 April 2008 2008 Ontario Region Annual Conference – Registration Package Now Available The CSCB Ontario Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on place on Tuesday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 18 at the Oakwood Resort, Grand Bend. This year’s theme is…

16 April 2008 Update to Appendix 3, "2008 Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) Regulated Vessel List - Vessels in Designated Russian or Japanese ports during high risk periods (July 1- September 30, 2007)" Appendix 3, "2008 Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) Regulated Vessel List - Vessels in Designated Russian or Japanese…