Trade News

7 March 2008 10 Tips on Dealing with U.S. Customs The following article is excerpted from 6 March 2008 edition of “Journal of Commerce Online” newsletter. …Many more shipments are being inspected and detained than ever. With the current just-in-time delivery environment in which international…

6 March 2008 Minutes from the 16 January 2008 GTA Customs Committee meeting are now available to members in the members-only area of the CSCB website, under Regions, Toronto Region (login is required). http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_meeting_20080116.pdf

6 March 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage (Daylight Savings Time) Message ACI08-013 EDI Mailbox outage : Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, March 08th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (Eastern Time)…

Changes to PIP The CBSA has provided a draft of the transition strategy for the modernized PIP (Partners in Protection) program. Major changes are being made to PIP and will be effective on June 30, 2008. The modernized PIP program will include new mandatory security criteria, policies and…

6 March 2008 Chapter 21 was published with new OGD extensions. 21.03.20.2114.00 - Tomato sauce with less than 2% meat products 21.03.20.2115.00 - Tomato sauce with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products 21.03.20.2115.01 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed - canned 21.03.20.2115.02 -…

6 March 2008 Tribunal offers mixed decision on Canadian softwood lumber dispute The following article is excerpted from the 5 March 2008 edition of “americanshipper.com”. An arbitration tribunal agreed with the United States that Canada violated the Softwood Lumber Agreement by failing to properly…

6 March 2008 THE BOTTOM LINE Can profits weather the slowdown? The following is article is excerpted from the 6 March 2008 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics “ctl.ca”. The profitability of Canadian companies remained strong overall at least until the end of 2007, despite concerns about…

5 March 2008 ACROSS System is down Message ACI08-012 We are experiencing problems and are unable to process Electronic Releases, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data and B3 data. ETA 11.00 am.. For urgent requests, present paper.

5 March 2008 Import Permits Unavailable EICS Bulletin CBSA has advised us that due to a systems problem, they are unable to receive import permit data until further notice. You may continue to submit permit applications - the permits will be queued for transmission to CBSA as soon as it becomes…

5 March 2008 ACROSS System Update Message EDI08-022 (Update) We are now processing Electronic Releases, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data, however there is a 2 to 3 hour backlog. For urgent requests present paper. We are still unable to process B3 data and no ETA.

5 March 2008 STATEMENT FROM MINISTER EMERSON ON LONDON COURT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION DECISION ON SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 4 March 2008 by International Trade. A tribunal appointed under the Rules of the London Court of International…

5 March 2008 CP Message: Intermodal Web Applications Please be advised that service has been restored to the following Intermodal web applications: Marine Container Bookings Intermodal Access Express Intermodal Access Thank you for your patience as we performed this necessary maintenance work…

5 March 2008 Import Permits Resolved EICS Bulletin CBSA has resolved the problem, and is now processing requests , however there is a 2 to 3 hour backlog.

5 March 2008 ACROSS System Update Message ACI08-012 We are now processing Electronic Releases, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data, however there is a 1 hour backlog. For urgent requests present paper. We are unable to send Outbound messages for B3 data sent over a VAN, Direct…

5 March 2008 ACROSS System Update Message EDI08-022 We are now processing Electronic Releases, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and CSA cargo report data and processing back to normal. CADEX B3 processing problems resolved and all B3 data processing normally.

5 March 2008 Proposal for Elimination of the Tariff on Certain Latex Slabs for use in the manufacture of bedding products F inance Canada is seeking members’ views on a request received for the elimination of the tariff on certain latex slabs for use in the manufacture of bedding products. The latex…

4 March 2008 Revision to Directive D–97-11 Directive D-97-11 "Seed Potato Certification Program - Requirements for the production of Pre-Elite seed potatoes from sources other than Nuclear Stock", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir…

4 March 2008 Correction Period for February Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for February 2008 Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST Monday 10 March 2008. EICS reminds you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative…

4 March 2008 Genset Schedule Changes - Montreal to VIT A new Genset schedule has been posted at: http://www.cn.ca/productsservices/intermodal/PDF/Genset_grid.pdf Effective Thursday March 6th, there will be one Genset service available from Montreal Intermodal to Vancouver Intermodal. Effective…

4 March 2008 XANTHATES RR-2007-002 – Order issued Order issued concerning xanthates of all grades in dry or liquid forms, excluding cellulose xanthates, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China is available on the CITT website at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp