Trade News

20 February 2008 Customs Notice 08-006, Import Documentation (B3) Replacement for Currency Code (Sudan) Effective January 5, 2008 imports from Sudan, should be coded with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for purposes of completing Field No. 17 - Currency Code "SDG" (Sudanese…

20 February 2008 Customs Notice 08-005, Import Documentation (B3) Replacement for Currency Code (Venezuela) Effective January 4, 2008, imports from Venezuela, should be coded with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for purposes of completing Field No. 17 - Currency Code “VEF”…

20 February 2008 ACI Update -- Where have we been, we at and e-Manifest, the Future The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar on ACI and e-Manifest, and invite interested members to attend. This event is worth five professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation in…

20 February 2008 ACI Update -- Where have we been, we at and e-Manifest, the Future The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar on ACI and e-Manifest, and invite interested members to attend. This event is worth five professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation in…

20 February 2008 CN Service Update CN has recently been plagued by a rash of unusual weather events across our network including extreme cold in Western Canada and Northern Ontario; tornados, ice and rain in the Southern U.S.; heavy snow and rain in the Midwest and central and eastern Canada. The…

20 February 2 008 Directive D-07-02, “Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) for the export of Cedar Forest Products to the European Union" Directive D-07-02, "Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) for the export of Cedar Forest Products to the European Union"…

20 February 2008 Softwood Quota Allocations Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for March 2008 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual March allocation.

20 February 2008 Revision to Appendix 8, "AREAS INFESTED WITH OR SUSPECTED OF BEING INFESTED WITH JAPANESE BEETLE IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES", of Directive D-96-15 Appendix 8, "AREAS INFESTED WITH OR SUSPECTED OF BEING INFESTED WITH JAPANESE BEETLE IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES", of Directive…

20 February 2008 Cancellation of ACI Update Seminar in Toronto The CSCB Toronto Region seminar entitled “ACI Update -- Where have we been, at and e-Manifest, the Future”, scheduled for 21 February 2008, has been cancelled. This event may be re-scheduled in future.

20 February 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Registration Type 59 - Fertilizer Registration Number has been changed from 'C' to 'N' and now requires a numeric entry when submitted in EDI.

20 February 2008 Information Session on NAVIS Service at Deltaport Members are invited to attend an information session from TSI on the NAVIS terminal operating system at Deltaport on 18 March 2008. NAVIS’s revised “go-live” date is 29-31 March. The information session will take place at the…

20 February 2008 Fidel's resignation won't spur U.S.-Cuba trade – yet This article is extracted from the 19 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Fidel Castro resigned as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba after almost 50 years as the country's Communist leader, the official…

20 February 2008 EU Approves Updated Bloc-Wide Customs Code This article is excepted from volume 15, issue 37 of “WorldTrade\Interactive” on 20 February 2008. The European Commission announced Feb. 19 the adoption by the European Parliament and the European Council of a modernized Community Customs…

20 February 2008 Economists see further decline in world economic climate This news release was issued by the International Chamber of Commerce on 20 February 2008. The global economy has worsened since the beginning of 2008 and will continue to decline in the next six months, according to the…

20 February 2008 C-TPAT validations for China and exports gain life, CBP says This article is excerpted from the 20 February 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. and Chinese negotiators are inching closer to an arrangement that will allow border security officers to perform cargo security checks…

20 February 2008 COAC member opposes panel on security filing rule This article is excerpted from the 20 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A member of the Customs trade advisory committee has submitted public comments that differ with the position the committee took on the proposed…

20 February 2008 COAC member opposes panel on security filing rule This article is excerpted from the 20 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A member of the Customs trade advisory committee has submitted public comments that differ with the position the committee took on the proposed…

19 February 2008 The Government of Canada proposes amendments to the Customs Act to strengthen border security The following news release was issued by Public Safety Canada on 15 February 2008. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today took another step to enhance Canada's…

19 February 2008 The 2008 IFCBA World Conference – don’t miss June in Istanbul! From June 8 – 11, 2008, the Swissotel Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey will be the site of this year’s IFCBA Conference, “Staying Competitive in a SAFE World: The Role of Customs Professionals”. Held only every two years, the…