Trade News

6 May 2008 Creating a personal bookmark to the AIRS When creating a personal bookmark to the AIRS (Automated Import Reference System) website, please make sure to bookmark a link to the CFIA website rather than directly to the AIRS program. If you do not launch AIRS through the CFIA website, you may…

6 May 2008 Canada seen slipping in global supply chains This article is excerpted from the 6 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Conference Board report to which this article refers is available on their web site, at http://sso.conferenceboard.ca/e-Library/LayoutAbstract.asp?DID=2550…

6 May 2008 Coded for Business The following article is extracted from the 6 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. If they're not already bracing themselves for it, you'd better give your corporate finance people a heads-up: This is the year for Extensible Business Reporting Language, more commonly…

6 May 2008 Laptop searches This article is excerpted from Susan Kohn Ross’s contribution to the 6 May 2008 “Journal of Commerce” column, ‘Customs Update’. In a decision likely to again cause the hair on the back of business travelers' necks to stand on end, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on…

5 May 2008 Minutes of GTA Commercial District Meeting, 16 January 2008 Minutes from the CSCB/CBSA meeting in the GTA last January are available to members only on the Toronto Region page of the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_26MAR08Minutes.pdf

5 May 2008 Canada and U.S. Reach Agreement to Lift Import Restrictions on Alberta Seed Potatoes The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 5 May 2008. The Government of Canada delivered for farmers by reopening American markets to Alberta seed potatoes. This Government has reached an…

5 May 2008 CFIA and USDA Announce Revised Guidelines for the Movement of Seed Potatoes Between Canada and the United States The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 5 May 2008. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced…

5 May 2008 Correction Period for April Softwood Lumber Permits Members are advised that the correction period for April 2008 Softwood Lumber permits ends at 20:00 EST, Friday 9 May 2008. FAITC reminda you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the…

5 May 2008 CFIA Meat Directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2008-17 Chapter 11 - Thailand import requirements for pork MHD 2008-13 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 -…

5 May 2008 Corporate tax harmonization will save Ontario business up to $190 million a year The following news release was issued by the Canada Revenue Agency on 2 May 2008. The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Revenue, and the Honourable Monique Smith, Ontario Minister of Revenue…

5 May 2008 Inflation worries will drive interest rates higher: Rubin The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com? Unrelenting upward pressure on food and energy prices will force the Bank of Canada to reverse course and start raising interest rates to combat…

5 May 2008 U.S. sock makers wage war on Gildan imports The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Just two years after launching an ambitious plan to become a major player in the North American hosiery business, Gildan Activewear Inc. finds itself caught up…

5 May 2008 Semiannual Regulatory Agendas Include Rules Affecting Trade This article is extracted from the 5 May 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. The May 5 issue of the Federal Register will include the semiannual regulatory agendas of a number of federal agencies. These agendas include…

2 May 2008 D Series Checklist Updated The D0 series checklist of memoranda is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d0/d0-200804.pdf

2 May 2008 Pilot Certification Program for Heat-Treated/Dehydrated Shredded or Chopped Forage Products Of or Containing Hessian Fly Host Material Produced in Canada for Export to Japan Establishments involved with the exportation of forage products composed of or containing heat treated/dehydrated…

2 May 2008 Penalty Waiver The following message is from CBSA. Members are advised that CBSA will be looking at the numbers on Monday to determine if penalties should be waived for today, May 2, as well. Penalties incurred as a result of the systems problems experienced on Thursday May 1st, 2008 will…

2 May 2008 Connection Problems, 2 May 2008 Message EDI08-036 (Update) All systems are functioning normally, however we are currently experiencing a 1-hour delay in processing outbound messages for clients over the Customs Internet Gateway. Also, please note a 12-hour delay in processing outbound…

2 May 2008 Update to Directive D-08-01, "Pilot Certification Program for Heat-Treated/Dehydrated Shredded or Chopped Forage Products Of or Containing Hessian Fly Host Material Produced in Canada for Export to Japan" Directive D-08-01, "Pilot Certification Program for Heat-Treated/Dehydrated Shredded…

2 May 2008 Revision to Update for CFIA Participant Information Document (PID) Further to the message sent to members on 30 April 2008 concerning the recently updated CFIA Participant Information Document ( http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m50/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=17755 ), members may wish to access the updated…

2 May 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for the Continental United States. 06.02.10.0009.20 - Hawthorn - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0011.07 - Larch - Unrooted plants 06.02.10.0011.63 - Golden larch and other species of…