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25 March 2008 GAO urges HMT review This article is excerpted from the 24 March 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Congress should review the link between collection and expenditure of the Harbor Maintenance Tax, and establish an HMT advisory committee, according to a new report by the…

25 March 2008 Doha deal 'within grasp' This article is excerpted from the 25 March 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Negotiators at the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of multilateral talks are close to reaching an agreement in principle on industrial tariffs, farm subsidies and…

20 March 2008 Exemption Regulations On March 19, 2008, the Exemption Regulations (Persons) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The regulatory change addresses the EIPA requirements for firearms carried by certain Canadian and foreign officers who legally enter or exit Canada in the course…

20 March 2008 Tariff Notice TN-31 Message EDI08-026 Please be advised the changes outlined in Tariff Notice - TN-31 dated march 14, 2008 will be updated in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) on April 1, 2008. You can view the Tariff Notice TN-31 at the following site: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca…

20 March 2008 Updates to 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 2008-1 Chapter 11 - European Union - Update to the certification required for bovine…

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

20 March 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 06 was published to correct the requirements for the following HS codes for the Continental United States. 06.02.90.0023.13 Willow - rooted plants 06.02.10.0011.11 Willow - Unrooted plants b) Chapter 89 was published - new miscellaneous codes and…

20 March 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 20 was published with a new OGD extension. 20.04.10.2004 - Mashed potatoes - frozen

20 March 2008 Some Movement Seen in Doha Talks This article is excerpted from the 20 March 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. An agreement in the stalled Doha round of World Trade Organization talks may be near, Brazil’s president … and the European Commission said on Wednesday. Negotiations have…

20 March 2008 GAO Sees Need for Better IPR Enforcement Efforts by CBP, Other Agencies This article is excerpted from the 20 March 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. The Government Accountability Office recently sent to Congress a report finding that better efforts to assess the effectiveness…

20 March 2008 Analysis: In-bond shipments, the Trojan Horse This article, by James Giermanski, Chairman of Powers International Inc., is excerpted from the 19 March 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Powers International Inc. is a provider of logistics products and consulting for…

19 March 2008 Customs Notice 08-012, Import Documentation (B3) Replacement for Currency Code (Cyprus) Effective February 1, 2008, imports from Cyprus should be coded with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for purposes of completing Field No.17 - Currency Code "EUR" (Euro…

19 March 2008 Customs Notice 08-011, Certain Hot Rolled Steel Plate This notice is to advise that, on February 27, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concluded its re investigation of the normal values and export prices with respect to hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low…

19 March 2008 Customs Notice 08-013, Import Documentation (B3) Replacement for Currency Code (Malta) Effective February 1, 2008, imports from Malta should be coded with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for purposes of completing Field No. 17 - Currency Code "EUR" (Euro dollar…

19 March 2008 Customs Notice CN08-009 The following message is from the electronic commerce section at CBSA. A copy of the exception lead sheet referred to in this message is available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/exceptionleadsheetapril2008.xls Effective April 1st, 2008 (12…

19 March 2008 2008 IFCBA World Conference – Make your hotel reservations now! Register now for the IFCBA Conference “Staying Competitive in a SAFE World: The Role of Customs Professionals”. To secure a hotel room in time, please reserve your room before the cut-off date of April 16, 2008. After that…

The following messages were sent out on 19 March 2008: 1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY - NOTICES AND MEMOS Customs Notice CN08-009 Customs Notice 08-013, Import Documentation (B3) Replacement for Currency Code (Malta) Customs Notice 08-012, Import Documentation (B3) Replacement for Currency Code…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 84 was published with a new OGD extension. 84.36.99.1198 - Parts: Other - new This generated a requirement version change for the following HS codes. 84.27 - Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment 84.28 - Other lifting…

19 March 2008 Canada begins tracking U.S. into slump The following article is excerpted from the 18 March 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's days of bucking the U.S. economic downturn have come to an end, according to a forecast to be released today. A projection for the Canadian economy…

19 March 2008 Dollar’s Fall Is No Cause for Alarm in Euro Zone This article is excerpted from the 19 March 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. When the euro tiptoed above $1.30 four years ago, finance ministers from Germany, France and Austria wrung their hands about how it would hurt Europe’s…