Trade News

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…

19 February 2008 CN 07-036, Use of BNs by Non-commercial Importers - follow up Further to Customs Notice CN07-036 and our message to members on December 11, 2007, ( http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m50/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=16627) concerning the use of a customs broker’s business number, the CSCB has followed up…

19 February 2008 Decisions Pending The latest list of CITT decisions pending is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp

19 February 2008 PC 2008-180, Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations This Order is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/180.pdf

19 February 2008 PC 2008-181, Regulations Amending the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations This OIC is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/181.pdf

19 February 2008 PC 2008-182, Regulations Amending the Transportation of Goods Regulations This Order is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/182.pdf

19 February 2008 PC 2008-183, Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations This Order is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/183.pdf

19 February 2008 PC 2008-176, Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations These Regulations are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/176.pdf

19 February 2008 PC 2008-179, Regulations amending the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations This OIC is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/179.pdf

19 February 2008 Canada trade surplus sinks The following article is excerpted from the 15 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada's international trade surplus in December dropped to its lowest level in more than nine years. Exports fell 3.1 percent to US$36.7 billion, on…