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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…

19 March 2008 About the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) The following notice was published on the US Customs and Border Protection web site on 18 March, and is found at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/csms.asp?display_page=1 . CSMS is a searchable database of messages that are of interest to ABI…

19 March 2008 White House Proposes Pilot Program for Duty-Free Entry of Certain DR Apparel This article is extracted from the 19 March 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. The Bush administration is looking for congressional sponsors for legislation that would establish a pilot program allowing…

19 March 2008 Border Trade Alliance defends NAFTA, warns of the cost of border delays The following article is extracted from the 18 March 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. In light of recent comments by US presidential front-runners which have called into question the future of…

18 March 2008 RONA CORPORATION INC. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2006-033 Decision and reasons issued Friday, February 29, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on September 25, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN…

18 March 2008 Easter Period Batch 2008 Message EDI08-024 (Update) Please note that the cut off date for March's monthly K84 will be March 20th, 2008.