Trade News

26 March 2007 D11-3-3 NAFTA Country of Origin Marking Rules 1. This Memorandum has been revised to include updated contact information in Appendix F, Marking Experts. 2. This revision replaces Appendix F as found in D-Memorandum D11-3-3, NAFTA Country of Origin Marking Rules, dated January 31, 1996…

26 March 2007 CN07-009 Summary of the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Iran 1. The purpose of this notice is to inform exporters and importers of the key provisions of the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Iran (Regulations) that relate to the…

26 March 2007 Deadline Fast Approaching for Certified Customs Specialist Designation Applications If you previously held the CCS designation or successfully completed the CSCB Qualification course or successfully completed the government’s Qualifying or Professional Customs Brokers Examination, you…

26 March 2007 Connectivity Unavailable Connectivity to the EICS is unavailable due to technical problems. Resolution is expected this morning; members will be advised by bulletin from the EICB. You can continue to send EDI traffic, but it will be held in queue and processed as soon as the solution…

26 March 2007 CN07-008 Measures to Increase the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for Release Purposes This Notice advises all parties involved in importing commercial shipments into Canada and to announced changes to the import release process regarding ACI. Notification of elimination of…

26 March 2007 EICS Connectivity Restored EICS connectivity has been restored. The EDI queue is processing.

26 March 2007 EICS Connectivity Remains Unavailable The EICB has just sent a message contradicting its previous assurance that connecivity was restored. Connectivity has not been restored.

26 March 2007 EICS Connectivity Restored The EICB reports that connectivity has been restored.

26 March 2007 Additional Information regarding “Green Levy” The CSCB has confirmed with the Department of Finance that the meaning of "put into service" with respect to the green levy on certain vehicles is not limited to service in Canada. This means that if a vehicle has been put into service in…

The following messages were sent on 26 March: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) BSF5044 Importing a Firearm or Weapon into Canada 2. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) D15-1-91 Whole Potatoes originating in or exported from... D15-2-8 Refined Sugar D15-2-46…

26 March 2007 Office Space Available at the Peace Bridge The Peace Bridge Authority has space available to lease on both the Canadian and US sides of the border. Information about this space is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/peacebridgeauthority.pdf Contact…

26 March 2007 [US] Customs proposes remote filing The following article is extracted from the 23 March 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection has proposed regulations that would allow brokers to make entries for goods even if they are physically not at the port…

26 March 2007 [US] Customs re-tests FTZ e-filing The following article is excerpted from the 26 March 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection announced that it will re-test electronic filing of applications to admit goods to a foreign trade zone. The test begins…

23 March 2006 Customer Service Advisory from CPR: West Transportation Corridor Seasonal weather conditions continue to create operational challenges in the transportation corridor between Kamloops and Vancouver, BC. We have experienced some rock fall and slope instability in the Fraser River Canyon…

23 March 2007 Conference Call on New Procedures at Ambassador Bridge, Windsor The CSCB is participating in a conference call with CBSA on Tuesday, March 27th, at 3:30 p.m. EST to discuss the new procedures at the Ambassador Bridge. CBSA will discuss the Exemptions Lead Sheet and answer member's…

23 March 2007 Renelle Furniture Inc. v. CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2005-028 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on August 15 and 16, 2006, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated July…

23 March 2007 Canada panel slams container anti-terror measures This article is excerpted from the 23 March 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Inadequate container inspections are leaving Canadian ports and U.S. inland destinations vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a Senate panel has found.…

23 March 2007 Ottawa seeks EU skies pact The following article is extracted from the 23 March 2007 edition of “National Post”. Ottawa says it hopes to strike a deal this year similar to the landmark agreement reached yesterday between the United States and the United Kingdom to throw open…

23 March 2007 Mexican Truck Plan Hits Snag in Senate This article is extracted from the 23 March 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. Mexican trucks could have to wait longer than anticipated to haul freight deep into the United States. The Bush administration in February announced that it would…