Trade News

20 March 2007 TN-21 Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Customs Tariff Relating to the Travell ers’ Exemption This tariff notice is to serve as notice that it is expedient to amend the Customs Tariff as follows: 1. The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9804.10.00 in the List of Tariff…

20 March 2007 New Procedures at Ambassador Bridge, Windsor Further to our ongoing discussions with CBSA regarding new line release procedures at the Ambassador Bridge, we have been provided with a presentation outlining this initiative. This presentation is available on the CSCB web site, at: http:/…

20 March 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 06 and 07 were published to streamline requirements. This resulted in version changes for a number of requirements. Members are asked to check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. 06.02.10.0013.02 - Potato - Unrooted plants 06.02.90…

20 March 2007 March 19 Budget Announcement regarding “Green Levy” The Minister of Finance announced the introduction of a new “Green Levy” on new passenger vehicles primarily designed to carry passengers, including station wagons, vans and sport utility vehicles, but excluding pick-up trucks, with…

20 March 2007 SIMA Re-investigation regarding Certain Carbon Steel Pipe Nipples, Threaded Couplings and Adaptor Fittings The CBSA has announced initiation of a re-investigation of normal values and export prices of certain carbon steel pipe nipples, threaded couplings and adaptor fittings, in…

20 March 2007 Inflation Report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following report is excerpted from a notice sent by the Senior Economist at the CCC. Headline inflation, as measured by the All-items consumer price index (CPI), rose 2.0% in February 2007 compared to a year earlier. The…

19 March 2007 CFIA and USDA Begin Implementation of Additional Potato Surveillance Measures The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 16 March, and is found in its entirety at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070316e.shtml The Canadian Food Inspection Agency…

19 March 2007 Reminder -- The Certified Customs Specialist Designation Recent changes to the CCS program will strengthen the CCS designation through broader access, reinforce the value of the designation as the industry standard, and underline the commitment to excellence that the CCS designation…

19 March 2007 Release Requests for February, 2007 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for February, 2007. These are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/feb07.xls

19 March 2007 Follow-Up Message regarding Procedures at Ambassador Bridge, Windsor Further to our message of 16 March concerning new procedures at the Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, please forward any questions or comments to the CSCB national office. Also, please let us know by return e-mail whether…

19 March 2007 CFIA Production Database Backup Members are reminded that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, April 7, 2007. CFIA in-house systems (AHRA, AIS, CIMS, CLMS, CMS, EAS, ECS, ICTS, IMS, IPS, LSTS, MCAP, MCI, MRRS, NETS, OCMS, PRS, RAMS, SOD…

19 March 2007 Garlic, Expiry Review No. RR-2005-001 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal made on May 2, 2001, in Inquiry No. NQ-2000-006, and of its order made on March 20, 2002…

19 March 2007 Message to All CFIA AIRS Web Site Users re Outage on 14 April 2007 Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) wil be unavailable from 9:00 am until 11:00 am (ET) on Saturday April 14, 2007. For assistance, please contact…

19 March 2007 Canada goes to U.S. court to recover wheat duties The following article is excerpted from the 17 March 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada is taking the U.S. government to trade court to recover duties on Canadian wheat collected under a three-year tariff that was successfully…

19 March 2007 Flaherty to pay off the provinces The following is extracted from the article published in the 19 March 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will move to soften his minority government's right-wing image Monday with an election-ready budget heavy on social…

19 March 2007 Vancouver container backlog hit by rail woes The following article is excerpted from the 16 March 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Harsh winter weather and ongoing rail woes continue to hamper efforts to clear container congestion at Canada’s Port of Vancouver. Canadian…

19 March 2007 2007 Federal Budget Today’s federal budget focused on pre-election measures and expounded upon the four principles announced in November, 2006: focus on government; freeing business to grow and succeed; investing for sustainable growth; and creating new opportunities and choices. Of…

19 March 2007 The Federal Budget – Global Commerce Strategy Also of interest to members is the government’s Global Commerce Strategy, found in chapter 5 of the budget, at: http://www.budget.gc.ca/2007/bp/bpc5ce.html The Government says its Global Commerce Strategy signals a new and improved approach…

19 March 2007 Europe View: Zero Hour for open skies This article is excerpted from the 16 March 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. When the European Union asks itself March 22 whether a bad deal is better than no deal at all, its answer will determine the immediate fate of airlines on both…