Trade News

26 April 2007 Planned AIRS Interruption, 28 April 2007 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has advised that they will be conducting network upgrades that will affect all services requiring Internet access on Saturday April 28th from 10:00am to 11:00am EDT. In general this includes the following…

26 April 2007 Update from TSI Terminals re Deltaport’s Terminal Operating System TSI Terminal Systems have announced that they will postpone the 21 May 2007 implementation date for their NAVIS Terminal Operating System (TOS) at Deltaport “to allow us to take the necessary time to ensure all…

26 April 2007 U.S. balks at moving Customs to Canada This article is extracted from the 26 April 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The U.S. government is ditching plans to ease congestion at border crossings by moving U.S. Customs operations to the Canadian side. The first pre-clearance site for…

26 April 2007 U.S., Japan mull mutual recognition of cargo checks This article is excerpted from the 26 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Japan and the United States have agreed to consider mutually recognized export cargo inspections to simplify customs clearance procedures. Tokyo…

25 April 2007 Updated List of Ten-Digit HS-based Items contained in Each Industry Steel Class The revised list of ten-digit Harmonized System-based items contained in each industry steel class is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/steel25april07.pdf

25 April 2007 Shellfish exports - France / EU The "List of Canadian Exporters of Live Shellfish, Live Tunicates, Live Echinoderms or Live Gastropods that Meet the Same or Equivalent Conditions to those Required in the European Union" has been updated at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima…

25 April 2007 Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate Expiry Review No. RR-2007-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF ORDER The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiate an expiry review…

25 April 2007 Canada Joins WTO Consultations on Intellectual Property Rights in China The following news release was issued by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada on 25 April 2007, and is found in its entirety at http://w01.international.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.aspx?isRedirect=True…

25 April 2007 Appeal Hearing and Decision Schedules The CITT hearing schedule is available at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070425_e.asp The Decisions Pending schedule is found at; http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp

25 April 2007 Getting into India at the Ground Level The following article is from Export Development Canada (EDC). Infrastructure is the first frontier where a country’s growth and development are most evident – whether it’s better roads, more power plants, new modes of transportation,or the bustle…

25 April 2007 Customs expands truck e-filing at border crossings The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2007 edition of "The Journal of Commerce". Customs and Border Protection continues to make electronic truck manifest filing mandatory at ports along the United States-Canada border…

25 April 2007 Brokers, ocean carriers collaborate on overweight container issue This article is extracted from the 24 April 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. A group of customs brokers and several ocean carriers are working to complete a reference document that explains to shippers the importance…

24 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" from the United States for the following end uses: * Temporary importation after temporary US stay * Permanent importation after temporary…

24 April 2007 Mandatory Field for Highway Cargo Maps As of June 23, 2007, EDI carriers will be required to submit "load city" with all transactions. The requirement to provide "load city" has always been mandatory within the highway cargo maps (309 and 311). However the new Release scheduled for…

24 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to add the state of Washington to an existing requirement for the HS Codes listed below. As a result, there was a change in version number for most of the United States. 44.01.21.0121.02 - Douglas fir - wood chips, wood particles…

24 April 2007 New Certificates for Fishery Products Exported to the European Union Starting May 1, 2007, the European Union (EU) will require all shipments of imported fishery products to be accompanied by a new format of certificate. These certificates are now available for any shipments that you…

24 April 2007 Message from CPR re SS&D Changes The following message is from CPR. . Effective June 1, 2007 we will initiate amendments to the supplemental services provisions in CP tariffs 6666 and 8888. These amendments are intended to foster efficiency in work beyond the basic movement of freight…

24 April 2007 Memorandum D17-1-4 The following message is from Mark Laramore at CBSA. This is to advise that the most current CBSA Guidelines and General Information concerning the Release of Commercial Goods can be found in Memorandum D17-1-4, Release of Commercial Goods, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc…

24 April 2007 U.S. flexible on border documents, minister says The following article is excerpted from the 23 April 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The idea of using upgraded driver's licences instead of passports at the border is gaining traction, Ontario Tourism Minister Jim Bradley said…