Trade News

27 February 2007 Save That Date – 2007 British Columbia Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB BC Region 2007 conference and annual general meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 13 at the River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond. This year’s conference will offer a…

27 February 2007 Final Determination Concerning Certain Copper Rod On February 26, 2007, pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a final determination of dumping concerning certain copper rod originating…

27 February 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site – Chapter 12 Chapter 12 was published to streamline requirements. This resulted in version changes for a number of requirements. Please check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. 12.13.00.0054.04 - Barley - straw 12.13.00.0054.06 - Oat -…

27 February 2007 2007 Second Quarter Interest Rates The CBSA has announced the annual interest rate for the second quarter of 2007 (Apr. 1 to June 30) will be 4.1571. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.3%.

26 February 2007 CN Service Update The following is a message from CN Rail to customers sent on 23 February 2007. The Federal government introduced back to work legislation today in Parliament. We believe Parliament should support such legislation to ensure its quick passage. At this time we are…

26 February 2007 CN and UTU Reach Tentative Settlement CN is pleased to announce that it has reached a tentative settlement with the United Transportation Union (UTU) on 24 February 2007. Details of the settlement will be released at a later date. The UTU’s 2,800 conductors and yard-service…

26 February 2007 PKI Certificate Authority Upgrade - Bulletin #2 The following message is from the EICB. Migration testing for the EICS PKI Certificates is delayed due to resource availability. This will also delay the migration, and you will be advised as soon as a new time frame is envisioned. The…

26 February 2007 Release Requests for January, 2007 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for January, 2007; these are available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsareleaserequeststatsJan07.xls.

26 February 2007 Certain Fasteners, Interim Review No. RD-2006-005 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated an interim review of its findings made on January 7, 2005, in…

26 February 2007 Outreach Seminar - Location Changed The location of the "Outreach Seminar" on March 1st, concerning mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge has been changed. This seminar will now be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites. Contact information remains the same.

26 February 2007 Outreach Seminar - Location Changed The location of the "Outreach Seminar" on March 1st, concerning mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge has been changed. This seminar will now be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites. Contact information remains the same.

26 February 2007 ACI Air Reporting Procedures The CBSA has provided information advising carriers of new ACI air reporting procedures for emergency diversions, and low value shipments (LVS) when mixed with high value shipments (HVS). This information is available at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

26 February 2007 Northern Border Ag Fee Delayed This article is excerpted from the 26 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has again postponed the implementation date for collection of truck and rail inspection…

26 February 2007 Businesses Urged To Lobby For ITDS Adoption This article is excerpted from the 26 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Importers and their customs brokers ought to pressure agencies that have been slow to embrace the new government-wide International Trade Data System…

23 February 2007 Message to Customs Brokers regarding Softwood Lumber Exporters. The following message is from the EICB. In accordance with the “ Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act ”, all exporters of softwood lumber to the United States are required to be registered with Canadian Revenue…

23 February 2007 Expanded Health Hazard Alert - Dole Brand Cantaloupes May Contain Salmonella Bacteria The previous public warning, issued on February 16, 2007, has been expanded to include new importers and new distribution of the affected cantaloupe. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is…

23 February 2007 Meat Hygiene Directives Now Available The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2007-10 Chapter 11 - USA MHD 2007-09 Chapter 11 - European Union MHD 2007-08…

23 February 2007 CPR Customer Bulletin: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Increases Customs User Fee's 10% Effective April 1, 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Customs and Border Protection have announced that COBRA User Fee's (aka Customs User Fee's) will increase 10%…

23 February 2003 More on Mandatory Line Release at Ambassador Bridge Further to yesterday's message concerning mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge, the CSCB will be adding an FAQ section to our website. This section will include questions from members and comments regarding the impact of…

23 February 2007 Canadian Import and Export Data Canadian import and export data are now updated to December 2006 and the Canadian data for 2003, 2004 and 2005 have been revised. They are available online at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html