Trade News

8 February 2007 Amendments to CFIA-Regulated HS Codes The following message is from the CFIA’s National Import Operations Centre. As a result of amendments to the HS code structure implemented by the CBSA on 1 January 2007, the CFIA made the same changes to its database of HS codes and OGD…

8 February 2007 Message from CP concerning New USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) User Fee Effective March 1, 2007 This is a reminder that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the USDA intends to implement the interim rule imposing agricultural quarantine…

8 February 2007 CN Cutoff Time Changes, Montreal and Brampton Due to severe cold in Northern Ontario and the Prairies, CN has had to adjust train lengths and schedules. As a result, cutoff times in Brampton and Montreal have been changed as follows: Brampton Intermodal to Robbank: 04:00 cutoff time…

8 February 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published to streamline requirements for countries other than the continental United States. This resulted in version changes for a number of requirements. Please check your version numbers before submitting through EDI. 06.02 - Other live…

8 February 2007 CN prepares for potential UTU strike The following article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Canadian National Railway is activating its strike contingency plan to maintain national freight operations after the United…

8 February 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 11 was published. A new condition was added for white flour. This resulted in changes version number for the HS codes listed below. Please check your version number before submitting through EDI. 11.01.00.7177 - White flour 11.01.00.7178 -Wheat…

7 February 2007 Organic Products Regulations Q&A’s The CFIA has produced Q&A’s concerning the Canada Organic Regime and certification of products registered under this new regime. These are found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/orgbio/queste.shtml

7 February 2007 Updates to Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes - 2007 Updates to the Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes for 2007 are available on the EICB web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/general/bluebook/since2007-en.a…

7 February 2007 November 2006 US Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 3.0 Percent from November 2005 The US Bureau of Transportation Statistics has published an article concerning American surface trade between the US and NAFTA partners for the month of November, 2006. This trade was three per…

7 February 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 01 and 15 were published. A) Chapter 01 was published to streamline the requirements and to change the release recommendations. Streamline the requirements (change of version only) 01.02 Live bovine animals from the United States 01.04 Live sheep…

7 February 2007 CITT Decisions Pending The updated list of CITT decisions pending is found on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp

7 February 2007 Update to CITT Appeals Hearing Schedule The CITT appeals hearing schedule has been updated, and is found at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070206_e.asp

7 February 2007 Bicycles and Frames, Expiry No. LE-2006-002 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF ORDER The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its order made on December 9, 2002, in Expiry Review No…

7 February 2007 Disposable Adult Incontinence Briefs, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2006-003 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF DISPOSABLE ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEFS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM…

7 February 2007 L60 Customs Brokers Questionnaire This form has been updated to reflect the transfer of authority to the CBSA, and deletes the requirement for information about education and schooling from the previous version. It is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf…

7 February 2007 L56 Notice of Application for Customs Brokers Licence This notice has been updated to reflect changes in the licensing regime by removing references to qualified persons, specifying the type of customs brokerage operation (sole proprietor, partnership or corporation) to be undertaken…

7 February 2007 SIMA Re-investigation regarding Certain Flat Hot-rolled Carbon and alloy Steel Sheet and Strip On 7 February the CBSA initiated the re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, originating in or exported…

7 February 2007 H.R. 1 and more data requirements This article is extracted from the 6 February 2007 edition of the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in “The Journal of Commerce”. Bill H.R. 1 has passed the House of Representatives, and with it many provisions having to do security…

7 February 2007 Retailers urge Congress to support scanning pilot This article is extracted from the 6 February 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The National Retail Federation… urged a Senate Committee to reject efforts to attach a proposal for 100-percent scanning of U.S.-bound cargo to…

7 February 2007 [US] Exporters urged to hold off using 2007 tariff codes This article is excerpted from the 7 February 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. exports could be delayed because of government problems incorporating the recent changes to the tariff classification codes in its…