Trade News

21 March 2007 Additional Information regarding “Green Levy” Further to CBSA’s message on 20 March entitled “March 19 Budget Announcement regarding Green Levy”, additional information is provided, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/vehiclelistgreenlevycra.pdf This list is entitled “Illustrative List of…

21 March 2007 Correction to Additional Information regarding “Green Levy” For members requiring policy information on the green levy, please note that Ron Sorobey’s telephone number is 613.954.6861. Mr. Sorobey is away from his office until 26 March, so you may wish to contact the general number, at…

21 March 2007 Ontario border crossings hit record low The following article is excerpted from the 20 March 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. … Border crossings into Ontario by foreigners hit a record low in January, as extreme winter weather in Canada's most-visited province were the likely…

21 March 2007 EU to approve open-skies deal This article is excerpted from the 21 March 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Great Britain has reportedly decided not to veto a landmark aviation pact between the European Union and the United States that will open up the $18 billion trans…

21 March 2007 Delay of Phase 2 e-Manifest Enforcement Date in Washington, Eastern North Dakota and Arizona This message is from US Customs and Border Protection. On January 8, 2007 the Office of Field Operations published the ACE e-Manifest enforcement plan for Washington, eastern North Dakota and…

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…