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24 January 2007 Clothing and Textiles – HS 2007 Commodity Code Handbook, Section F - exportation Further to the message to brokers sent on January 17, 2007, new Commodity Code 6107.19.00.0.852 should have been 6107.19.90.00.0.852.

24 January 2007 CCS Examination Results – 2006 Congratulations to the 373 students who took the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course and are now entitled to use the CCS designation, having passed the fall 2006 final examination. The passing grade for the CCS final examination is 65%. The…

23 January 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 16 was published with a new OGD extension. 16.05.90.9332.02 - Whelk - Cooked, other A) Chapter 02 was published with a new OGD extension. This resulted in a version change for a requirement for the HS Codes listed below. Please check the version…

23 January 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…

23 January 2007 Ottawa to U.S.: Go easy on border This article is excerpted from the 22 January 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Rash implementation of American passport requirements and other rules that hamper cross-border travel and trade could undermine the very fabric of Canada-U.S. relations…

23 January 2007 Customs Meeting Minutes in Fort Erie, 17 January 2007 Minutes from the Fort Erie Port Standing Committee meeting held on 17 January 2007 are available to members on the CSCB Ontario Region web page, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20070117_e.pdf

23 January 2007 An Opportunity to Gain the Certified Customs Specialist Designation We announced exciting news about the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) program just before Christmas, 2006. There is a limited opportunity -- between now and 31 March 2007 -- for eligible individuals to get the CCS…

23 January 2007 Global coalition joins U.S. subsidy challenge The following article is extracted from the 23 January 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Thirty-two countries have signed up to join Canada in a global challenge of trade-distorting U.S. farm subsidies, a coalition that may supply more…

23 January 2007 Vancouver container backlog port's worst ever This article is extracted from the 23 January 2007 edition of “National Post”. The operator of Vancouver's biggest container port is blaming foul winter weather for the worst backlog in its history, which has left nearly 7,000 containers…

23 January 2007 Spam Surge Trojan.Peacomm threat level increased Today Symantec Security Response raised the risk level of Trojan.Peacomm to a category 3 threat, due to the speed and volume in which it is being aggressively spammed across the Internet. The Trojan, which was first spotted January 17…

23 January 2007 Documents You Will Need to Enter the United States US Customs and Border Protection has provided a list of travel documents required for US citizens, permanent residents and visitors in light of implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative today. This page is found on…

23 January 2007 UCP 600 This article is extracted from the “Export ABCs” column published in “The Journal of Commerce” issue of 23 January 2007. The author is Frank Reynolds, president of International Projects, Inc. The International Chamber of Commerce … has revised its Uniform Customs and…

22 January 2007 Technical Update - Genetically Engineered Rice Unintentionally Released in the US The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 19 January 2007. On August 18, 2006, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that trace amounts of an unapproved…

22 January 2007 Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: Excluded Companies Notice to Exporters Serial No. 150 1.0 Background 1.1 The Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement 2006 (the Agreement) makes provision for the exclusion of exports by 32 companies from the imposition of the export…

22 January 2007 Fortress North America is an illusion This article is excerpted from the 22 January 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. You don't hear much from them these days… . But it wasn't long ago when we were being bombarded with almost hysterical calls from our leading business groups and…

22 January 2007 Canadian Chamber Economic Update - Monetary Policy Report … The bottom line: On the whole, the Bank of Canada believes that output growth in Canada decelerated as 2006 came to close largely due to some special factors, namely adjustments in the U.S. housing and auto sectors. However…