Trade News

29 December 2006 Decisions Pending for CITT Appeals The most recent list of decisions pending regarding CITT appeals is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp

29 December 2006 National Agriculture Release Program (NARP) In January 2007 CBP will be implementing the National Agriculture Release Program (NARP). NARP is a nationwide expedited agriculture cargo release program. Historically, NARP began prior to the creation of U. S. Customs and Border…

28 December 2006 D1-8-4 Form E29B, Temporary Admission Permit 1. This memorandum has been amended to reflect a modification made to the Temporary Admission Permit, Form E29B. Field 7 has been divided into two sub-fields: 7a for quantity and 7b for weight. Subfield 7b is further divided into net and…

28 December 2006 CN666 Certain Xanthates Originating in or Exported from the PRC This Notice is available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn666/README.html

27 December 2006 Get cracking on trade The following article is excerpted from the 27 December 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. On the cusp of the new year, there are unsettling economic tidings, abroad and at home. Although no one has officially given up on the World Trade Organization talks, it…

22 December 2006 Arrangement regarding the Import of Raw Roe-on Farm Scallop Products from Chile The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Fisheries Health Department (SERNAPESCA) of the National Fisheries Service of Chile have signed an Arrangement which allows for the import into Canada…

22 December 2006 CN665 Release of Canadian Automated Export Declaration 2007 This Notice informs exporters that CAED 2007 was released on 18 December 2006. A detailed list of changes to CAED 2007 is available on the CAED web site, at http://www.statcan.ca/english/exports. This Notice is available on…

22 December 2006 CFIA EDI – Submission of Requirement ID and Requirement Versions - Update The following message is from Kim Rodrigue at CFIA. As anticipated, we have received numerous calls and e-mails regarding the pending changes to the EDI process scheduled for January 2, 2007. It is our desire…

22 December 2006 Tariff Notice - TN-19 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to inform you of the following changes to the 2007 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, as contained in the T2007-1 Amendment Package. • Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the…

22 December 2006 Message concerning Outage on 21 December 2006 This message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): The problem that resulted in Thursday's outage of the CADEX and…

22 December 2006 Correction to Message from CBSA re: Thursday's Outage This message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): The problem that resulted in Thursday's outage of the…

The following messges were sent on 22 December: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) Message concerning outage on 21 December 2006 Correction to message from CBSA re Thursday's... 2 Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) CN665 Release of CAED 2007 3. Canada Border…

22 December 2006 Fulfilling the Promise of the SAFE Port Act A Look at CBP’s Proposal for 10 + 2 Advance Trade Data Elements The following is available on the CBP web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/full_text_articles/trade_prog_i… U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

21 December 2006 CBSA Systems are Unavailable The CBSA hotline reports that the mainframe computer is down, and no inbound nor outbound messages are being processed. There is no timeframe for repairing the problem. We will keep members apprised of the situation as we learn more.

21 December 2006 CBSA System Outage (continued) CBSA reports that today’s systems outage has been caused by mechanical failure, and they are working on repairing the problem. As yet there is no eta for completing the fix; they are sending a message to all brokers with instructions for the duration…

21 December 2006 EDI systems problems continue The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. We are experiencing problems with the EDI system and are unable to process any inbound or outbound data. No ETA. Please present paper RMD and continue to contact our EDI hotline at…

21 December 2006 EDI Systems Problem Resolved The Electronic Commerce Unit reports that the problem with their computer has been resolved, and that all systems are now available. The ECU will send a message to members today with further information about the possibility of waivers resulting from the…