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17 November 2006 U.S. passport rule delayed again This article is extracted from the 17 November 2006 edition of “Toronto Star”. A Bush administration requirement that all air travellers entering the United States carry passports beginning in early January must be pushed back again because the…

16 November 2006 Outages and Holidays for 2007 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OUTAGES FOR 2007 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance…

16 November 2006 Electronic Liquidators Ltd., Application No. EP-2005-035 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Electronic Liquidators Ltd. under section 67.1 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1, for an order extending the time to file a notice of appeal under subsection 67(1) of the…

16 November 2006 Scheduled Maintenance Outages Please note that there will be a 30 minutes outage starting tonight at midnight until 0:30 am tomorrow morning Friday, November 17th, 2006. All EDI systems will be unavailable during this outage. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to…

The following messages were sent on 16 November: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) Outages and Holidays for 2007 Scheduled Maintenance Outages 2. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) B235 NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaire... 3. Canada Border Services…

16 November 2006 D10-15-3 Tariff Classification and Certification Procedures for Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character This Memorandum is amended to incorporate changes to the Customs Tariff. It also reflects changes to material supplied by other…

16 November 2006 B235 NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaire – Goods Produced Entirely in the Territory of one or More of the Parties Exclusively from Originating Materials The purpose of this questionnaire is provision of information to CBSA used to determine eligibility for NAFTA. This…

16 November 2006 China pulls ahead of Canada in exports to United States This article is excerpted from the 16 November 2006 edition of “National Post”. China is surpassing Canada as the United States' biggest supplier of imports, figures show. The emerging industrial powerhouse has been the United…

16 November 2006 New Softwood Lumber Application Forms On EICB Website Permit Application Form #1466-2 for softwood lumber export permits (Date of Shipment 12 October 2006 or later) for the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement now available at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents…

16 November 2006 Timeout Problems The following message is from the EICB. The EICS web interface has been timing out during application submissions (writing to the database). We are investigating the problem and will advise as soon as possible.

16 November 2006 CN Service Disruptions - Western Canada Due to extreme weather conditions in Western Canada, service has been disrupted at multiple locations on CN’s mainline between Kamloops and Vancouver. Delays of 12 to 24 hours are expected for trains to and from all Vancouver terminals. During…

16 November 2006 Normal Operations Resume Whatever was clogging the pipe for EICS web application submissions has been flushed! Normal operations resume.

16 November 2006 Shippers seek cheaper ways to get from A to B The following article is excerpted from the 16 November 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. We are pleased to note that CSCB member A&A Contract Customs Brokers features prominently in this article. Necessity is the mother of invention…

16 November 2006 Transport Canada Invests $42 Million for Marine Security Projects The following is excerpted from a news release issued today by Transport Canada, and found at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2006/06-h151e.htm . The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport…

15 November 2006 D19-6-1 Administration of the Explosives Act and Regulations Changes have been made to this D Memo to reflect the CBSA’s role in assisting NRCan in the administration of the Explosives Act and Explosives Regulations. This is a revised version of the previous Memorandum, dated 12…

15 November 2006 D10-14-40 Unserviceable Vehicle Parts for Remanufacturing This Memorandum outlines and explains the CBSA’s policy relating to the term “vehicles” contained in the provisions of tariff item 9965.00.00.00. This Memorandum is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc…

15 November 2006 CN658 B3 Coding Requirement for Imports of Rough Diamonds This Notice informs importers of rough diamonds about new coding requirements for the B3 that will come into effect on 27 November 2006. This change applies to imports of rough diamonds that are classified under tariff item…

15 November 2006 Import Alert on Long Grain Rice Shipments of US Single Ingredient Long Grain Rice On October 3 rd, 2006, t he Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requested Canada Border Service Agency (CFIA) to put in place an Import Alert on long grain rice shipments of US single ingredient…

15 November 2006 2007 Changes to Commodity Codes, effective 1 January 2007 The on-line Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes (Bluebook) has been amended for the 2007 Commodity Code changes. Visit this web page to download the lists of changes : http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/eicb/general…

15 November 2006 Barley Products TRQ This message affects imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04, and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform members that the barley products TRQ will be filled as of December 8…