Trade News

10 January 2007 Minutes of December 2006 GTA Commercial District Meeting Minutes from the 7 December 2006 GTA Commercial District meeting are now available to members on the CSCB Toronto Region web page, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_meeting_20061207.pdf

10 January 2007 Minister Emerson to visit China The following is excerpted from a news release from DFAIT issued on 10 January. The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics will lead two business delegations to…

10 January 2007 Canada Welcomes European Commission’s Interest in Air Agreement Negotiations The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 9 January, and found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h002e.htm The Honourable Lawrence…

9 January 2007 Update on 2007 HS Tariff Issues The following information has been provided by CBSA; members are asked to contact the CSCB national office with comments or queries about any of the issues mentioned below. CBSA is are working to ensure that final tariff changes have all been made and…

8 January 2007 B236 Request(s) for a Marking Re-determination of Goods Imported from a NAFTA Country This form has been updated to reflect changes to the name of the CBSA, and is available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b236/README.html

8 January 2007 Tariff Changes 2007 The following message is from the CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Unit. As of Jan 1/07, clients were experiencing problems when attempting to transmit Appraisal Quality (AQ) to follow (service option 455) for transactions that were released prior to Jan 1/07. This is…

E667 Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report – General This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e667/e667-fill-06b.pdf

5 January 2007 D10-14-25 Tariff Classification of Interchangeable Air Springs for Use as Parts on both Motor Vehicles and Trailers/Semi-Trailers Memorandum D10-14-25 has been republished to reflect changes to the Harmonized System and thus to the Customs Tariff. There is no policy change. This Memo…

5 January 2007 Tariff Notice - TN-19 – Revision to Summary of Changes TN-19 was sent to members on 22 December 2006, and is found on the CSCB web site at: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=14032 CBSA has updated the Summary of Changes concerning amendment package T2007-1 made available in TN…

5 January 2007 Tariff Amendment T2007-1 CBSA has confirmed that the amendments referred to in the summary of changes sent to members earlier today (found at http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=14080) have been entered into the Customs Commercial System, and should be accepted by CADEX. If you…

5 January 2007 CAED 2007 The following message is from the CBSA. Further to our email of December 20, 2006 [found on the CSCB reference system at http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m50/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=14008 ], this is to provide information on recent developments in the Canadian Automated Export Declaration…

5 January 2007 CAED 2007 The following message is from the CBSA. Further to our email of December 20, 2006 [found on the CSCB reference system at http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m50/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=14008 ], this is to provide information on recent developments in the Canadian Automated Export Declaration…

5 January 2007 Exchange Rate Notes Republic of Slovenia Effective January 3rd, 2007, the exchange rate for the Republic of Slovenia will be the European Euro (EUR) and not the Slovenian Tolar (SIT). Myanmar (Burma) Kyat / Kyat du Myanmar (Birmanie) The exchange rate, effective for January 3, 2007…

5 January 2007 Steel Commodity Codes 2007 The 2007 Steel Commodity Codes have been added to EICS. The on-line Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes (Bluebook) will soon be amended for the 2007 Steel Commodity Code changes. In the interim, please visit the Canada Border Service Agency's (CBSA…

5 January 2007 U.S. moves to boost cattle imports from Canada This article is excerpted from the 4 January 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Bush administration said Thursday it will seek to increase cattle and beef imports from Canada despite questions about Canada's safeguards against mad…

5 January 2007 Bush Trade Agenda at Risk as Democrats Take Over This article is excerpted from the 4 January 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. The Democratic takeover of Congress on Thursday is likely to mean President George W. Bush will lose ``fast track'' trade negotiating authority and could…

5 January 2007 Maritime Cargo Security In The Age Of Global Terrorism This article was published on the US Customs and Border Protection web site on 4 January 2007. We live in a world where the threat of global terrorism is a reality. In the wake of terrorists’ attacks against the United States, U.S…

5 January 2007 CBP Proposal for Advance Trade Data Elements The following notice is from US Customs and Border Protection. To facilitate the development of regulations regarding advance security filings pursuant to section 203 of the SAFE Port Act, CBP invites interested persons to comment on the…