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12 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 16 was published because of changes to country codes : Serbia-Montenegro (CS) is now Serbia (RS) and Montenegro (ME). / Le chapitre 16 a été publié à cause d'une modification aux codes de pays : Serbie-Monténégro (CS) est maintenant Serbie (RS) et…

12 October 2006 Review Tariff Rulings due to Scope of Changes in 2007 Tariff CBSA has advised that, given the number of changes in the 2007 Customs Tariff, importers and customs brokers would be prudent to review tariff rulings that were issued in 2006 and earlier. In many cases it may be wise to…

12 October 2006 Scheduled Maintenance Outage on 14 and 15 October 2006 The following message is from the CBSA electronic commerce unit. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, October 14th, 2006…

12 October 2006 [US] Customs wants more import data This article is excerpted from the 11 October 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection will publish before the end of the year proposed rules requiring importers and carriers to provide additional data to improve…

12 October 2006 [US] CBP prepares pilot program for third-party validators This article is excerpted from the 12 October 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection expects to complete this month a preliminary blueprint to test the feasibility of using outside auditors to…

11 October 2006 Serbia and Montenegro The following message is from CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Unit. On May 05, 2006, the state union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved. Montenegro and Serbia are independent states. On September 26, 2006, imports from Serbia should be coded with the…

11 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published because of changes to country codes : Serbia-Montenegro (CS) is now Serbia (RS) and Montenegro (ME). / Le chapitre 02 a été publié à cause d'une modification aux codes de pays : Serbie-Monténégro (CS) est maintenant Serbie (RS) et…

11 October 2006 Intermodal leads rail gains This article is excerpted from the 10 October 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Intermodal carloads increased 5.4 percent in September, helping U.S. railroads ' boost overall originated loads by 0.3 percent from a year ago…. Canadian railroads saw…

11 October 2006 CBP Completes Truck Cargo Processing Technology in New York The following news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 10 October 2006. On October 5, U.S. Customs and Border Protection completed installations of the Automated Commercial Environment in all land…

11 October 2006 UN Security Council considers inspections of all North Korean cargoes The following article is excerpted from the 11 October 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. In a swift show of force against North Korea's nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council is considering a proposal…

10 October 2006 EDI Outage over Thanksgiving Weekend On 7 and 8 October, Bell Canada experienced problems with their lines that affected CBSA and CFIA. CBSA could not communicate with CFIA, and transactions could not be released electronically. The lines were repaired late on the night of 8 October…

10 October 2006 Textile and Apparel Goods from the PRC, Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-002 IN THE MATTER of a complaint filed on July 7, 2005, by UNITE HERE Canada, on its own behalf, on behalf of its members and on behalf of Ms. Radika Quansoon, Mr. Carlos Costa and Ms. Christina Ling, pursuant to…

10 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23 and 35 were published because of changes to country codes : Serbia-Montenegro (CS) is now Serbia (RS) and Montenegro (ME). / Les chapitres 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23 et 35…

10 October 2006 RC4006 What to Expect from a NAFTA Verification This publication gives readers a better understanding of the verification process under the NAFTA. The document has been updated, including changes to the “Transshipment” section under ‘Verification program objectives’; and in the same…

The following messages were sent on 10 October: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) RC4006 What to Expect from a NAFTA Verification 2. Canadian Customs Articles The border file Superport merger plan for Vancouver hubs 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (AIRS) Update to CFIA…

10 October 2006 Harmonization of Corporate Income Tax Collection in Ontario The following note is from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. [On 6 October], the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario signed a corporate income tax collection agreement that will allow businesses throughout…

10 October 2006 The border file The following article is extracted from the 10 October 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The understandable American preoccupation with border security is manifesting itself in increasingly odd ways. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proceeding with an…

10 October 2006 Superport merger plan for Vancouver hubs This article is excerpted from the 9 October 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Three port authorities in Vancouver, British Columbia, have agreed to merge into a single integrated 'superport' that would manage marine and intermodal…

10 October 2006 America's Imbalances – How worried should we be? The following article by Stephen Poloz, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada, is extracted from the 6 October 2006 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. If economists…