Trade News

10 October 2006 Passport requirement delayed for cross-border truckers The following article is excerpted from the 6 October 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Truck drivers entering the United States will not be required to present passports or similar documents if they have an ID card…

8 October 2006 Entry Into Force of Softwood Lumber Agreement The following note to softwood lumber exporters was issued by DFAIT on 6 October 2006. Canada and the United States have agreed that the Softwood Lumber Agreement will enter into force on October 12, 2006. Effective that date, every…

8 October 2006 Warning to Consumers Not to Drink Certain Brands of Carrot Juice made by Bolthouse Farms, California due to Botulism Concerns The following notice was issued by the CFIA on 7 October 2006. The public warning issued on September 30, 2006 has been updated to include additional…

8 October 2006 John Draganiuk v. President of the CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2005-040 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on August 10, 2006, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency dated…

6 October 2006 CN654 Set Top Boxes Remission Order This Notice explains the CBSA’s administrative guidelines related to tariff item No. 8528.12.20 and the Set Top Boxes Remission Order. This Notice is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn654/README.html http:/…

6 October 2006 July Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 12.6 Percent from July 2005 The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 29 September by the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics; it is found at http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2006/bts045_06/html/bts045_06.html. Trade…

6 October 2006 Canada-U.S. Potato Cyst Nematode Import Restrictions Lifted The following news release was issued by the CFIA today. OTTAWA, October 6, 2006 - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is pleased to announce that Canada and the United States have reached an…

6 October 2006 Import Alert on Long Grain Rice The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 3 October 2006. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has requested Canada Border Service Agency (CFIA) to put in place an Import Alert on long grain rice shipments. This is in response to the…

5 October 2006 Thanksgiving weekend, 7-9 October 2006 The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Electronic Commerce Unit of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday October 9, 2006. B3 Entries processed and accepted between…

5 October 2006 BSF5017 CANPASS Air – Border Clearance in the blink of an eye CANPASS Air is a CBSA program that allows frequent, pre-approved commercial airline travelers to meet their border clearance obligations using iris biometric recognition technology. Program information and application…

5 October 2006 CN-CHECK SEPT 06 Customs Notices – Checklist (September 2006) The list of Customs Notices issued in September, 2006 is available at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check_sept_06/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check_sept_06/README.html

5 October 2006 D0–CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The checklist of D memoranda is available at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

5 October 2006 RC4229 Importing Commercial Goods into Canada – How to complete form B3 when importing commercial goods This publication explains how to complete a B3 form, and is found at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4229/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4229/README.html

5 October 2006 BSF164 Application to Participate in the Courier/LVS System This application is only available in electronic format, and is found at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/bsf164/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/bsf164/README.html

5 October 2006 Items 162 TO 181 – Wheat Products Notice to Importers Serial No. 700 Date: October 6, 2006 1.0 Coverage 1.1 This Notice is an adjunct to Notice to Importers No. 628 dated January 10, 2002. It refers to Items 162 to 181 of the Import Control List; namely wheat products falling under…

5 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 08 was published to update requirements for fresh apples from Brazil. / Le chapitre 08 a été publié pour modifier les exigences pour les pommes fraîches du Brésil. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh) / Pommes (fraîches) This resulted in a requirement…

5 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 08 was published to update requirements for fresh apples from Brazil. / Le chapitre 08 a été publié pour modifier les exigences pour les pommes fraîches du Brésil. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh) / Pommes (fraîches)

5 October 2006 Thanksgiving Weekend, 7-9 October 2006 Monday, 9 October is a statutory holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available for normal hours. Please note that the Help Desk email ONLY will be monitored…

5 October 2006 Softwood Lumber Exporters - Business Number Exercise The following message is from the EICB. This is to advise brokers that the EICB has commenced with the updating of the Canada Revenue Agency Business Numbers (BN) for softwood lumber exporters. The BN now incorporates the new…

5 October 2006 PC 2006-1057, Interest Rates (Excise Tax Act) Regulations In the federal budget tabled on 18 February 2003 the government proposed to begin the implementation of Standardized Accounting by harmonizing, among others, provisions concerning the amount of interest and penalties payable on…