Trade News

15 March 2006 CN-CHECK JAN and FEB 06 Customs Notices – Checklist The checklist of Customs Notices for January and February 2006 are available on the CBSA web site, as follow: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cm/cn-check_jan_06/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cm/cn-check_feb_06/README…

15 March 2006 New border ID cards won't fly: Survey The following article is excerpted from the 14 March 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. A bilateral business coalition opposed to U.S. plans for new ID cards at the border says the scheme will erect a wall with grave implications for commerce…

15 March 2006 Corrections to C-TPAT Security Criteria for C-TPAT Highway Carriers, Importers and Sea Carriers Please note the following corrections were made in this message: Under "Importers", the implementation date for changes to the criteria and application process was 25 March 2005. Under "Sea…

14 March 2006 Use of AIRS simultaneous with the CFIA Regulated HS Code List The following message is from the National Import Operations Division of the CFIA. To clarify what has to be transmitted to CFIA and what has to be transmitted to Customs only, please see the following: In an effort to…

14 March 2006 Mark that Date -- CSCB Ontario Regional Meeting, 15 and 16 June 2006 Members in Ontario Region are warmly invited to attend this year’s annual meeting and conference. The event will take place on 15 and 16 June at the Holiday Inn Select on Huron Church Road, Windsor. There will be a…

14 March 2006 Appeal Hearing Schedule Updated The CITT schedule for hearing appeals has been updated, and is available on their web site at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

14 March 2006 Feeding the dragon The following article is excerpted from the 14 March 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Members may wish to expand their knowledge of China by attending this year’s IFCBA conference, “Strategies for Secure Borders”, which will be held in Beijing between 13 and 16…

13 March 2006 Get with the program US attaché warns Canadian shippers The following article is extracted from the 10 March 2006 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. There are more than 45,000 Canadian companies registered to trade with the US, yet less than three per cent are part of…

13 March 2006 Consensus Eludes Trade Negotiators The following article is excerpted from the 12 March 2006 edition of “The New York Times”. Talks held here over the weekend by six major economic powers did not result in any consensus about tariffs and subsidies tied to agriculture and manufacturing…

13 March 2006 Confidential export data The following article is excerpted from the “Export ABCs” column that appears periodically in “The Journal of Commerce”; it is taken from the 10 March 2006 edition. The International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) held its third annual conference…

10 March 2006 Government Steps Up Enforcement of Wood Packaging Import Requirements The following news release is from the CFIA, and is found on their web site at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2006/20060309e.shtml. Importers should be aware that non-compliant wood packaging may…

10 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published following the confirmation of an outbreak of avian influenza in Albania. / Le chapitre 01 a été publié suite à la confirmation d'un foyer d'influenza aviaire en Albanie. 01.06.32 - Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets…

10 March 2006 Save That Date – 2006 CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference Mark your calendars for the CSCB Prairie Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting. Scheduled to take place from 3:00 until 7:00 pm on both June 13 and June 14 at the Canad Inns Polo Park, Winnipeg, this year’s…

10 March 2006 The Latest Statistics on Release Requests CBSA has provided the release request statistics for the month of January, 2006. This information is available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/jan06releaserequeststats.xls The statistics are broken down by division and a national total is…

10 March 2006 Update to Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Directive Changes to chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Directive reflect a change in replacement export certificate policy. This directive is to be implemented on 13 March 2006. These policy changes will be reviewed in six months’ time. For…

10 March 2006 CSCB Toronto Region Seminar -- Techniques and Tips to Improve Tariff Classification Accuracy: Overview of HS, Punctuation, Rules, Concessionary Provisions, Advance Rulings Members were sent a note yesterday concerning the 21 March seminar named above in Toronto Region. We are pleased…

10 March 2006 CN Service Changes from Vancouver The following message is from CN’s Intermodal Product Team. In conjunction with the implementation of the CN-CP Co-Production in the Vancouver area, certain train service changes will be implemented effective Monday, March 13, 2006 from Vancouver. At…

10 March 2006 Update to Appendix 1 of D-94-22, “To prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle” Appendix 1,"List of pine shoot beetle infested areas in Canada and the United States ", of Directive D-94-22, "To prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle", has been revised…