Trade News

21 December 2005 B246 Certificate of Origin – Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b246/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b246/README.html

21 December 2005 B227 Request for Advance Ruling or for an Appeal of an Advance Ruling This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b227/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b227/README.html

21 December 2005 RC4116 Exporting Goods from Canada – A Handy Customs Guide for Exporters This publication is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4116/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4116/README.html

21 December 2005 CN631 Certain Laminate Flooring from the PRC and France This Notice advises of a re-investigation under the SIMA that was initiated on 14 November 2005, as part of the CBSA’s enforcement of the CITT’s finding of 16 June 2005. This Notice is found on the CBSA web site, at: http://www…

21 December 2005 CN-CHEK1105 Customs Notice – Checklist (November 2005) The checklist of Customs Notices for November, 2005 is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check1105/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check1105/README.html

21 December 2005 New AMPS Penalties - C366 and C367 As members are aware, contraventions C019 and C020 were removed from the AMPS Master Penalty Document. These have now been replaced with contraventions C366 and C367, which are available on the CSCB web site at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

21 December 2005 Port of Discharge procedures for Releasing CFIA Regulated Products Entering Canada The following note is from Michel Labrosse, National Manager of the CFIA National Import Operations Division. The CSCB has confirmed with the CFIA that the commodities affected by this announcement…

21 December 2005 Calculation of Storage During the Holiday Season & Revised Terminal hours CN's Intermodal Terminal hours for Memphis and Winnipeg have been revised for the holiday period, and are now available on the CN website; click on Terminal Schedule under What's New, at http://www.cn.ca…

21 December 2005 Congress repeals Byrd Amendment The following article is excerpted from the 21 December 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Congress today approved legislation to repeal the controversial Byrd Amendment, which allows antidumping and countervailing duties to be distributed to…

20 December 2005 EDI Highway Maps The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has developed new EDI highway message maps as a first step towards the implementation of the Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) project in the highway…

20 December 2005 CPR Calgary Customer Service Centre - Christmas and New Years Holiday Schedule CPR's Calgary Customer Service Centre hours over the Christmas and New Years Holidays will be as follows: a.. Closed December 25th and 26th - We will have our normal after hours 7/24 desk coverage in…

20 December 2005 Fort Erie Standing Committee Meeting Minutes, 13 December 2005 Minutes of the 13 December 2005 Fort Erie Standing Committee are available to members only on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgon_min_20051213_e.pdf http://www.cscb.ca…

20 December 2005 Imports: Demand for machinery and equipment resumes The following article is excerpted from the 20 December 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Gains in five of the seven import sectors led to a record high for imports in October, Statistics Canada reports…

19 December 2005 Update regarding Operational Problems, at 18:00 on 16 December 2005 - Problem Resolved The following message was sent by the EICB at 18:00 on 16 December 2005. The PKI Certificate Authority has confirmed that the problems have been resolved, and that "all systems are go". EICS…

19 December 2005 2747-7173 QUÉBEC INC. (Climan Transport), Application Nos. EP-2005-013 to EP-2005-018 IN THE MATTER OF six applications made by 2747-7173 Québec Inc. (Climan Transport), under section 81.32 of the Excise Tax Act, for an order extending the time to serve, under section 81.17 of the…

19 December 2005 Kleysen Transport Inc., Application Nos. EP-2005-019 to EP-2005-024 IN THE MATTER OF six applications made by Kleysen Transport Inc., under section 81.32 of the Excise Tax Act, for an order extending the time to serve, under section 81.17 of the Excise Tax Act, six notices of…

19 December 2005 CPR Wood Packing Material Regulation - Requirement for International Shipments The following notice is from CPR’s Assistant Vice President of Customer Services. The governments of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will begin full enforcement of Wood Packaging Material (WPM) regulation…