Trade News

15 December 2005 Transport Canada Strengthens Safety Requirements Imposed on CN The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 14 December; the news release is available in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/pac/2005/05-p08e.htm. Transport Minister…

15 December 2005 C-TPAT document spells out minimum security criteria for carriers The following article is excerpted from the 15 December 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Under draft security criteria proposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ocean carriers must conduct pre-departure…

14 December 2005 Lift Charges at Memphis (Reminder) The following notice is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Effective Monday, November 21, 2005, customers whose containers are grounded at Memphis Gateway Intermodal Terminal due to lack of available chassis upon train arrival will be required to…

14 December 2005 Decision Document DD2005-55, Determination of the Safety of Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. and Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Inc.’s Insect Resistant and Glufosinate-ammonium Herbicide Tolerant corn (Zea mays L.) Line 59122 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the…

14 December 2005 The CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) Course -- First Study Guide Live on 15 December 2005 The first of four study guides for students enrolled in the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course for 2005 will be live on the CSCB website from 15 December until 2:00 pm EST on 30…

14 December 2005 Tariff Notice TN-12 Further to the two messages recently sent regarding the tariff item changes for textiles and apparel, CBSA has now posted the concordance tables for these items. These can be seen at this URL: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/publications/customs_tariff-e.html…

14 December 2005 EICS Bulletin - New Year's Hours of Operation The EICS will close at 20:00 EST (8pm) on Friday December 30th and will resume at 04:00 EST Monday January 2nd, 2006 as per normal. Monday, January 2nd, 2006 is a designated government holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no…

14 December 2005 Border proposal falls flat The following article is extracted from the 14 December 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he will work with governors of U.S. border states to come up with a "less cumbersome" document than a passport for crossing the…

13 December 2005 Minutes of CSCB-GTA Committee Meeting, November 2005 Minutes of the CSCB Toronto Region GTA meeting held on November 21, 2005 are available to members only on the Toronto Region page of the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgto_meeting_20051121.pdf http://www.cscb…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2209 Regulations Amending the Transportation of Goods Regulations The Transportation of Goods Regulations are being amended to require CSA carriers to use only registered drivers for CSA clearance. The Regulations are also being amended to enhance recordkeeping requirements…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2208 Regulations Amending the Returning Persons Exemption Regulations These amendments allow goods classified under tariff item numbers 9804.10.00, 9804.20.00 and 9804.40.00 to be reported orally by travelers on a non-commercial conveyance or a bus. These tariff items…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2207 Regulations Amending the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations The Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations are amended so that only authorized commercial drivers, CSA carriers and CSA importers can report, transport or import goods for CSA clearance. The amendments to…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2206 Regulations Amending the Refund of Duties Regulations The Refund of Duties Regulations are being amended to allow CSA importers to offset any credits, before payment is made to the CBSA, if a refund has been granted by the Minister under subsections 74(1) and (6) of the…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2205 Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (Customs) Regulations and the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations The Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (Customs) Regulations and the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations align the advance…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2204 Regulations Amending the Imported Goods Records Regulations Regarding the Imported Good Records Regulations, the Regulations are being amended to reflect the recordkeeping requirements for CSA importers, such as all records that relate to commercial goods that are…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2203 Regulations Amending the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations The Regulations Amending the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations are necessary to implement a group of programs to allow pre-approved, low-risk…

13 December 2005 PC 2005-2210 Regulations Amending the Ships’ Stores Regulations The Ships’ Stores Regulations do not provide excise tax relief for fuel used in Canadian naval vessels, although relief is provided for foreign warships and for military aircraft (including Canadian military aircraft)…

12 December 2005 Tariff Notice TN-12 – Revised Notice The CBSA has made the following changes (these are in upper-case letters) to the notice sent on Friday, 9 December concerning 2006 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff: • pursuant to section 82 of the Customs Tariff, the Order…

12 December 2005 Japanese Border Opens to Canadian Beef The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 11 December 2005. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced [yesterday] that Japan has agreed to reopen its border to Canadian beef and selected beef products from…

12 December 2005 AA Records Update The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Please note that SOR/2005-370 is not yet available on the Canada Gazette web site, since the last edition of Part II was issued on 1 December. Please be advised that the Customs Commercial…