Trade News

7 December 2005 Dimensional Clearance Request Form The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. CN has been reviewing all the processes surrounding the handling of dimensional cargo moving in open top and flat rack containers. The main objective of this review was to clearly define…

7 December 2005 Expiry Review No. RR-2004-008, Waterproof Footwear and Bottoms IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on December 8, 2000, in Inquiry No. NQ-2000-004, concerning…

7 December 2005 Code 23, In-Transit Goods The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit. All marine shipments with a marine manifest type 23 in-transit code are being rejected. We are working on a fix which is to be implemented within two hours. Please check the hotline at 1-888-957…

7 December 2005 U.S. slashes softwood duties The following article is excerpted from the 7 December 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A routine accounting review has persuaded the United States to do what years of legal challenges and fiery rhetoric could not -- dramatically lower the punishing…

7 December 2005 Textile enforcement problems The following article is excerpted from the 5 December 2005 ”Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in “The Journal of Commerce”. The issues faced by Customs and industry regarding textiles are far from over. Some of the contentiousness ended on Nov. 8…

6 December 2005 CPR Operations Shutdowns over Christmas and New Years CPR train operations will be shut down as normal in recognition of the Christmas holiday. All times shown below are local times. RAIL (times may vary depending on operating conditions) 1. Shut down Canadian operations by 1800 hrs…

6 December 2005 Notice to Importers No. 695 Items 141 to 157 -- Cheeses of All Types 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purposes of this Notice is: to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the 20,411,866 kg tariff rate quota (TRQ) for cheeses of all types. It…

6 December 2005 Minutes of Windsor Standing Committee Meeting, 30 November 2005 These minutes are available to members only on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site. AGENDA FIRST lead sheet receipts [Leslie B] Mike F Failed PARS project [CBSA] Mike F LTL 2-port process [Leslie B] Barb M Y50…

6 December 2005 Minutes of Windsor Standing Committee Meeting, 30 November 2005 These minutes are available to members only on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site. AGENDA FIRST lead sheet receipts [Leslie B] Mike F Failed PARS project [CBSA] Mike F LTL 2-port process [Leslie B] Barb M Y50…

6 December 2005 Holiday Table for 2006 The following message is from the CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Unit. The Electronic Commerce Unit has provided the following list of holidays recognized by the electronic commerce systems for the year 2006. The holidays mentioned below apply to all provinces…

6 December 2005 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2005-001, Grain Corn IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDIZING OF GRAIN CORN ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

6 December 2005 PC 2005-2187 Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-4 PC 2005-2187 provides duty-free entry for high tenacity polyester multifilament yarn; polyethylene for use in certain manufactures; certain fabrics for use in the manufacture of sample books; and white or off…

6 December 2005 PC 2005-2061 Order Amending the Designer Remission Order, 2001 PC 2005-2061 is the Order Amending the Designer Remission Order, 2001. Amendments Interpretation 1. The definition “original designer apparel” is section 1 of the Designer Remission Order, 2001 is replaced by the…

6 December 2005 C-TPAT program improvements are in the pipeline, CBP official say The following article is excerpted from the 5 December 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun to meet industry demands to speed up the validation process for companies…

5 December 2005 D0-CHECK1105 Customs Notice – Checklist (November 2005) The checklist of Customs Notices issued in November, 2005 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check1005/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check1005/README.html

5 December 2005 CN Customers Booking Export Reservations from Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Detroit, Chicago The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. In December CN will progressively roll out the ability to make export reservations on-line. This will replace…

5 December 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site - Chapter 06 Chapter 06 was published - gypsy moth declaration removed for certain U.S. states. / Le chapitre 06 a été publié - la déclaration pour la spongieuse a été retirée pour quelques états des É.-U. unrooted plants: 06.02.10.0011.69 - Horsechestnut…

4 December 2005 Customs administrators develop guidelines for WCO security regime The following article is excerpted from the 2 December 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The World Customs Organization's 24-member Policy Commission will meet [this] week in Brussels, Belgium, to continue developing…