Trade News

18 November 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina, 41st Operational CSI Port On 17 November, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner and the government of Argentina announced the port of Buenos Aires as the 41st operational Container Security Initiative (CSI) port to…

18 November 2005 US Customs Commissioner Honored at Award for Service Ceremony The following news release was issued on 16 November 2005 by US Customs and Border Protection. Commissioner Robert C. Bonner was honored for his contributions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and America in an “award…

17 November 2005 American Thanksgiving -- CN Terminal Operation Information for Thursday, 24 November and Friday, 25 November 2005 ALL CANADIAN TERMINALS: NORMAL OPERATIONS U.S. TERMINALS: AUBURN THURS - Regular gate hours FRI - Regular gate hours SAT/SUN - Closed as usual CHICAGO THURS - Gate open…

17 November 2005 CN Terminal Operation Update for American Thanksgiving – Detroit Members are advised that the previous message from CN concerning terminal operations over the American Thanksgiving weekend has been updated. Please note that the terminal in Detroit is closed on Friday, 25 November…

17 November 2005 Scheduled Maintenance Outage on 19 and 20 November 2005 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be…

17 November 2005 Global Congress Addresses International Counterfeits Threat – Immediate Action Required to Combat Threat to Finance/Health The following is excerpted from a press release issued by the World Customs Organization on 14 November. It is available in its entirety on the WCO web site, at…

17 November 2005 Hours of Service Regulations for Canadian Truck Drivers The new hours of service regulations for Canadian truck drivers are available in the Canada Gazette, at http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2005/20051116/pdf/g2-13923.pdf Maximum daily driving time is reduced to 13 hours in a 24…

16 November 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published to streamline requirements for tropical lumber. / Le chapitre 44 a été publié pour simplifier les exigences pour le bois d'oeuvre tropical. 44.07.24 - Of tropical wood specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: Virola…

16 November 2005 Grain Corn Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2005-001 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…

16 November 2005 D15-2-49 Carbon Steel Screws Originating in or Exported from the PRC and Chinese Taipei and Stainless Steel Screws Originating in or Exported from Chinese Taipei D15-2-49 refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations or carbon steel screws originating in or exported…

16 November 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published. / Le chapitre 02 a été publié. A) Meat inspection system is now approved for beef from Japan./Le système d'inspection des viandes est maintenant approuvé pour le boeuf du Japon. 02.01. - Fresh or chilled/Frais ou réfrigéré 02.01…

16 November 2005 Statement on WTO Softwood Lumber Decision The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Jim Peterson, PC, MP, made a statement after yesterday’s World Trade Organization decision supporting US compliance with a previous WTO ruling on softwood lumber. This statement is found…

16 November 2005 Textile and Clothing Commodity Codes The following message is from the EICB. Please be advised that the following Clothing and Textiles export commodity codes for the United States have been deleted: 6203.43.35.00.0.647 6204.63.30.00.9.648 The codes have been replaced with: 6203.43…

16 November 2005 Reminder -- Seminar in Prairie Region on NAFTA Just a quick reminder about that the CSCB Prairie Region will meet with the CBSA to discuss NAFTA on 22 November 2005, at CanadInns, Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Avenue, Winnipeg. You are invited to submit your NAFTA-related questions…

The following messages were sent on 16 November: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) D15-2-49 Carbon Steel Screws... 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (AIRS) Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site (two messages) 3. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Grain Corn, PI-2005-001 4. Canadian…

15 November 2005 Inquiry into the Availability of Fabrics Produced in Canada Reference No. MN-2005-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY REFERENCE The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it is commencing an inquiry into the availability from Canadian…

15 November 2005 CAN-Trade Launched As part of the government’s economic statement, released on 14 November, ITC will launch CAN-Trade, a four-part action plan for international commerce designed to help smaller Canadian companies export to emerging markets such as China and India. There are four…

15 November 2005 SPIRITO ITALIA SRL INC. Application No. EP-2005-007 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Spirito Italia SRL Inc., under section 60.2 of the Customs Act, for an order extending the time to file a request for re-determination or further re-determination of the decision of the…