Trade News

19 October 2005 Australian Customs web system experiencing problems The following article is excerpted from the 19 October 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. A Web-based system designed to make Customs interactions between Australia’s government and importers and exporters paperless has experienced…

19 October 2005 World Trade Organization DG: “We need to act now” The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, reported to the WTO General Council earlier today that there are severe time pressures on governments going forward to the Hong Kong Ministerial meetings in Hong Kong…

19 October 2005 Appeal No. AP-2004-009, Cheer Stix Ltd. In the matter of an appeal heard on 4 April 2005, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, RSC 1985 (2d Supp.), c.1; And in the matter of a decision of the President of the CBSA dated 8 April 2004 with respect to a request for re…

19 October 2005 Ottawa, US talk about liberalized air travel The following article is excerptdd from the 18 October 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada and the United States will launch formal negotiations to open the North American airline industry to more cross-border competition and…

18 October 2005 Item 134 -- Ice Cream and Ice Cream Novelties Notice to Importers No. 687 Notice to Importers No. 687 informs importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting administration of the 484,000 kg TRQ for ice cream and ice cream novelties. It also invites applications for…

18 October 2005 Item 158 -- Yogurt Notice to Importers No. 688 Notice to Importers No. 688 informs importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting administration of the 332,000 kg TRQ for yogurt. It also invites applications for quota shares of the yogurt TRQ available for allocation…

18 October 2005 CBSA honoured for technological innovation CBSA was awarded five gold medals at the recent GTEC Distinction Awards Gala. GTEC Week is the annual government technology exhibition that showcases IT products, services and solutions. Details of CBSA’s award-winning programs and services…

18 October 2005 Item 125 -- Products of Natural Milk Constituents Notice to Importer No. 689 Notice to Importers No. 689 informs importers of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting administration of the 4,345,000 kg TRQ for products of natural milk constituents. It also invites…

18 October 2005 Flu pandemic `catastrophe' for Canada The following article is excerpted from the 18 October 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. A bird flu pandemic could paralyze Canada's manufacturing sector for more than a year and cost the country hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs…

18 October 2005 Bank of Canada Rate Announcement The following note is from the Senior Economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. As widely expected, the Bank of Canada hiked its key overnight target rate by 25 basis points to 3.0% at this morning's Fixed Announcement Date. This was the second…

17 October 2005 EICS Bulletin Update - 15 October 2005 The following message was from the EICS on Saturday evening, 15 October. Connectivity to the EICS remains unavailable. The PKI Certificate Authority expects the situation to be remedied sometime tomorrow, and therefore we expect that EICS…

17 October 2005 CN Gate Appointment System To Open Earlier The following message from CN is directed towards users of the Brampton/Montreal Gate Appointment Systems. CN has received many requests to open the Brampton/Montreal Gate Appointment System earlier. Customers have stated that providing the…

17 October 2005 Changes to CN’s Supplemental Services and Tariffs in 2006 The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Listed below are changes we intend to make to our supplemental services, fees and business practices in 2006. We are providing this information now so you can plan…

17 October 2005 EICS Bulletin - 17 October 2005 The PKI Certificate Authority resolved the technical problems last evening. Connectivity to the EICS (Web, and EDI login) is restored. Some PKI Certificates (Entrust profiles) may have become disabled. This would be due to multiple logon attempts while…

17 October 2005 US ACE Accomplishment Fact Sheet US Customs and Border Protection have provided an updated list of ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) developments since its inception in 1999. This is available on the CBP web site, at: http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/ http:/…

17 October 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 84 was published. The release recommendation was changed. / Le chapitre 84 a été publié. La recommandation de mainlevée a été modifiée. 84.32 - Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports…

17 October 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-00-07, dealing with Apple Maggot The CFIA has provided notification that Appendix 1, "Counties in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington states which are considered free of Apple Maggot on the basis of official annual surveys", of Directive D-00…

17 October 2005 Truck manifest migrates to Michigan The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin testing in October its electronic truck manifest system at Michigan ports of entry, including the Ambassador…

17 October 2005 G20 bankers foresee higher short-term interest rates The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2005 edition of the “National Post”. Higher short-term global interest rates appear to be in the works because of worries among central bankers from the wealthiest countries…