Trade News

20 September 2005 Registration will Open for CBP Trade Symposium The following is from US Customs and Border Protection, further to the message about the Symposium sent to members on 6 September. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its annual Trade Symposium on November 2-4, 2005…

20 September 2005 CBP to eliminate bond requirement for monthly duty payments The following article is excerpted from the 20 September 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Robert Bonner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Monday said his agency plans to drop the requirement that…

20 September 2005 Brokers, carriers move closer to resolving demurrage dispute The following article is excerpted from the 20 September 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. customs broker and ocean carrier representatives believe they are another step closer to resolving a dispute over the…

20 September 2005 Update: Customer Bulletin - CPR Vaughan Intermodal Terminal The following message is from the Assisitant Vice President of Customer Services at CPR. Domestic Intermodal Customers This is a further update on the impact to our Vaughan Intermodal Terminal from the work stoppage of one…

20 September 2005 Update: CPR Vaughan Intermodal Terminal The following message is from CPR’s Assistant Vice President of Customer Services. This is a further update on the impact to our Vaughan Intermodal Terminal from the work stoppage of one of CPR's third party drayage vendors. Negotiations in…

19 September 2005 Canada Border Services Agency starts a dumping and subsidy investigation into grain corn The followingis excerpted from the press release was issued by the CBSA on 16 September 2005. It is found on their web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/newsroom/release-communique…

19 September 2005 Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Peru Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) An Initial Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Peru Foreign Investment and Protection Agreement negotiations has been conducted to help negotiators to better integrate…

19 September 2005 Customs may require earlier import data: Koch The following article is from the 16 September 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [US] Customs and Border Protection is considering requiring importers to file entry data much earlier than they currently do in order to improve…

19 September 2005 CPR Vaughan Intermodal Terminal Delays The following message is from CPR’s Assistant Vice President for Customer Services. This is an update on the impact to our Vaughan Intermodal Terminal from the work stoppage of one of CPR's third party drayage vendors. This work stoppage…

19 September 2005 "Reminder" BIT & MISC Storage information effective Sept/19th. The following message is from CN’s Intermodal Vice President. Responding to rising customer demand, CN announced an expansion of its transcontinental train service. This new service will increase CN's rail capacity…

19 September 2005 Customs Update: Bond guidelines change again The following article is excerpted from the 16 September 2005 edition of the “Customs Update” column in “The Journal of Commerce”. A series of recent articles have reminded us all that Customs and Border Protection is still being…

19 September 2005 Grain Corn -- Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2005-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on September 16, 2005, from the Director General of the Anti-dumping and…

19 September 2005 Appeals – Hearing Schedule The CITT’s current schedule for hearing appeals is available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

19 September 2005 PC 2005-1503 Order Amending the Canadian Cultural Property Export Control List A review of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations identified a number of minor inconsistencies in the Canadian Cultural Property Export Control Lists used to identify cultural…

19 September 2005 PC 2005-1505 Regulations Amending Certain Regulations made under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act requires each federal authority to ensure that an environmental assessment (EA) is conducted in respect of certain projects before…

19 September 2005 McGuinty hires former ambassador to the U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 17 September 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Premier Dalton McGuinty named Michael Kergin, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S., as his new special adviser on border issues, with the…

19 September 2005 Appointment of Manfred Boes as New President of FIATA At FIATA’s World Congress 2005, the General Meeting has elected Mr. Manfred Boes of Germany as the new President for the period September, 2005 to September 2007. He succeeds Mr. Issa Baluch (United Arab Emirates), who remains…

16 September 2005 Form B2G Customs Informal Adjustment Request This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2g/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2g/README.html

16 September 2005 D8-2-10 Goods Returning to Canada Having Been Repaired Outside Canada D8-2-10 is a new Memorandum, to clarify the GST/HST and customs duty treatment of goods returning to Canada having been repaired outside Canada either in a free-trade partner country or elsewhere. A “free-trade…

16 September 2005 PC 2005-1501, Regulations Amending the Ships’ Stores Regulations PC 2005-1501 amends the Ships’ Stores Regulations. 1. Note 4 of the schedule to the Ships’ Stores Regulations is replaced by the following: Limited to 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces) of spirits, or 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces)…