Trade News

7 November 2005 Track mishaps plague CN in Vancouver The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government ordered Canadian National Railway to shorten its freight trains on a mountainous segment of track in British Columbia that…

7 November 2005 Canada to regulate Vancouver truck rates The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada plans to re-regulate container trucking rates at the Port of Vancouver following increasing protests by independent drivers. The federal…

7 November 2005 VPA announces new rules for non-container truckers The following article is excerpted from the 7 November 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) is requiring all non-container truck traffic to use the inside lanes to access the port…

4 November 2005 U.S. proposing global shipping database for supply-chain security The following article is excerpted from the 3 November 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. CSCB President Carol West is attending the CBP Trade Symposium. The United States is boosting the concept of a neutral…

4 November 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-96-14, Import Requirements for Invertebrates and Micro-organisms Appendix 1, "ORGANISMS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A PLANT PROTECTION PERMIT TO IMPORT", of Directive D-96-14, "Import Requirements for Invertebrates and Microorganisms", has been revised and…

4 November 2005 Commissioner Bonner Sets the Stage for Future of Trade at Trade Symposium The following is extracted from a press release issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 3 November 2005. Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner addressed the trade…

4 November 2005 CN628 Section 56 Class Exemption for Travellers who are Importing or Exporting Prescription Drug Products Containing a Narcotic or a Controlled Drug The purpose of this Customs Notice is to announce that section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Class Exemption for…

4 November 2005 B247 CCFTA Verification of Origin Questionnaire The Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Verification of Origin Questionnaire is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b247/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b247/README.html

4 November 2005 Jackson calls for next-generation cargo security system The following article is extracted from the 4 November 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. In a speech that at once seemed to praise and diminish U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts, Michael Jackson, deputy secretary of…

4 November 2005 Amendment of CFIA Conditions for Importation of Poultry Meat Products from France Due to the presence of Newcastle Disease in a pheasant farm in the Department of Pas de Calais, additional certification statements are required. The additional statements are detailed in sections 3.5…

4 November 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 alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of grain corn in all forms, excluding seed corn (for reproductive…

4 October 2005 US Requirement for a Statement regarding Canadian Origin Wood Packaging The CFIA has secured agreement from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that CBP will not enforce requirements that Canadian wood packaging be accompanied with a declaration identifying the wood packaging as of…

4 November 2005 Education Seminar on NAFTA in CSCB Toronto Region The CSCB Toronto Regional Council invites members to attend the education seminar entitled “NAFTA – Compliance Review” on 22 November 2005, between 3:00 and 6:00 pm. The event will be held at Day’s Hotel & Conference Centre on Airport…

The following messages were sent on 4 November: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) B247 CCFTA Verificatoin of Origin Questionnaire 2. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) CN628 Section 56 Class Exemption for Travellers... 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency…

3 November 2005 Reminder from CN regarding Dimensional Loads Members will find the notification from CN sent on 26 October on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m50/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=11571. On October 26th a message was sent outlining a process to be followed when requesting dimensional…

3 November 2005 Here's the path to a deal on softwood The following article is excerpted from the “globeandmail.com” edition of 3 November 2005. It is by Lawrence Herman, a lawyer with Cassels Brock & Blackwell in Toronto. …. Where do we go from here? That question has been around for months. It's…

3 November 2005 CBP Announces Full Resumption of Trade Operations in South Florida The following is extracted from a news release issued on 2 November 2005 by US Customs and Border Protection. United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) … announced the full resumption of trade operations at…

3 November 2005 Update to Directive D-03-11, Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Pears from Japan Directive D-03-11, "Plant Protection import requirements for fresh pears Pyrus spp. from Japan", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg…

3 November 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-94-22, “List of Pine Shoot Beetle Infested Areas in Canada and the United States” Appendix 1,"List of pine shoot beetle infested areas in Canada and the United States", of Directive D-94-22, "To prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot…