Trade News

18 July 2005 Message from CN re Cabling Charges at TSI The following notice is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Please be advised that TSI has notified the railways that price revisions will be made to current handling of reefer containers. These revisions are a result of handling requirements to…

18 July 2005 Reprieve for Vancouver boxes The following article is excerpted from the 18 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Two container terminals at Canada's Port of Vancouver … have pushed back their deadlines for barring local container cargo amid an ongoing strike by port truckers…

15 July 2005 CSCB Conference Program Now Available If you’re going to stay in the game once ACI is fully implemented, you’re going to need to make some changes. And once the WCO’s Framework of Standards is put into practice, you’d better have your business plans made. Join us in Mont Tremblant…

15 July 2005 Export Control List The Export Control List is now available in both PDF and html formats, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp

15 July 2005 EICS Telephone Help Desk Unavailable on 15 July 2005 The EICS Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Friday 15th July 2005. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 est ([email protected].).

15 July 2005 Canada and the Republic of Korea Launch Free Trade Negotiations The following is excerpted from the news release issued by ITC on 15 July 2005. The document in its entirety is available on the ITC web site, at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public……

15 July 2005 Update to Directive D-96-15, “To Prevent the spread of Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica” Appendix 5, "AREAS INFESTED WITH OR SUSPECTED OF BEING INFESTED WITH JAPANESE BEETLE IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES", of Directive D-96-15 ", To Prevent the spread of Japanese Beetle, Popillia…

15 July 2005 CBSA Problems with Outbound Messages The CBSA experienced problems with outbound messages between 11:00 am and 2:45 pm est on 15 July. They report that these problems have been resolved, and that the backlog of messages should be eliminated by 4:00 pm est.

15 July 2005 Vancouver to bar truck containers The following article is excerpted from the 15 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. … [The] Port of Vancouver will refuse containers meant for transport by truck starting this weekend as a strike by truck drivers enters its fourth week…

14 July 2005 CN623 Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Special Provisions for the Purposes of the United States Tariff (UST)) CN623 advises of recent additions to Annex 300-B, Appendix 6 “Special Provisions” of the NAFTA. The additions are rules of origin applicable to certain textile…

14 July 2005 CN622 Garlic, Fresh or Frozen, from the People’s Republic of China This Customs Notice advises that a review of normal values was concluded on 24 June 2005 respecting garlic, fresh or frozen, originating in or exported from the PRC and Vietnam. The Notice is found on the CBSA web site…

14 July 2005 The Weed Seeds Order, 2005 The Weed Seeds Order (WSO) is a Ministerial Order made under the Seeds Act and is an integral part of the seeds standards of Canada. The purpose of the WCO is to identify the species of plants classified as weed seeds for the purpose of establishing grades…

14 July 2005 Mr. Bonner’s Response to the Second Stage Review Announcement The following is a statement from Commissioner Robert C. Bonner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in response to the Second Stage Review announcement made today by Secretary Michael Chertoff, Department of Homeland…

14 July 2005 DHS Second Stage Review Earlier [yesterday], Secretary Michael Chertoff addressed employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), members of Congress, bargaining unit representatives, academia and the private sector at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. In his remarks…

14 July 2005 WTO Iinformal Ministerial Meeting in Dalian, PRC The following is excerpted from the ITC news release of 13 July 2005, found at http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public…. International Trade Minister Jim Peterson and Minister of Agriculture…

14 July 2005 Chertoff: U.S. requires more cargo data The following article is excerpted from the 13 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Department of Homeland Security plans to gather more information about inbound freight shipments in an effort to protect the supply chain from…

14 July 2005 Europe's monetary marriage faces the prospect of divorce The following article is excerpted from the 14 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. What is the point of a currency without a country? To question the euro's legitimacy after six years of monetary union seems perverse. The…

14 July 2005 Update to Directive D-00-08, "Requirements to Prevent the Introduction of undescribed species of Phytophthora pathogenic to Alder (Alnus spp.)" Appendix 1 "Areas Regulated for Phytophthora Pathogenic to Alder (Alnus spp.)" of Directive D-00-08, "Requirements to Prevent the Introduction…