Trade News

5 May 2005 E29B Temporary Admission Permit Form E29B is available in fillable PDF format on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e29b/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e29b/README.html

5 May 2005 WTO ministers reach agreement on key agricultural tariffs The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The European Commission welcomed a "significant breakthrough" yesterday in World Trade Organization talks, after ministers reached an accord on a…

5 May 2005 Textiles - Requests not yet initiated The list of Textiles – requests not yet initiated is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

5 May 2005 When Trade Is Not In The Loop Worries about practicality and the little guy The following article is reprinted, with permission, from the May 1, 2005 edition of the Bar Code Border. Both CSCB Chairman Michel Vallée and President Carol West contributed to this article. For Carol West…

5 May 2005 Outage for Scheduled Maintenance, 7-8 May 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, May 7, 2005 from 5:00 am to…

5 May 2005 SIMA Monthly Index for May 2005 The SIMA index for May, 2005 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

5 May 2005 Halifax targets Asian cargo growth The following article is excerpted from the 4 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A delegation from the Port of Halifax will visit an array of Asian countries in a bid to attract more liner calls. The group, including the Halifax Port…

5 May 2005 Shipping companies must expand supply chain capabilities The following article is excerpted from the 5 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Neptune Orient Lines' president and chief executive officer David Lim said… that companies limiting themselves to just shipping services face…

4 May 2005 CN-CHECK0405 Customs Notice – Checklist (April 2005) The list of Customs Notices issued in April, 2005 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0405/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0405/README.html

4 May 2005 Bicycles and Finished Painted Bicycle Frames Safeguard Inquiry Nos. GS-2004-001 and GS-2004-002 NOTICE OF PROCESS TO REQUEST A PRODUCT EXCLUSION This notice and related forms are intended to facilitate the filing of requests for product exclusions with the Canadian International Trade…

4 May 2005 Error response codes for ACI AIR The Electronic Commerce Unit has provided the CSCB with an updated error code list for AIR. This list was not sent in its entirety with the AIR PRD data made available to members on 16 March 2005 (Table 10 covered only the new errors for AIR). Members who…

4 May 2005 Amendment of the CFIA Conditions of Importation of Beef from the United States On 29 March 2005 the “Certain Ruminants and their products importation Prohibition Regulation” came into force; on 13 April 2005 members received a message concerning this regulation from the CSCB, at http:/…

4 May 2005 EICS Bulletin - 04 May 2005 The EICS Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Wednesday 04 May 2005. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 EST. ([email protected].)

4 May 2005 Education Seminar in CSCB Toronto Region on 17 May 2005 The CSCB Toronto Region invites members to attend their forthcoming seminar, entitled “CBSA B2 Adjustment Process, Blanket Amending Entries”. The speaker will be Mike March from the CBSA in GTA. This event will be held at: Day’s…

4 May 2005 USDA meeting to cover proposed new import category for nursery stock The following article is excerpted from the 3 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will hold an all-day meeting … on June 3 to discuss a…

3 May 2005 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist, April 2005 The list of D memoranda by operational group, updated for April 2005, is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist…

3 May 2005 A48 RMD Correction Form A48, RMD Correction, is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a48/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a48/README.html

3 May 2005 D20-1-0 Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations D Memorandum D20-1-0 supersedes D20-1-0 dated 22 June 2992, and Interim Memorandum D20-1-0 dated 30 November 2001. The current revision reflects the changes introduced in the revised Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations, which became law…

3 May 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 16 was published - new extension. 16.05.90.9334 - Terrestrial snails - canned / Escargots de terre - en conserve ** please note : this commodity used to be in chapter 03 (03.07.60.0164.04)/veuillez noter : ce produit se trouvait au chapitre 03 (03.07…

3 May 2005 Status of Ảland Islands The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Effective 15 April 2005, the Ảland Islands were no longer considered as a country for customs purposes. Ảland Islands is officially part of Finland, although they are considered as a special…