Trade News

3 May 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 08 was published - personal use added. 08.06.10 - Fresh - Grapes (raisins)/Frais - Raisins

3 May 2005 Customs Update: Best Practices The following article is extracted from the 2 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The US Customs document on which this column is based, “Best Practices of Compliant Companies”, is found on the Customs and Border Protection web site, under the ISA…

2 May 2005 CB006 NEXUS Marine – Detroit River Pilot Project – Participant Guide The NEXUS Marine Detroit River Pilot Project will be implemented along the Detroit River from the mouth of Lake St. Clair to the mouth of Lake Erie for the 2005 boating season from 1 May to 30 September 2005. The Guide…

2 May 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 20 was published - new extension. 20.08.19.7206 - Halva (halwa)/Halva (halwa) ** please note : this commodity used to be in chapter 17 (17.04.90.7151)/veuillez noter : ce produit se trouvait au chapitre 17 (17.04.90.7151)

2 May 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published - Switzerland added to the requirement with the EU countries. 06.03.10.0032.04 - Roses - cut flowers - fresh/Rosiers - fleurs coupées - fraîche 06.03.10.0033.02 - Roses - flower buds - fresh/Rosiers - boutons de fleur - frais 06.03.90…

2 May 2005 Items 183 to 191 -- Barley Products Notice to Importers Serial No. 680 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice is to advise importers that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on May 13, 2005. Consequently, May 13, 2005 (at midnight) will be the cut-off date for…

2 May 2005 Canada and Ontario to Improve Safety on Highway 401 The following is excerpted from the news release issued by Transport Canada on 29 April 2005. The release in its entirety is available on the Transport Canada web site, at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-h092e.htm…

2 May 2005 U.S. puts Canada on piracy watch list The following article is extracted from the 2 May 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States has launched a probe of Canada's intellectual property rights regime, sparked by industry complaints that the country has become a haven for…

2 May 2005 U.S. government unlikely to make HOS law: Sandberg The following article is excerpted from the 2 May 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Annette Sandberg says Congress probably won't write driver hours-of-service rules…

2 May 2005 Tariff Relief on Textile Fabrics used in Manufacture of Commercial Samples The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on textile fabrics for use in the manufacturing of commercial samples. They propose to amend…

2 May 2005 Status of ketamine under CDSA The following notice is from the Office of Controlled Substances, Health Canada. On February 7, 2004, Health Canada published a Notice to Interested Parties in Canada Gazette, Part I, with respect to a proposal to control ketamine under the Controlled Drugs…

29 April 2005 Women’s Boots Expiry Review No. RR-2004-002 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on May 1, 2000, in Review No. RR-99-003, continuing, with amendment, its order…

29 April 2005 Canada Takes Action on Byrd Amendment The following news release was issued by International Trade Canada on 29 April 2005. International Trade Minister Jim Peterson today issued the following statement on behalf of the Government of Canada concerning the U.S. Byrd Amendment: “Today…

29 April 2005 Bush’s choice as envoy can find Canada on map The following article is excerpted from the 29 April 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. David Wilkins, the veteran South Carolina politician who has been tapped to be the next U.S. ambassador to Ottawa, readily admits he has a lot to learn…

29 April 2005 World Customs Organization Framework of Standards The World Customs Organization (WCO) issued a news release on 28 April concerning the Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate international trade. Through the CSCB’s role as the Secretariat for the International Federation of…

29 April 2005 CN workers ratify contract The following message is extracted from the 29 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian National Railway and its 2,600 conductors, yard service workers and traffic coordinators now have a three-year collective agreement retroactive to Jan.1…

29 April 2005 Maher, CN approve Prince Rupert port project The following article is excerpted from the 29 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A new container port at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on Friday received final approval from Maher Terminals Inc. and Canadian National…

28 April 2005 D10-17-15 Information Requirements for Textiles and Textile Products This memorandum outlines the commodity information that must be provided to classify textiles and textile products listed in the Customs Tariff. The provision of this information is in addition to any certificates or…