Trade News

21 February 2005 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site Chapters 02, 05 and 15 were published to streamline requirements for meat and poultry products from Chile only. 02 - Meat and Edible Meat Offal/Viandes et abats comestibles 05.04.00.5339 - Sausage casings of sheep/Boyaux à saucisses de mouton 05.04.00…

18 February 2005 Expiry Review RR-2004-007 Refined Sugar NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF ORDERS The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its orders…

18 February 2005 Education Seminar in Toronto Region, 22 February 2005 The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar on End of Quota Regimes, Textiles, etc.. and invites all members and CCS designates to attend. Louis Gionet of the DFAIT in Ottawa will make this presentation. The event will be held…

18 February 2005 CN-Check 1104 The checklist of Customs Notices issued in November, 2004 is available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check1104/README.html CN-Check 1204 The checklist of Customs Notices for December, 2004 is available on the CBSA web site at: http:/…

18 February 2005 WCO group seeks comment on draft international security standards The following article is excerpted from the 18 February edition of “American Shipper”. CSCB President Carol West attended the meeting held in Toronto last week where CBSA and CBP officials discussed security and trade…

18 February 2005 The backbone of U.S. security programs is about to become a lot stiffer The following article is excerpted from the 18 February 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Anyone willing to take an unbiased look at the security of the continent's supply chain three-and…

17 February 2005 D10-18-4 Importation of Certain Agricultural Products and the Import Control List (ICL) This Memorandum has been revised to reflect corrections to certain definitions, as follow: 1. Paragraph 8(a) on butterfat has been revised to state that it is mainly composed of triglycerides of…

17 February 2005 D11-4-3 Rules of Origin Respecting the Most-Favoured Nation Tariff The revision of this Memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D11-4 series of Memoranda. Changes have been made to the “Guidelines and General Information” section to clarify policy or procedural issues…

17 February 2005 D11-4-5 Rules of Origin Respecting Caribcan The revision of this Memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D11-4 series of Memoranda. Changes have been made to the “Guidelines and General Information” section to clarify policy or procedural issues arising since the last…

17 February 2005 D11-4-6 Rules of Origin for the New Zealand and Australia Tariff Treatments The revision of this Memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D11-4 series of Memoranda. Changes have been made to the “Guidelines and General Information” section to clarify policy or procedural…

17 February 2005 D19-6-4 Kimberley Process -- Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Appendix A of D19-6-4 has been revised to reflect changes in the list of Kimberley Process Participants recently made by Natural Resources Canada. The new list is effective immediately. Additionally, the contact…

17 February 2005 EDI Outage on 19 and 20 February 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS…

17 February 2005 Revision to Directive D-98-01 Directive D-98-01, "Import Requirements for Seed Potatoes and other Potato Propagative Material", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-98-01e.shtml The purpose of this revision is: 1…

17 February 2005 US Senate Confirms Michael Chertoff as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security The following article is excerpted from a news release issued by the US Department of Homeland Security on 16 February 2005. On February 15, 2005, Michael Chertoff was confirmed by the United…

17 February 2005 Lines agree to cut Vancouver cargo The following article is excerpted from the 16 February 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Ocean carriers have agreed to cut import cargoes at Vancouver's Deltaport … by 25 percent a week for four weeks beginning February 28 as the … port…

17 February 2005 US Census issues proposed AES mandatory rules The following article is excerpted from the 17 February 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Census Bureau has published its long-awaited proposed rules for mandatory electronic filing of export information to the government. The…

16 February 2005 Preliminary Determination of Dumping respecting Certain Laminate Flooring On 16 February, the CBSA made a preliminary determination of dumping concerning certain laminate flooring from Austria, Belgium, the PRC, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Republic of Poland…

16 February 2005 CSCB British Columbia Region General Meeting The BC Region will hold its next general meeting on Thursday, 10 March 2005 at the Vancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club. The event includes dinner and a cash bar, as well as a full business agenda. The guest speaker will be Craig…

16 February 2005 COAC says new C-TPAT standards need more work The following article is excerpted from the 16 February 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. An influential group of industry leaders that provides advice to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on trade and security issues said it could…