Trade News

22 November 2004 Seasonal Cocktail Party in CSCB BC Region The registration form for the CSCB BC Region seasonal social event (a cocktail party) has been revised to include cheque payment information. The form is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/bcxmas04.pdf This event…

22 November 2004 Food, Feed and Seed Products Containing US Corn Updated in CFIA AIRS Web Site The requirement for Starlinktm testing documents for U.S. whole grain corn imported into Canada has been removed for AIRS requirements for the United States only (except Hawaii). Thus AIRS is now corrected…

22 November 2004 UPS Canada Labour Status Update The following news release is from the UPS web site, at http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/about/news/work_stop_ca.html. Effective Monday, November 22, the Canadian Council of Teamsters representing UPS Canada employees initiated a work stoppage. As a…

22 November 2004 Ottawa preparing retaliation plan The following article is excerpted from the 22 November 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa is considering trade retaliation against the United States over the Byrd Amendment -- a controversial U.S. law that allows Washington to funnel to…

22 November 2004 New C-TPAT proposal focuses on flexible security standards The following article is excerpted from the 22 November 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has completed its second draft of revised security standards for importers participating in the…

19 November 2004 Memorandum D11-4-13 Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations Memorandum D11-4-13, Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations, has been revised to include references to the Canada Cost Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA). This document is available on the CBSA web site, at: http…

19 November 2004 CN-CHECK1004 CN-Checklist (October 2004) The checklist of Customs Notices published in October, 2004 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check1004/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check1004/README.html

19 November 2004 CN594 Whole Potatoes Originating in or Exported from the USA, for Use or Consumption in the Province of British Columbia This Customs Notice is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn594/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn594/README…

19 November 2004 CN593 Certain Dishwashers and Dryers Originating in or Exported from the USA This Notice is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn593/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn593/README.html

19 November 2004-11-19 CBSA115 Application for Export Reporting – Carrier/Service Provider This form is available in regular and fillable formats, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa115/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa115/README.html

18 November 2004 D8-2-9 Tariff Item No. 9815.00.00 – Charitable Goods This memorandum has been rewritten to clarify the administration of tariff item No. 9815.00.00 and the GST/HST treatment of goods that are eligible for this tariff item. The memorandum is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www…

18 November 2004 Forestry Phytosanitary Issues Update #9 -- Shipments of Wood Packaging to Australia In mid-June 2004, the CFIA was notified that, starting 1 September 2004, Australian import requirements would change slightly for the importation of wood packaging associated with commodities. A…

18 November 2004 Expiry Review No. RR-2004-005 Certain Dishwashers and Dryers NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF FINDING 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…

18 November 2004 Updated Agenda for CSCB Toronto Region General Meeting, 25 November 2004 The agenda has been updated for the Toronto Region general meeting on Thursday, 25 November at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel. All members are invited to attend. The agenda is found at: http://www.cscb.ca…

18 November 2004 Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI) Weekend of 20-21 November - the system will close at 24:00 EST on Friday, November 19 and will resume at 04:00 EST on Monday, November 22 as per normal. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations…

18 November 2004 Food, Feed and Seed Products Containing US Corn This advisory is an update to the industry advisory dated April 5, 2002, which is posted on the CFIA's Web site at: www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/invenq/inform/20020405e.shtml The purpose of this advisory is to inform all parties…

18 November 2004 Minor derailment at Jackson, MS The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Please be advised of a minor derailment which occured at 01:30 Nov. 17, 2004 at the CN / KCS track crossing diamond in Jackson, MS. Traffic originating with CN from Jackson, MS on 11/16 will…

18 November 2004 Bridge Added to Improve Traffic Flow in Surrey, BC The following press release is available in its entirety on the Transport Canada web site, at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2004/04-h106e.htm. Industry Minister David L. Emerson, on behalf of Transport Minister Jean-C…

18 November 2004 Testing begins on U.S. transport ID card The following article is excerpted from the 17 November 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security [has] launched a seven-month test of a single identification card for transportation workers across…

17 November 2004 Outage for Regularly Scheduled Maintenance, 20 and 21 November 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Due to the statutory holiday last week, the regular scheduled maintenance outage was postponed by one week. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be…