Trade News

9 September 2004 EICS Bulletin Web and EDI connectivity to the EICS may be unavailable intermittently between 7:30 and 8:00 am est on Friday, 10 September 2004. The servers will be rebooted, and must be timed carefully with other processes.

9 September 2004 Correction to EICS Bulletin The EICB has corrected the times involved in tomorrow’s intermittent unavailability of web and EDI connectivity; they now report that connectivity will be affected between 8:00 and 8:30 am est, NOT 7:30 to 8:00 am as noted earlier today.

9 September 2004 PC 2004-0955 PC 2004-0955 is Regulations amending the Proof of Origin of Imported Goods Regulations. The Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, giving effect to the CCRFTA in April, 2001, resulted in the introduction of new provisions and amendments to existing…

9 September 2004 NCBFAA: Tariff proposal falls short The following article is excerpted from the 8 September 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said Wednesday that a government proposal to allow non-vessel-operating common…

9 September 2004 National Cargo Security Council (NCSC) to launch new security training programs The following article is excerpted from the 8 September 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The [American] Cargo Security Council (NCSC) is launching new … training programs to help…

8 September 2004 Notice to Importers No. 668 Items 96 to 104 – Chicken and Chicken Products 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purposes of the present Notice are: a) to indicate the changes in the Minister’s policies and practices respecting import allocations of tariff rate quota (TRQ) for chicken and chicken…

8 September 2004 Customs Notice N-587 Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations This Notice cancels Customs Notice N-495, Proposed Changes with respect to the Reporting of Exported Goods Under the Customs Act, dated 24 January 2003. The Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations have been revised. On 31…

8 September 2004. ECU E-mail and Hotline Updates to Clients. The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. The purpose of this message is to make clients aware of the two principle methods we use to notify clients of system outages and problems - E-mail and Hotline updates. We…

8 September 2004. CSCB 2004 Conference Interested in attending a conference for customs brokers, Certified Customs Specialists, and other trade professionals who. . . need to know the latest Customs news from Canadian and international sources; need to understand the current customs and trade…

7 September 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 05, 15, 19 and 21 were published (France only) due to recent CFIA approvals of meat inspection systems in the European Union. 05.04 - Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen…

7 September 2004 Update to Customs Notice N-586 The CBSA have advised that they will be amending CN N-586 to clarify the fact that, since a B13A is not required for goods shipped to the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, a Business Number is not required when exporting to these…

7 September 2004 IMX Reservation Process The following message is from the CN Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. Based on feedback from you, our International customers, we have realigned the IMX reservation process for movement of your Reefer Genset business, MT movement and Loaded movement…

6 September 2004 Maersk Sealand imposes security surcharge The following article is excerpted from the 3 September 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Maersk Sealand, citing the cost of complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Code, is imposing a "carrier security charge" of $6…

6 September 2004 Queenston – Lewiston Bridge Construction Update The following article is excerpted from the Ontario Trucking Association web site of 3 September 2004. Funding provided to the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission … for the improvement of border infrastructure has already been put to use…

3 September 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-003 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: FROZEN SELF-RISING PIZZA ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINDING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the provisions of…

3 September 2004 Update to Directive D-02-06 Appendix 2, “List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge”, of Directive D-02-06, “Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede Midge (Contarinia nasturtii) has been revised and is available…

3 September 2004 Update to Directive D-01-01 Appendix 2, “Areas Regulated for the Control of Phytophthora ramorum Associated with Sudden Oak Death” of Directive D-01-01, “Phytosanitary Requirements to Present the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum Associated with Sudden Oak Death into Canada”, has been…

3 September CN’s MISC Terminal Holiday Hours The following message is from the CN Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. Please note that the hours of operation for the Mississauga Intermodal Service Centre (MISC) were incorrect in previous messages. MISC terminal hours for the Labour Day weekend are…

3 September 2004 New Hours at CN’s Saskatoon Terminal Please be advised that effective Friday 10 September 2004 the operating hours of CN's Saskatoon Intermodal terminal will change as follows: Sunday through Friday: 06:00 - 18:00 Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00 Associated with this change, gate cut-offs…

3 September 2004 Container backlog rapidly increasing at CN Montreal The following article is excerpted from the 3 September 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. According to the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA), several of their sources in Montreal…