Trade News

18 August 2004 EDI Outage, 22 August 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Please be advised that there is a planned outage this Sunday, August 22, 2004 for maintenance purposes. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 5:00 am until 5:30 am…

18 August 2004 U.S. agencies still stunned by HOS ruling The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. U.S. agencies have yet to respond to the federal court's rejection hours of service rules that came into effect in January. The…

17 August 2004 CFIA Allows Importation of Diced Frozen Boneless Beef Cooked in Tubes from Argentina Effective immediately, the importation of frozen diced boneless beef cooked in tubes from Argentina is allowed. The new Conditions for Importation are being placed on the CFIA web site, at http://www…

17 August 2004 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following establishment has been added to the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. 225 Uni-Viande Inc. 505 Boul. Industriel St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J3B 7Z3

17 August 2004 Revision to Directive D-98-03 Directive D-98-03, “Plant Protection (phytosanitary) import requirements for fresh asian pears from the Republic of Korea”, has been revised. Tetranychus kanzawai has been removed from the regulated pest list of Canada; new distribution information has…

17 August 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-001 Certain Stainless Steel Wire IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED STATES OF…

17 August 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-035 In the matter of an appeal under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, RSC, 1985, c.E-15; And in the matter of a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated February 21, 2003, with respect to a notice of objection served under section 81.15 of the Excise…

17 August 2004 Brokers fret over U.S. Customs northern border tariff classification The following message is excerpted from “American Shipper” on 16 August 2004. Customs brokers operating along the U.S./Canadian border are warning their customers that delays may occur after Oct. 1. On that date, U.S…

17 August 2004 ATA Carnet News from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The Canadian Chamber of Commerce periodically distributes information of relevance to carnet users by means of its “Carnet News” bulletin. This publication is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/carnet…

17 August 2004 U.S. Customs sets rollout dates for truck manifest reporting The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the dates and land-border ports at which truck carriers must soon begin to transmit…

17 August 2004 CP Derailment in Michigan on 16 August 2004 The following announcement is from the Director of CN’s Customer Support Centre. On Monday afternoon, August 16th, a CP train operating under a haulage agreement derailed on the Flint subdivision of CN's main line between Durand MI and…

17 August 2004 FDA states contingency for systems failure involving prior notices The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed its contingency plan for filing prior notices for food imports when the…

17 August 2004 FDA revises compliance for prior notice of food imports The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection are still experiencing numerous technical problems when food…

16 August 2004 AMPS Master Penalty Documents Updated Documents related to the Master Penalty Document are now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/amps/whatsnew-e.html Members were informed of these changes, concerning penalties C360 and C361, on 18 June 2004, at…

16 August 2004 Final Determination of Dumping respecting Prepared Uncooked Frozen Pizza Products The following message was sent a few minutes ago, but appears to have been corrupted during sending. Thanks for your patience! On 16 August the President of the CBSA made a final determination of dumping…

16 August 2004 Trade surplus hit new high The following article is excerpted from the 13 August 2004 edition of “The Toronto Star”. Exports rose for the fifth month in a row in June and imports fell from a record high in May to generate a new high merchandise trade surplus of just over $8.6 billion…

14 August 2004 Non-US Trade Act compliant bills of lading The following message is from Mike Tamilia, Senior Manager, Customs and Transborder Operations, at CN. In April of 2004 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the requirements for rail as mandated by the US Trade Act of 2002…

13 August 2004 [US]Customs enforcing air-cargo security The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 12 August 2004. Customs and Border Protection will begin phased enforcement of its advance electronic cargo-reporting rules for inbound air cargo beginning Friday [ie…

13 August 2004 FDA delays some food-security enforcement The following article is excerpted from the 12 August 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday [12 August] that it will delay enforcement for selected errors or omissions in advance cargo…