Trade News

12 July 2004 U.S. Customs reminds private sector about monthly duty payment system The following article is excerpted from the 12 July 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. One month after announcing the official launch of a three-month pilot test of the new automated periodic monthly payment system…

9 July 2004 Extension of Investigation respecting Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Fasteners On 9 July 2004 the CBSA announced the extension of the investigation respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of carbon steel and stainless steel fasteners, ie screws, nuts and bolts of…

9 July 2004 Brampton Trucker Turn Times The following message is from Clarke Trolley, Terminal Manager at CN’s Brampton Terminal. The issues surrounding increased trucker turn times experienced at CN's Brampton Intermodal Terminal since July 01, 2004 are directly related to lack of weekend pick-ups…

9 July 2004 Fewer ship detentions by U.S. Coast Guard The following article is excerpted from the 9 July 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Coast Guard reported Thursday a fall in the number of actions taken against U.S. and non-U.S. vessels since it started enforcing the International…

9 July 2004 Monday, 12 July Trade Act Requirements The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. CN Customs Bulletin 4 - June 2004 has previously been forwarded to many customers and is also available on http://www.cn.ca/customs. Main points to note: - July 12, 2004 US Customs will…

8 July 2004 CADEX Systems Problems Resolved This note confirms that the CADEX problems experienced on 7 July 2004 concerning a lengthy period of very slow processing have been resolved. For those transactions due yesterday and accounted for today, for which a penalty is incurred, the penalty will be…

8 July 2004 Outage on 10 and 11 July 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, July 10, 2004 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am and on…

8 July 2004 CFIA Requirements: Importation of Honeybee Queen Members are advised that for imports of Honeybee Queens, as for any other live animals that require an inspection at the first point of entry, CFIA DOES NOTE allow EDI releases. To obtain release, CFIA requires that all requests for…

8 July 2004 FDA'S automatic detention rules The following article is excerpted from the 8 July 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Food and Drug Administration's new automatic detention rules, … took effect July 6. Regretfully bearing the same name as the existing procedure for holding up…

8 July 2004 Asia/Europe carriers consider ISPS surcharge The following article is excerpted from the 7 July 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. Shipping lines of the Far Eastern Freight Conference are discussing the possibility of introducing an International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS)…

8 July 2004 CN Plans to Recover Customs-related Costs The following message is from Joan Hardy, Senior Director at CN’s Customer Support Centre. As you are well aware, border security has become much more stringent over the past few years. Due to ever increasing safety and security measures, we wish…

8 July 2004 July 12, 2004 US CBP Data Requirements on all US-destined cargo The following message is from Pat Pender, Vice President of Customer Services at CPR. Effective immediately intermodal shipments destined to the United States (this includes traffic entering the United States destined for a…

7 July 2004 Customs Notice N-579 Value for Duty of Mutilated Samples This Customs Notice addresses the proper value for duty of mutilated samples so as to determine their eligibility for customs duty-free entry under tariff item Nos. 9990.00.00 and 9991.00.00 and for relief of the GST under the…

7 July 2004-07-07 RC4344 CANPASS Air – Border clearance in the blink of an eye This booklet describes the CANPASS Air program for pre-approved travellers who fly frequently to Canada. The publication is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4344/README.html http://www…

7 July 2004 Changes to Exchange Rate for 29 June 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The exchange rate, effective June 29, 2004, for Paraguay (Paraguay Guarani) PYG, has been revised. The correct rate should have been 0.000230. The exchange rate, effective…

7 July 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published yesterday. The State of Colorado is now under the same import restrictions as is Texas and New Mexico due to Vesicular stomatitis and so the applicable import requirements for live animals from the US have been amended in AIRS.

7 July 2004 Remarks of Commissioner Robert C. Bonner, Trade Support Network (TSN) Conference, Reston, Virginia The following article is an excerpt from the speech given by US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner at the Trade Support Network conference on 1 July. CSCB President…

7 July 2004 International Customer Bulletin - July 7, 2004 The following bulletin is from the Vice President of Customer Services at CPR. This bulletin is to remind customers that the US Customs and Border Protection's new advance cargo information requirements will be implemented on July 12, 2004…

6 July 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site On 5 July, chapter 06 was published with new extensions. 06.02.10.0011.66 - Bluebead lily - Unrooted plants/Clintonie - Plantes non racinées 06.02.10.0011.67 - Wood fern - Unrooted plants/Dryoptéride - plantes non racinées 06.02.10.0011.68 - Starflower -…