Trade News

21 April 2004 CFIA and BCLNA Conducting Recall of Camellia Plants in British Columbia The following news release was issued by the CFIA on 20 April. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the BC Landscape & Nursery Association (BCLNA) are appealing to BC residents to assist in a recall of…

21 April 2004 Vancouver digs out; tug strike gets mediator The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 20 April 2004. While the Port of Vancouver … reported significant improvement in clearing a backlog of containers, the federal government named a mediator to help…

21 April 2004 CBSA Contingency Plan for Tug Strike Canada Border Services Agency in the Pacific region have released contingency plans for the tug strike in effect on the west coast. These plans can be viewed at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/tugapril04.pdf Questions on these procedures can be…

21 April 2004 Marine Containers -- Dock Hold The CFIA has issued a reminder concerning procedures updated in their Information Kit for Brokers last November regarding marine containers’ dock hold. The relevant material is found in section 4.3 of the Info Kit, at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english…

21 April 2004 Bulletins Issued by CITT for 2003 The CITT has issued bulletins for the period April, 2003 to December, 2003, listing decisions issued, appeals, and all other enquiries and requests. The three documents are available on the CITT web site, as follows: April to June, 2003 http://www.citt…

21 April 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-040 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed on November 19, 2003, under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a motion by Les Produits Laitiers Advidia Inc., filed on March 23, 2004, pursuant to subrule 17(2) of the Canadian…

21 April 2004 Talks resume today in tug and barge strike The following is excerpted from the “Canadian Transportation & Logistics” edition of 21 April 2004. A strike by some 800 B.C. tug and barge operators in the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, may lead to layoffs in the forest industry that could…

21 April 2004 Update to Directive D-01-01 Appendix 1 of directive D-01-01, “Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum associated with Sudden Oak Death into Canada” has been revised. The directive is found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-01…

20 April 2004 RC4116 Exporting Goods from Canada -- A Handy Customs Guide for Exporters This document is found on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4116/rc4116-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4116/rc4116-e.html

20 April 2004 K32A Certificate of Importation, Sale or Transfer This fillable form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/k32a/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/k32a/README.html

20 April 2004 Notice188 Notice of Change re GST/HST Memorandum 3.3, Place of Supply, paragraph 39 This Memorandum explains what place of supply means and provides detailed information on place of supply for purposes of the GST/HST provisions of the Excise Tax Act. The Memorandum is found on the CRA…

20 April 2004 D11-4-27 Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) Costa Rica Free Zone Regimes This Memorandum contains the regulations and information for determining whether CCRFTA originating goods imported from Costa Rica have received the benefits of the Costa Rica Free Zone regime, and…

20 April 2004 EDB-D1 Highlights for Transporters of Non-Duty-Paid Alcohol and Tobacco – Excise Act, 2001 Members with an interest in the warehousing and transportation of non-duty-paid alcohol and tobacco may be interested in this Excise memorandum, which is found on the CRA web site at: http://www…

20 April 2004 D0 – Checklist D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The updated version of the D series checklist is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

20 April 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. S704 TAS Refrigerated Distribution Inc. St-Laurent, QC

20 April 2004 Strike cuts Vancouver boxship calls almost in half The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 19 April 2004. A strike by tug boat operators has cut nearly in half the scheduled containership calls at the Port of Vancouver. "No containers are moving at…

20 April 2004 Canadian exports, imports on the rise The following article is excerpted from the 19 April 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. After a surprisingly weak January for merchandise trade, both exports and imports rebounded sharply in February, the latest Statistics…

20 April 2004 CN566 Automatic Remanifesting for Failed Pre-Arrival Review Systems (PARS) Reported by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Highway Carriers This Customs Notice is a proposal, in the form of a Notice, for all parties involved in importing commercial shipments by highway, where the carrier…

20 April 2004 Canada-US relations seen getting worse The following article is excerpted from the 20 April 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada-U.S. trade relations could get worse before they get better because of a rising protectionism in the United States and election year angst over foreign…

20 April 2004 New EU labeling rules spooks American food shippers The following article is excerpted from the 20 April 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The European Union's new labeling and traceability requirements for foods and feeds containing genetically modified ingredients has American…