Trade News

18 August 2003 Monitoring of Imported Aquaculture Fish Products - Nitrofuran Drug Residues The following message is directed towards importers of fish, and comes from the Animal Products Directorate, Fish, Seafood and Production Branch of the CFIA. CFIA has broadened its monitoring and control…

18 August 2003 CFIA Concerns in the Aftermath of the Power Blackout The CSCB participated in a conference call this afternoon in which officials of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture briefed representatives of key associations about the ongoing impact of last…

18 August 2003 CFIA Central Import Service Centre Back to Normal The following message is from Kathy Telmosse at the CFIA. This is to inform you that the Central Import Service Centre (CISC) is operating normaly. The CFIA Automated Import Systems are also functionning normally. Members may send EDI…

17 August 2002 Central Import Service Centre Closed due to Power Blackout The following message is from the CFIA, dated Friday, 15 August. Please be advised that the Central Import Service Centre will be closed until Monday August 18, 2003 at 7:00 am due to the power emergency situation. All imports…

13 August 2003 US, EU, Canada take aim at highest non-agricultural tariffs The following article is excerpted from “American Shipper” on 13 August 2003. The United States, European Union and Canada have issued a paper that proposes the use of simple mathematical formulas to achieve large cuts for…

13 August 2003 Shared Border, Shared Concerns As Canadians, we are very conscious of the influence that U.S. policy makers have on the Canadian way of life. In the world of Customs this concern has been and will continue to be realized as the new way of doing business. Acknowledging this new reality…

13 August 2003 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2003-002 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE AND HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-ALLOY STEEL PLATE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM…

12 August 2003 CN531: Temporary Admission Permit, Form E29B – Revisions to Layout of Form Customs Notice N-470, dated 26 September 2002, announced the availability of an electronic Temporary Admission Permit, Form E29B. The present Notice is to announce that, as of 16 July 2003, the hard copy of the…

12 August 2003 Customs publishes 'customs business' rule The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 11 August 2003. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has published a rule that clarifies what corporate compliance offices may do to help subsidiary companies…

12 August 2003 Vancouver strike-free until Aug. 18 The following article is excerpted from the 11 August 2003 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Operations at the Port of Vancouver … should continue to operate without interruption at least through Aug. 18 despite an impasse in negotiations…

12 August 2003 Change to Hours of Service at Minnesota and North Dakota Ports of Entry The following press release is from US Customs and Border Protection. As part of the Shared Border Accord, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has committed to work with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency…

12 August 2003 Updates to AMPS Information on CCRA Web Site The CCRA has updated the sections entitled “Who can request a correction?” and “Who can request a redress?” on their web site. The changes deal with the CCRA’s processing of correction and redress requests from agents who are licensed…

12 August 2003 CFIA-AIRS Web Site Address The following message is from the CFIA. The CFIA has received calls from clients having difficulty accessing the AIRS web site; please note that the correct address is: http://airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca/AIRS/ http://airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca/AIRS/

11 August 2003 Review & Outlook 2003 -- Executive Viewpoints Federico “Kiko” C. Zuniga, President, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America The following article is excerpted from the 11 August 2003 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The issues facing our industry in 2002…

11 August 2003 Canada intervenes in Vancouver talks The following article is excerpted from the 8 August edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. We are also grateful to Paul Courtney, Regional Co-ordinator in our British Columbia Region, for providing information on the status of the labour dispute…

11 August 2003 Clarification of Requirements and Enforcement Actions for Vehicles, Used Equipment, Stone and Other Commodities under D-95-26 The following information is from Michael Wood, Acting National Manager, Horticulture Section of the CFIA. Due to the high risk associated with soil as a…

11 August 2003 EU Proposes Tighter Customs Regulations The following article is excerpted from “The CalTrade Report”. The European Commission has proposed a tightening of EU-wide Customs rules to boost security at ports in response to US concern, … The proposals, which still must be approved by…

8 August 2003 $25 Million Cap on Customs Payments -- Information to Clients The following information is from Entry Accounting & Adjustment Policy, Import Process Division of the CCRA. The CSCB will continue to explore with CCRA options for electronic payment. As of February 3, 2003, the Canadian…