Trade News

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…

8 August 2003 C003 Meeting Summary Correction Please note that point three of the summary sent earlier today should indicate state of origin, not export, in the first and second sentence.

8 August 2003 D19-0-0: Directory of Other Government Departments and Agencies D19-0-0 has been updated in the appendix on page 7 -- the telephone and fax numbers for headquarters in the “Ozone-Depleting Substances” section of Environment Canada have been changed. This document is available on the…

8 August 2003 Several ways to improve trading relations: Dodge The following article is excerpted from the 8 August 2003 edition of “The Globe and Mail”. David Dodge acknowledges that there are downsides to integrating the economies of Canada and the United States but says greater harmonization is…

8 August 2003 Teamsters propose new trucker border crossing The following article is excerpted from the 8 August 2003 edition of “The Globe and Mail”. Labour leaders announced their support Thursday for a proposed project that would double the Detroit-Windsor border's capacity for trucks. Union…

8 August 2003 C003 AMPS Working Group Meeting The C003 AMPS Working Group met on August 6 to discuss ongoing issues associated with contravention C003. At the end of the meeting, it was unanimously recommended that C003 be cancelled. It was also recommended that the Trade Statistics Committee be re…

7 August 2003 D11-4-22: Tariff Preference Levels D memorandum D11-4-22 has been revised to reflect the introduction of the order to implement the tariff preference level (TPL) provisions of the Canada Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA). The Imports of Certain Textile and Apparel Goods from…

7 August 2003 L56: Notice of Application for Customs Brokers Licence Form L56, Notice of Application for Customs Brokers Licence, has been updated and is available at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/l56/README.html Information no longer required for an application…

7 August 2003 C003 - Working Group Update A second CCRA working group meeting on Contravention C003 was held on 6 August 2003. In attendance were CCRA representatives, Statistics Canada representatives, representatives from other associations, and the CSCB. After much discussion of each of the B3…