Trade News

2 May 2003 BC Region Annual General Meeting, 2003 Representatives of all CSCB corporate and associate member firms are invited to attend the B.C. Region’s 2003 annual conference scheduled for the Grand Okanagan Hotel, Kelowna on June 13 and 14. Included in the program are two very interesting panel…

2 May 2003 CBP Expands Enforcement of the 24-Hour Rule The following message is from the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection web site, on 1 May 2003. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner today announced that CBP will begin the next phase of enforcement for…

2 May 2003 Memorandum D11-11-3 Memorandum D11-11-3, Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification, has been revised and is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d11-11-3/README.html This memorandum outlines the CCRA’s program for advance rulings for…

1 May 2003 Updated Chapters in AIRS The CFIA AIRS web site has been updated with the following changes: Changes have been made in Chapter 08. They have been published this morning. 08.06.10 - Fresh grapes - Japan / Raisins frais - Japon 08.08.20 - Pears - Netherlands / Poires - Pays-Bas 08.09.10 -…

30 April 2003 Expiry Review No. RR-2002-002 -- Certain Prepared Baby Foods Originating in or Exported from the USA In the matter of an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on April 29, 1998, in…

30 April 2003 Memorandum of Understanding for the Exchange of NAFTA-Related Information Further to the message sent to members on 28 April concerning the MOU between the CCRA and the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the following information is from a draft Customs Notice on this subject…

28 April 2003 Amendment of CFIA Conditions for Importation of Poultry Meat and Meat Products from the USA The following directive to Program Network Directors, Animal Products in the CFIA is from Dr. L. Skrinar, Chief, Import Program, Food of Animal Origin Division. Due to the presence of Newcastle…

28 April 2003 Travellers Face Restrictions on US Poultry Material The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising travellers who enter Canada from the United States that various live birds, poultry products and by-products originating from certain states are not allowed into Canada. This…

28 April 2003 2003-2004 Export and Domestic Controls Seminars Members with an interest in military, strategic, nuclear/atomic energy goods and/or the Canadian “Controlled Goods Program” may be interested in a series of seminars on Export and Domestic Controls Seminars sponsored by DFAIT’s Export…

28 April 2003 Commissioner Bonner addresses the Halifax Shared Border Accord Meeting The following is a press release issued on the Customs & Border Protection web site, at http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/halifax.xml. On April 23, 2003, Commissioner Bonner [of US Customs & Border…

28 April 2003 Customs Administrations Around the World on Lookout for Stolen Iraqi Antiquities The following press release is from the World Customs Organization, at the following address: http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/EN/press/250403_pressreleaseiraqe.html The WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr Kunio…

28 April 2003 Canada and US Agree to Exchange Customs-related NAFTA Data The CCRA and the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) Commissioners have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the exchange of NAFTA-related information. The purpose of this memorandum of understanding is…

28 April 2003 Global trade growth flat in '03: WTO The following article is excerpted from the 24 April on-line edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Growth in global trade in 2003 will be little or no better than 2002 due to economic sluggishness, the conflict in Iraq and the potential spreading of…

25 April 2003 Customs Notice N-510 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-510 Certain Dishwashers and Dryers Originating in or Exported from the United States of America This Notice advises that on 24 March 2003, the CCRA initiated a review of the normal values and export…

25 April 2003 Ontario Region Standing Committee Conference Call These minutes also appear on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site. From the home page of our web site, at http://www.cscb.ca, log in as a member, then click on “CSCB Reference System”, then “Regions”, and finally “Ontario”. On…