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Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 2 August 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain oil country tubular goods — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry - Oil…

Monday, August 4, 2014 is a holiday. The Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Questions or problems can be directed to the EICS/EXCOL help desk: [email protected] | EXCOL-CEED…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Import Control Division will be closed for the August civic holiday on Monday August 4, 2014 from 08:00 to 16:00 (Eastern Time). Please note that we will continue to offer support to clients requiring technical help and immediate assistance. If you require…

International trade is still one of the fastest growing areas of the world economy. If you are working for a Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) and are reading this, you have already taken the first step towards getting the most out of this growth. Having a product that people want to buy is a…

Duplicate Cargo Control Numbers If you receive a reject message on your release transaction for “invalid status of request/cargo control number” or “ccn in history” (error code 464 and T36) there is no need to contact the EDI hotline during the day or after business hours. These reject messages mean…

U.S. importers have bought themselves another two years before they must implement a container-scanning rule that they believe should be scrapped altogether. Mandated by the SAFE Port Act of 2006, the Department of Homeland Security issued a requirement that 100 percent of U.S.-bound ocean…

Last winter, congestion at Port Metro Vancouver was so bad that it triggered a month-long strike by hundreds of truck drivers. Four months later, turn times are averaging less than an hour, thanks to a government-imposed system of penalties for terminals with excessive turn times, and a program of…

The International Chamber of Commerce is rallying its global network to highlight the adverse consequences of missing a first deadline [of July 31] to implement the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The ICC action follows reports that a small number of WTO members…

Canada and the U.S. have named the members of the international authority that will oversee the construction of the new publicly owned $1-billion bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit. Kristine Burr, Genevieve Gagnon and a person to be named at a later date have been appointed by Canada…

Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy. The co-ordinated sanctions were aimed at increasing…