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Chapter 6 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes originating from Republic of Korea and/or Japan with the end use "Propagation (growing or sowing)" and the miscellaneous code "Without soil, related matter or…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-070 update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound data for clients using Livingston direct connect.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-070). We are currently unable to process inbound and outbound data for clients using the Livingston direct connect. There is no ETR. We will keep you updated as new information becomes available. Should you require assistance please call the ECU hotline at 1…

Memorandum D13-4-10, Discounts has been updated and is available on the CBSA website at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d13/d13-4-10-eng.html. Note: The editing revisions made in this memorandum do not affect or change any of the existing policies or procedures.

Following a Sept. 26 meeting, the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Rules of Origin reported that members continue to be divided on whether or not to work toward the completion of negotiations for harmonized non-preferential rules of origin. These talks began in 1995 and, despite substantive…

On June 5, 2013, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its findings made on March 17, 2009, in Inquiry No. NQ‑2008‑003, and as amended on February 10, 2011, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008…

Effective October 30th, 2013, a Phytosanitary Certificate will be required for the importation of regulated ash commodities from the state of Colorado (United States). 06.04.90.0046.44 - Foliage, branches - dried - Ash (Fraxinus spp.) - < 1.5 cm in diameter 44.01.22.0122.09 - Ash - wood chips 44.03…

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-069 update). We are now able to process outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI13-069). We are currently unable to process outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway. There is no ETR and we will keep you updated as new information becomes available. Should you require assistance please call the ECU hotline at 1-888-957…

Gloom has been a key feature of the post-crisis world. Confidence reached all-time lows in early 2009 as the reality of a massive correction dawned on the households and businesses of the Western world. Stimulus did little to revive sentiments, especially as the promising initial growth surge faded…

Stephen Harper and some of his senior ministers will depart Thursday for Southeast Asia in an effort to drum up support for trade and foreign investment at a leaders' summit in Bali. Along the way, the prime minister will stop in Kuala Lumpur, Harper's first visit to Malaysia since taking office in…

Small business optimism in September gave back most of the gains it had made in August, but it still counts as one of the better results so far in 2013. CFIB's Business Barometer ® Index dropped 1.4 points to 64.5 this month; however, only January, February and August saw higher index values. On a…

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast are pleased with the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) on September 25, in Geneva… Canada maintains that the U.S. has failed to bring its COOL measure…

In August 2009, President Obama launched a comprehensive, inter-agency review to the US export control system. This exercise represents one of the most significant reforms to the US export control regime in the past 40 years. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal completed the interim review of its order made in Expiry Review No. RR-2011-002 in respect of bicycles, assembled or unassembled, with wheel diameters of 16 inches (40.64 cm) and greater, originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei and the People's…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 28 September 2013 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Communications, detection and fibre optics — Determination http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-09-28/html/commis-eng.html#… Notice No. HA…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 25 September 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SOR/2013-156 September 6, 2013 Export and Import Of Rough Diamonds Act Order Amending the Schedule to the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013…

Less than 48 hours after the federal government's shutdown, shippers dependent on some agencies to clear cargo are seeing delays at U.S. ports of entry. Shipments requiring paperwork from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Agriculture, which…