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Canada, U.S. barriers cause concern

October 28, 2013
A Canada-United States group that’s supposed to be streamlining trade and commerce between the world’s two biggest trading partners is instead suffering from a lack of momentum, disregarding new ideas and ignoring those industries affected the most by border barriers, stakeholders say. No fewer than…

Regulatory Cooperation Council News October 2013

October 28, 2013
The second Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Canadian Secretariat news update is now available. These are prepared periodically to provide you with information on RCC plans, progress being made and other items of interest. This update is available in on Canada's Economic Action Plan website at…

2013-14 CCS Course Registration

October 28, 2013
The deadline for submission of applications for the 2013-14 Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course is 31 October 2013. The online CCS course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners. Available in both English and French, the CCS course covers the entire CCS…

Wild Horse port of entry winter hours begin Nov 1

October 28, 2013
The following is a 25 October 2013 news release by Canada Border Services Agency. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises travellers that the Wild Horse port of entry will resume its winter hours on Friday, November 1, 2013. The port of Wild Horse, Alberta will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m…

Decisions Pending, Appeals

October 25, 2013
Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2009-024 Transnat Express Inc. Excise Tax Act AP-2012-023 J. Hains Customs Act AP-2012-058 Kinedyne Canada Ltd. Customs Act AP-2012-060 Cycles Lambert Inc. Customs Act AP-2012-065 R. Atkinson Customs Act AP-2012-069 M. Olson Customs Act AP-2012-072 R. CHRISTIE Customs…

US Footwear Importers Push for Tariff Relief

October 24, 2013
Footwear importers are mounting an all-out effort to convince Congress and the Obama administration that disproportionately large duties on their products are punishing both retailers and American consumers. Footwear last year racked up import duties of $2.4 billion, and over the past 10 years the…

EU seeking ways to launch parts of trade deal before full ratification

October 24, 2013
Cheaper goods could be arriving sooner than expected as efforts are under way to speed up the implementation of the free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union. EU officials are currently looking at whether there are parts of the deal that do not require approval of the 28 member states…

Five things about the Bank of Canada’s rate decision

October 24, 2013
The Bank of Canada is abruptly abandoning an explicit warning that its key interest rate is headed higher in the face of a much gloomier economic outlook. Cautioning that Canada is likely to grow much more slowly than it thought in the summer, the central bank now acknowledges that its next move is…

Minister Clement Announces Tentative Agreement with Border Services Group

October 24, 2013
The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, ...announced that the Government of Canada has reached a tentative agreement with the Border Services (FB) Group. This represents the last agreement in the Treasury Board’s current round of collective bargaining... The Border Services…
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Waiver/Cancellation of Late Accounting Penalties

October 24, 2013
The CBSA BCCC Systems Outages Sub-committee has provided clarification regarding penalties that are issued for late accounting. When a late accounting penalty appears on a daily K84, a waiver may be requested. Once a penalty appears on the monthly K84, it must be paid before a cancellation can be…
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CSCB and CBSA Joint Session on Valuation – Save the Date!

October 23, 2013
Determining the proper Value for Duty of imported goods and its compliance implications have been recognized by the CSCB and CBSA as a priority for education and training. Toronto will be the site of the second CBSA/CSCB joint seminar on valuation, being held on December 4, 2013. Presenters and…

RCC Welcomes Input into Next Phase of Work - deadline extended to November 8th

October 23, 2013
The following is excerpted from a 22 October 2013 news release by Canada's Economic Action Plan. From August 24 to November 8, 2013, the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) is seeking input from stakeholders to inform it’s approach to a potential next phase of regulatory…