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Canada and the United States announce Truck Cargo Pilot

The following is excerpted from a 14 March 2013 news release by Public Safety Canada. Today, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Vic Toews, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that paves the way for a United States…

Harper, French PM tout progress toward Canada-EU trade deal

The following is excerpted from the 14 March 2013 edition of The Globe and Mail. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says considerable progress has been made towards a Canada-European Union free trade deal, but important issues still need to be resolved. Mr. Harper says Canada will sign a deal only if it…

Softwood Lumber quota for April 2013

Please be advised that as the prevailing monthly price for APRIL 2013 exceeds US$355. Charges and volume restraints under the Softwood Lumber Agreement will not be applicable during the month of APRIL 2013. Pursuant to Article VII of the Agreement, when the prevailing monthly price for any given…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 16-17 March

The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-018). Saturday, March 16, 2013 CCS / CADEX Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, CCS/CADEX will be down from 05:00 to 05:30 (Eastern Time). CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be affected by…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS Code for Guatemala. 08.10.20.4013.00 - Raspberry (fresh) This created a requirement version change for the following HS code for Guatemala. 08.10.20.4010.01 - Blackberry -…
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BCCC CARM (CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management) Sub-committee

A CSCB summary of the 6-7 March 2013 meeting of the CARM Sub-committee Technical Working Group is now available in the Advocacy Section of the CSCB members site. To access the summary, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" and look under…

CFIA Scheduled Maintenance, 31 March

This is a reminder that a maintenance window of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Sunday, March 31, 2013. CFIA in-house systems will be affected by this maintenance window from 3am to 7am EST. The following services will not be available for this short period of time: AIS ICTS DDS…

FedEx Brokerage Connection to include High Value Shipments for FedEx Ground

Beginning on April 1st, 2013, High Value Shipment (HVS) details and clearance documents for FedEx Ground shipments destined for Canada will be provided via FBC. FedEx provided details in the following documents: English French If you have any questions, please direct them to fedexground…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Members may be interested in the following, published on 13 March 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations — Regulations Amending Farm Products Agencies Act SOR/2013-25 2. Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations Canadian…
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CSCB and CBSA Joint Session on Valuation - Save the Date!

Valuation of imported goods and its compliance implications have been recognized by the CSCB and CBSA as a priority for education and training. As a result of our shared recognition of its importance and our ongoing collaboration on this subject area, we are pleased to announce that Montreal will be…

Canada-EU trade deal urged by business groups

The following is excerpted from the 12 March 2013 edition of CBC News. The heads of Canada's leading business lobby groups are urging the federal government to get on with negotiating a free trade deal with Europe. The groups issued a letter to assure Trade Minister Ed Fast that they will stand…

Minister Fletcher listens to trucking industry perspectives

The following is excerpted from a 12 March 2013 news release by Transport Canada. The Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport), today addressed trucking industry partners to reiterate the critical role they play in Canada's transportation system and the Canadian economy, during the…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 03 was published to: i) modify the import instructions for the following HS code from Japan with the end uses of 'Aquarium - commercial', 'Aquarium - private', 'Display in a zoo or public aquarium', 'Outdoor Holding Unit - commercial' and 'Outdoor Holding Unit - private' 03.01.11.2076.24 -…

Bennett Jones Handbook of Canadian Customs Compliance

The CSCB is pleased to provide the following information to our members and designates about the Bennett Jones Handbook of Canadian Customs Compliance. This handbook will be of great benefit to those interested in Canadian compliance issues, and also as supplementary reference material for students…

Seamless Carbon or Alloy Steel Oil and Gas Well Casing

The following is an 11 March 2013 news release by CITT. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today issued an order following the expiry review of its finding made on March 10, 2008, in Inquiry No. NQ-2007-001, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas…

Sequestered at the Border

The following is from the 12 March 2013 edition of Journal of Commerce. The need for a new Customs commissioner will become agonizingly clear when the fallout from federal sequestration delays clearance of U.S. imports as early as this month. Without a politically appointed chief, the agency has…