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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…

Designate Quiz schedule for 2013

CCS Designates are advised that three free quizzes will be available during 2013 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 1 April 18 May 9 Quiz 2 June 13 July 4 Quiz 3 September 26 October 17 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 28 was published to remove the following OGD extension 28.39.90.7100 - Calcium Silicate b) Chapter 29 was published to add the end use "Other end uses" to the following OGD extensions 29.15.70.7103 - Stearic acid, for use as a food additive 29.15.70.7104 - Sodium stearate, for use as a…

Statement by Minister Ritz on the U.S. Country of Origin Labelling (COOL)

The following is an 8 March 2013 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Please note, the "proposed regulatory changes" referred to in this release are available here. “Our Government is extremely disappointed with the proposed regulatory changes put forward by the United States today with…

Senators try again to raise minimum duty-free level

The following is from the 8 March 2013 edition of American Shipper. Individuals and companies would be spared from filing customs documents and paying import duties and fees for more of their shipments under a proposal by two U.S. senators that would raise the threshold for such requirements from…

Motor carriers miffed over delay in ACI eManifest program implementation

The following is excerpted from the 8 March 2013 edition of Canadian Transportation and Logistics. Canadian motor carriers who have made the investment and put forward the effort to be early-adopters of Canada Border Service Agency’s ACI eManifest program are not pleased by the agency’s announced…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Members may be interested in the following, published on 9 March 2013 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Customs Act. Appeal No.: AP-2012-017; Oceaneering Canada Limited v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency. Goods in Issue: Hydra Magnum…