Trade News

The following is from the 14 December 2012 edition of Journal of Commerce. Agricultural, apparel, footwear, consumer products and electronics shippers will find the importing process easier in 2013 when Customs and Border Protection opens six Centers of Excellence and Expertise. The centers are…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 15 December 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Special Import Measures Act, continued its order in respect of bicycles, assembled or unassembled, with wheel diameters of 16 inches (40.64…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for November 2012 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/repository/EDI_Release_Report_Nov_20… The national EDI percent was 94.60 %

Following the email notification sent on December 7th, 2012, regarding the system maintenance in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) a) Chapter 01: The publication created a requirement version change for the following HS codes 01.02.31 - Buffalo: Pure-bred breeding animals 01.04.10 - Sheep…

Please be advised that the following has been added on CFIA’s website: Industry Notice – Amended Certificate for Exports of Fishery Products to China at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/fish-and-seafood/communiques/eng/13314… and the following document has been updated:…

The following is excerpted from a 14 December 2012 news release by the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Barack Obama, President of the United States, today welcomed the release of the first annual Beyond the Border Action Plan Implementation Report and the…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve the Automated Import Systems please be advised that CFIA will be performing maintenance/upgrades that will affect access to AIRS Web. AIRS Web, ASISST and AIRS Verification Tool (AVS) will be temporarily unavailable on January 19th, 2013 between 8:00AM to…

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-01-15 AP-2012-010 Powers Industries Limited Special Import Measures Act Public Hearing Postponed AP-2011-003, AP-2011-016 and AP-2011-025 Abricot International Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing Postponed AP-2009-024 Transnat Express Inc…

Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2009-046 Igloo Viksi Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-002 Frito-Lay Canada, Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-008 Jockey Canada Company Customs Act AP-2011-024 Canadian Tire Inc. Customs Act AP-2011-040 AP-2011-041 La Sagesse de l’eau Customs Act AP-2011-055 Monterra Lumber Mills, Ltd…

The following is excerpted from a 13 December 2012 notice from Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is inviting comments on a user fee proposal for Destination Inspection Service (DIS). Destination inspection is a quality-based inspection of fresh fruits and…

The following is excerpted from a 13 December 2012 statement by Canada Border Services Agency. "At this time the Emerson port of entry is experiencing a service disruption and border users may encounter delays. The current disruption is a result of work refusals by several officers at this port of…

Chapter 03 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from 'Approved' to 'Refuse Entry' for the following HS codes with the end uses of: "Ceremonial or religious use", "Culture", "Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals", "Live bait and Stocking, enhancement or refresh" from the…

The following form has been updated and is available on the Canada Revenue Agency website: RC2 The Business Number and Your Canada Revenue Agency Program Accounts http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/rc2/README.html

The following is excerpted from a 13 December 2012 commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada. Growth potential is a key strategic measure for any economy. It can be measured in a number of ways, but the most popular among analysts is the supply-side measure. That’s the technical label…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-105) Saturday, December 15, 2012 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…

The following message is from CBSA regarding recent service disruptions at certain ports. However, if members become aware of any new or continued disruptions, they are asked to advise the CSCB by sending an email to [email protected] Border services officers return to work following Labour Canada…

Members should be pleased to see that the CBSA has published the CADEX version of the 2013 tariff. These files are available at the following URL: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2013/cadex-eng.h…

Findings issued Tuesday, December 11, 2012 are available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/findings/nq2m003_e.asp CITT finds threat of injury Carbon Steel Welded Pipe from Chinese Taipei, India, Oman, Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates The press release is…

The following is excerpted from an 11 December 2012 news release by Canada Border Services Agency. The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Her Excellency Miriam Ziv, Israeli Ambassador to Canada, today announced that Canada and Israel have signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement…