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CCS Examination Results - 2012

Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2012 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%. The final grade is based on the results of the final examination plus the results of four…
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In Memoriam - Jack Hartwick

The CSCB has received the following sad news from Kyle Hartwick on the passing of his father Jack on January 19th, 2013. Jack passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He will always be loved and remembered by his children Melanie (Roberto) Bacchin, Greg (Anita) and Kyle (Lorraine…

Public Hearings, Appeals

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-01-29 AP-2012-013 G. Thériault Customs Act Public Hearing 2013-02-05 AP-2012-015 P.B. Footwear (Canada) Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2013-02-13 AP-2012-025 Regal Ideas Inc. Special Import Measures Act Public Hearing 2013-02-14 AP-2012…

[U.S.] Customs Centers Facilitating Excellence in Trade

The following is from the 18 January 2013 edition of Journal of Commerce. With the 2012 departure of Customs Commissioner Alan Bersin, acting Commissioner David Aguilar will face plenty of thorny issues in 2013. Jon Kent, chief lobbyist for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Members may be interested in the following, published on 19 January 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Special Import Measures Act, continues its order in respect of hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy plate not…

CSCB Webinar: Peter Kirby talks about his win in Frito-Lay vs CBSA case!

The recent decision of the CITT in Frito-Lay Canada Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency is significant for all Canadian importers and customs brokers. It provides relief in those reasonably common situations where importers don’t claim NAFTA when goods are duty free under MFN…

EICS Bulletin - EDI Problems

We are currently experiencing issues with EICS related to EDI encryption. PWGSC has been contacted and is investigating the matter. Please do not re-sub requests. Questions or problems can be directed to the EICS help desk: [email protected]

Regulation - Order issuing General Export Permit No. 46

The following is a 18 January 2013 notice from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. On January 14, 2013, the Government of Canada concluded the regulatory process issuing General Export Permit No. 46 – Cryptography for Use by Certain Consignees (GEP 46). As a result of the introduction of…

Customs’ C-TPAT Goal: Show ’Em the Money

The following is from the 17 January 2013 edition of Journal of Commerce. For C-TPAT, something has to change. The number of importers, carriers and other private companies involved in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism is virtually static. Too many importers are saying “no thanks” to…

Canada, EU weeks away from historic trade deal

The following is from the 18 January 2013 edition of the Financial Post. The federal government appears only weeks away from completing negotiations on a Canada-European Union free trade agreement that would be the country’s largest and most important international trade pact in a generation. The…
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CBSA Broker Licensing Programs Survey – Update

Further to our message of January 15, where we advised members of an upcoming CBSA telephone survey of the Customs Broker Licensing Program, we have had an opportunity to discuss the survey questions with CBSA. As a result, certain questions have been clarified in order to make them better…

CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage 19-20 January

The following is a message from CBSA (EDI13-002). Saturday, January 19, 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…

Igloo Vikski Inc. vs CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2009-046

Decision issued Wednesday, January 16, 2013 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on September 20, 2012, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF 11 decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, made between May 14 and June 3, 2009…

Is Business Growing? Ask the Buyers

The following is excerpted from a 17 January 2013 commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada. Buyers control the bucks. What are they saying about the world economy? Want a hot gauge of economic activity? It's probably best to go to the front lines. There are many indicators of…

Canada and the United States sign agreement on animal disease zoning

The following is excerpted from a 16 January 2013 news release by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today that Canada and the United States intend to recognize each other’s zoning measures during highly contagious foreign animal disease outbreaks…

CBSA Message: LVS Releases for December 2012

The following is a message from CBSA (EDI13-001) All LVS releases for the period of December 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 should be consolidated and must be transmitted to the CBSA by Thursday, January 24, 2013. The release date should be reported as December 31, 2012 due to the tariff changes…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 15 was published to add a new OGD extensions. 15.01.90.5397.01 - Rendered poultry fat. - Dried powder or flake form. 15.01.90.5397.02 - Rendered poultry fat. - Liquid or semi-solid 15.01.90.5398.01 - Rendered porcine fat. - Dried powder or flake form. 15.01.90.5398.02 - Rendered porcine…