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CBSA Information Request – Customs Controlled Areas
January 8, 2013
CBSA has provided the CSCB with the following message and survey request regarding Customs Controlled Areas (CCA) . They have since advised that including the wages of an employee that will be in a Customs Controlled Area helps CBSA quantify the monetary loss to an employer due to loss of…
CFIA Announces Centres of Expertise
January 8, 2013
The following is excerpted from a 7 January 2013 news release by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Today, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be creating sixteen targeted Centres of Expertise across Canada to provide industry and CFIA…
Correction Period for December Softwood Lumber Permits
January 8, 2013
Brokers are advised that the correction period for DECEMBER 2012 Softwood Lumber permits ends January 10, 2013, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of the Softwood Lumber Agreement. Please submit permit…
Update to CFIA AIRS Website
January 8, 2013
Chapter 3 was published to modify the import instructions for the end use "Dead Bait" for the following HS codes from the United States: 03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03.04. 03.03 - Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat…
Certain carbon steel welded pipe - 2013, Notice of Re-investigation
January 7, 2013
Dumping file #: 4214-36 Dumping case #: AD/1396 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a re-investigation, pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act (SIM A), to update the normal values and export prices of certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from…
Public Hearings, Appeals
January 7, 2013
Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-01-15 AP-2012-010 Powers Industries Limited Special Import Measures Act Public 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 Postponed AP…
NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 7.6 Percent
January 7, 2013
The following is a 4 January 2013 article from Journal of Commerce. Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, jumped 7.6 percent year-over-year in October and 9.8 percent from September. Adjusted for inflation and exchange…
Labour Markets Show Continued Strength
January 7, 2013
The following is excerpted from a 4 January 2013 release by The Conference Board of Canada. Labour markets continued to strengthen in December as the economy added 40,000 jobs. And for the second consecutive month, all the gains were in full-time positions in the private sector. The unemployment…
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
January 7, 2013
Members may be interested in the following, published on 5 January 2013 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Customs Act. Appeal No.: AP-2012-013. Goods in Issue: BMW 325i Issue: Whether the good in issue is properly classified under tariff item No…
Energy Star Specification Updates
January 7, 2013
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has issued the following communiqué regarding revised qualifying criteria for gas and oil furnaces. The new criteria will come into effect on February 1st, 2013. This is a reminder about the new reporting requirements for both oil and gas/propane fired furnaces as of…
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Imported Food Products in the Non-Federally Registered Sector
January 4, 2013
CSCB members participated in a conference call to discuss issues related to new regulations for imported food products in the Non-Federally Registered Sector (NFRS). As a result of that call, a list of questions and requests for clarification were sent to CFIA. We have now received a response to our…
U.S. Customs Cuts Red Tape
January 4, 2013
The following is from the 21 December 2012 edition of American Shipper. Initiatives reduce compliance burdens, increase benefits for C-TPAT partners. U.S. companies that have been certified as operating secure supply chains could soon achieve faster processing of their international cargo by taking…
Canada Gazette - Official Regulations
January 4, 2013
Members may be interested in the following, published on 2 January 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Export and Import Permits Act, Order Amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List, P.C. 2012-1716 December 13, 2012. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-01-02/html…
CBSA Verification Priority List
January 4, 2013
The following message has been sent to the CSCB by CBSA: Happy New Year! In the interest of transparency and the promotion of self-compliance, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has committed to publicly releasing a semi-annual list of all of its active trade compliance verification priorities…
Update to CFIA AIRS Website
January 4, 2013
a) Chapter 06 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes. 06.02.90.0029.02 - Mushroom spawn - morel Armilaria (Armilaria spp., Armillariella spp.) 06.02.90.0029.03 - Mushroom spawn - morel (other spp. than Armilaria spp.) This created a requirement version change to…
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LVS Threshold Increase – Update
January 3, 2013
The CSCB advised members on 17 December that the change to the LVS threshold to $2500 would be implemented in the United States on 7 January, 2013. Since that time, we have been in frequent contact with CBSA to get official confirmation of the implementation date of the change in Canada (which we…
Recent Regulatory Amendments
January 3, 2013
CFIA has posted the following approved regulatory amendments that were recently enacted and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II: Regulations amending the Food and Drug Regulations (ID #20262) Regulations Amending and Repealing Certain Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulations (Miscellaneous…
U.S. ambitions put pressure on Canada-EU trade deal
January 3, 2013
The following is excerpted from the 2 January 2013 edition of Global News. The new year brings new pressure for the Harper government to finalize a free trade agreement with the European Union as the economic powerhouse eyes a similar deal with the United States. Canadian and European officials have…
Canada Expands Export Opportunities for Beef and Pork to Nicaragua
January 3, 2013
The following is excerpted from a 2 January 2013 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Beginning today, Canadian livestock producers will benefit from more export opportunities in the Americas. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia…
Canadian economy spared damage from U.S. fiscal cliff
January 3, 2013
The following is excerpted from the 2 January 2013 edition of Global News. Canada has at least one less thing to worry about after its largest trading partner found a way to avoid the much-feared “fiscal cliff.” Talks between Democrat and Republican politicians in the United States went down to the…