Trade News

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-100) Scheduled maintenances Outages for 2013 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in the early morning: •…

For the benefit of CCS designates who have not yet attained their 20 required CCS points for 2012, the CSCB is offering a fourth quiz. The quiz will be available on Thursday, November 29th and will close at 2 p.m. EST, on Thursday, December 20th. It will include 50 questions based on all CCS Today…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 24 November 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canada Border Services Agency, under the Special Import Measures Act: Decisions regarding Certain carbon steel welded pipe. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-11-24/html/commis-eng…

Chapter 03 was published to: i) add import conditions for the following end uses: "Culture", "Diagnostic Testing", "Display in a zoo or aquarium", "Research and educational use" and "Stocking, Enhancement or refresh" for the following HS codes: 03.01.91.6159.55 - Oncorhynchus clarkii - TSN 161983 -…

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in partnership with The Centre for International Governance Innovation, issued a report, entitled Forging a New Strategic Partnership between Canada and Mexico, that calls on the governments of Canada and of Mexico to realign their bilateral relationship as a…

This is further to the information provided in Customs Notice 11-016 regarding Mandatory Harmonized System (HS) Codes – Criteria for Use of the Zero-Class Code (ZCC). The requirement to provide the 10-digit HS Codes for every line transmitted was implemented in a phased-in approach. In order to…

The following is excerpted from a 22 November 2012 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today said that the next federal budget will build on the Government’s pro-growth initiatives to create jobs and long-term prosperity for Canadians…

The Canada Revenue Agency has released the following publication: NEWS86, Excise and GST/HST News - Fall 2012. It is available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gr/news86/news86-e.html

The following is excerpted from the 22 November 2012 edition of CBC News. Agricultural products are among the key issues as Canada-Europe trade talks enter a crucial stage this week. The talks in Brussels between International Trade Minister Ed Fast and his European counterpart Karel De Gucht will…

The following is excerpted from the 22 November 2012 edition of CBC News. International Trade Minister Ed Fast and European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht are in talks today and tomorrow in Brussels, trying to close the deal on a free-trade agreement. Here's a guide to what has been on the…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance/upgrades on Monday November 26, 2012 between 4:00 AM (EST) & 6:00 AM (EST). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to thank you for your…

Minutes of the Sarnia CBSA/Customs Brokers' meeting held on 27 September 2012 are now available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" and look under “Regional Activity".

The following is excerpted from a 23 November 2012 news release by Public Safety Canada. Candice Bergen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today spoke at an equipment demonstration by the National CBRNE Response Team at the Annual Federal/Provincial…

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the registration type for the following HS codes 03.01.91 - Other live fish: Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aquabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 03.01.92 - Other live fish…

The following is excerpted from the 22 November 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. The European Union and Canada will attempt a final push on Thursday towards a free trade agreement that could swell trade between the two by more than 20 percent. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Canadian Trade…

The following is excerpted from the 21 November 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Tim Lane repeated on Wednesday the central bank's message that interest rate increases will likely be needed, but only over time. The "over time" phrase was introduced in the bank's key…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 21 November 2012 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; Order 2012-66-09-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-11-21/html/sor-dors228-eng……

The following is an email from CBSA. The purpose of this email is to notify you of the upcoming suggested amendments that will be made to the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations under the Customs Act governing the Trusted Traveller Program. These amendments are being proposed in an effort to…