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The following is from the 17 September 2012 edition of American Shipper. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has rolled out to several ports of entry a new process designed to significantly speed up the amount of time it takes for someone to obtain a license to become a customs broker. The move…

The following is from the 17 September 2012 edition of the Journal of Commerce. China used at least $1 billion in subisidies to boost auto, auto part exports The Obama administration on Monday filed a case with the World Trade Organization against China accusing the country of using unfair subsidies…

The following is a 17 September 2012 news release by CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority would like to inform you of renovations starting today at the Terminal 3 Customs Hall. The renovations are scheduled for completion at the end of November…

Chapter 15 was published to change the import conditions for the following HS Codes for "Other end uses". 15.04.10.8009 - Fish-liver oil 15.04.20.8020 - Fats and oils of fish (other than liver oils) 15.04.30.8040 - Seal oil 15.04.30.8050 - Whale blubber This created a requirement version change for…

In February 2011, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper called for the creation of the U.S. – Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) to promote economic growth through increased regulatory transparency and coordination between the two governments. To this end, the Council’s members worked…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2012-43 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Mexico (2012-09-14) MHD 2012-40 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Haiti (2012-09-14) MHD 2012-39 Chapter 11 - Section…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 15 September 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal, under the Special Import Measures Act. Appeal No.: AP-2011-073; Goods in issue: Certain aluminum picket and spacer kits. Issue: Whether the…

CITT issued the following on September 14, 2012: Determination http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/determin/pi2m004_e.asp Press Release CITT Terminates Inquiry Unitized Wall Modules from the People's Republic of China http://www.citt.gc.ca/Press/pi2m04a_e.asp

The following is excerpted from a 14 September 2012 news release by CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today released statistics for the first quarter of the 2012/2013 fiscal year. These numbers, covering the period of April through June 2012--represent the wide range of work done by the…

The following is excerpted from the 14 September 2012 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics. The Canadian Trucking Alliance has surveyed its members to gauge experience with ACI eManifest ahead of the start of its mandatory use for highway carriers Nov. 1. “Respondents to our survey…

The following is excerpted from the 13 September 2012 edition of CBC News. The Canadian dollar rose above $1.03 US today after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced aggressive actions aimed at stimulating the still-weak American economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and…

The following is excerpted from the 13 September 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday he hoped to balance the federal budget before the next election in October 2015 but his top priority was to make sure the economy continued to grow. "We have to go…

The CSCB Toronto Region is offering an education seminar on various CFIA issues, including commodity specific import requirements. The seminar will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Toronto Airport, 6257 Airport Road in Mississauga on September 27, 2012 between 2 p.m. and 5 – 5:30 p.m…

The following is a CBSA Message (EDI12-074) Saturday, September 15th, 2012 Full EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET). This includes: Electronic Releases, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, CSA, ACI Marine, ACI Air, ACI eManifest Highway as well as…

The following is a CBSA Message (EDI12-073) The purpose of this message is to remind importers and customs brokers that a post arrival electronic Service Option Release on Minimum Documentation (RMD) is NOT permitted for purposes of obtaining release of shipments at highway border frontier locations…