Trade News

Notice to Brokers and Importers: Imports of wheat, barley, wheat products and barley products covered by items 161 to 191 of the Import Control List (ICL) The purpose of this Message is to inform you that the 2012-2013 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, barley and their products will become accessible August 1, 2012.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI12-058). We are still unable to process inbound and outbound data for clients using the Direct Connect named FENIX. There is no ETA.

The following is excerpted from a 17 July 2012 news release by the Bank of Canada. The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

The following is excerpted from the 17 July 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. The Ambassador Bridge, a busy international border crossing linking Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit, was closed for five hours on Monday following a bomb threat.

The following is excerpted from a 17 July 2012 release by Statistics Canada.

a) Chapter 05 was published to add a new OGD extension: 05.11.91.2000.17 - Krill meal b) Chapter 21 was published to add a new OGD extension: 21.06.90.7253.12 - Liquid dairy recycled food products, mixed

CP’s computer network, including e-mail and online customer communications in Canada and the United States, is now fully restored.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on July 16, 2012, under the Special Import Measures Act, respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain unitized wall modules, with or without infill, including fully assembled frames, with or without fasteners, trims, cover caps, window operators, gaskets, load transfer bars, sunshades and anchor assemblies, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI12-058). We are unable to process inbound and outbound data for clients using the Direct Connect named FENIX. There is no ETA.

CBSA has issued a communiqué for highway and rail carriers, or their agents, that post-arrival amendments to certain cargo and conveyance data cannot be made electronically and will require manual amendment using form BSF673 – Highway and Rail Carg

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, accompanied by Cheryl Actemichuk, President of the Okotoks and District Chamber of Commerce, today met with members of the local business community to discuss a number of initiatives the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has introduced to reduce the burden placed on small businesses.

Determination issued Friday, July 13, 2012 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting:

The following is excerpted from a 13 July 2012 press release by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.

Members may be interested in the following, published on 14 July 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Determination regarding steel piling pipe.

CP’s e-mail and online customer communications in Canada and the United States have been mostly restored. • Electronic data interchange (EDI) functions are now available. • CP’s e-mail and electronic billing systems are now working and shipments times at origin and border crossings are returning to normal. • Customer access to My CPR has been restored.

Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommendation from 'Refer to CFIA-ISC' to 'Approved' for the following HS codes from Idaho and New York with the end use "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution" and Miscellaneous code "Plants accompanying Importer at time of entry into Canada".

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for June 2012 is available on the CSCB website at:

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-057). As we approach the peak summer holiday months, the following message is a reminder to our clients on the guidelines for using the Electronic Commerce Unit's after-hours/weekend/holiday emergency pager service. Please note the following and distribute to your teams.

The following is from the 12 July 2012 edition of CBC News, Windsor. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has been closed due to a bomb threat, officials say. Carolyn Brown, executive vice-president of the tunnel corporation, said Windsor police were notified of the threat at approximately 1 p.m. A tunnel employee told CBC News a bomb threat had been received at the duty free shop near the tunnel’s entrance, but Brown said the threat is inside the tunnel and not in the shop. This article is available in its entirety at:

CRA form B60 for wine, spirits, or tobacco licensees and excise warehouses licensees, for purposes of warehousing, removal, receipts, exports, and use as ship’s stores has been updated and is available on CRA's website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/b60/README.html