Notice to Exporters No. 141
15 March 2004
Notice to Exporters No. 141, Verification of Softwood Lumber Shipments to the United States
1.0 Purpose
The purpose of this Notice is to remind exporters that the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and regulations require that an exporter have an export permit at the time of exporting goods included on the Export Control List. Certain softwood lumber products exported to the United States (defined in Annex A to this Notice) are included on the Export Control List.
This Notice informs Canadian exporters of softwood lumber to the United States of the opportunity to notify the Export and Import Control Bureau (EICB) of shipments of softwood lumber to the United States during the period from April 1, 2001 to September 30, 2003, for which no export permits were issued under the EIPA. In the event that Canada and the United States enter into an agreement on softwood lumber, this agreement may require Canada to establish an export quota regime. To allocate quota to exporters, the Minister for International Trade may consider both exports for which export permits were issued and exports that were not supported by an export permit but were subsequently verified.
As set out [in the Notice]… , exporters must provide audited documentation to the EICB respecting shipments of lumber for which no export permits were issued.
This Notice is available on the DFAIT web site, at the following address:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/notices/ser141-en.asp