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Chapter 03 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS codes with the following end uses: Aquarium-commercial, Aquarium-Private, Live bait, Dead bait, Canadian goods returning to Canada, Ceremonial or religious use, Culture, Diagnostic testing, Display in a zoo or public aquarium, Outdoor holding unit-commercial, Outdoor holding unit-private, Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals, Impoundment, In transit, Manufacturing feed for aquatic animals, Research and educational use, Show or exhibition, Stocking, enhancement or refresh.

This is to inform importers, brokers and other interested parties that, effective April 1, 2012, all steel imports currently covered under the Import Control List of the Export and Import Permits Act will be subject to either General Import Permit No. 80 - Carbon Steel (GIP 80) or General Import Permit No. 81 - Specialty Steel Products (GIP 81). Henceforth, no shipment specific import permits will be required for the importation of steel products into Canada.

The following is excerpted from a 30 March 2012 release by Statistics Canada. Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in January after increasing 0.5% in December 2011. Gains in manufacturing were partly offset by a decline in oil and gas extraction in January. This release is available in its entirety at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120330/dq120330a-eng.htm _________________________________________________

CBSA’s website has been updated with the additions of Tariff Amendments T2012-1. This amendment, available here, affects chapter 27 in the Customs Tariff. _________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-030) Please note that there will be changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Transport Canada requirements. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS system on Monday, April 16, 2012, and the CBSA website will be updated accordingly. Please see attachment. If you have questions on these changes please contact Transport Canada, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Unit at 1-800-333-0371.

Chapter 28 was published to add the following OGD extensions 28.01.10.9000 - Chlorine, other 28.03.00.9000 - Carbon black, other 28.06.10.9000 - Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid), other 28.08.00.9000 - Nitric acid, other 28.11.22.9000 - Silicon dioxide, other 28.11.29.9000 - Other inorganic oxygen compounds, other 28.12.10.9000 - Chlorides and chloride oxides, other 28.15.11.9000 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): Solid, other 28.15.20.9000 - Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash), other

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-028) Sunday, April 1st, 2012 EDI Inbound Outage: For maintenance purposes, between 05:00 and 09:00 (Eastern Time), we will be unable to process inbound traffic for the following EDI applications: Electronic Releases, RNS, CSA, ACI Marine, ACI Air, ACI eManifest Highway as well as Rail and Highway Cargo. CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will not be affected by this outage. We regret the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

Starting Date Case No. Product 2012-04-10 RD-2011-001 and RD-2011-003 Aluminum Extrusions 2012-04-23 NQ-2011-002 Stainless Steel Sinks 2012-10-15 RR-2011-002 Bicycles _________________________________________________

The following item has been updated on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website: Ongoing FTA Negotiations Exploratory Discussions towards a Canada-Turkey Free Trade Agreement http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr… _________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 28 March 2012 press release by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an expiry review of its order made on December 10, 2007, in Expiry Review No. RR-2006-001, concerning the dumping of certain bicycles from Chinese Taipei and China. This release is available in its entirety at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/press/rr2l002_e.asp _________________________________________________

Notice of Expiry Review of Order and Expiry Review Schedule are available at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/reviews/notices/rr2l002_e.asp _________________________________________________

The following is from the 28 March 2012 edition of Journal of Commerce. Indexes show shipping costs, spot freight volume edging up in Canada The Canadian spot market for truckload freight hits its second highest point in 11 years in February, according to TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index. At the same time, transportation costs are climbing for Canadian shippers, according to the Canadian General Freight Index sponsored by Nulogx.

Members may be interested in the following, published on 28 March 2012 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-03-28/html/sor-dors40-eng.h… _________________________________________________

Chapter 03 was published to streamline the requirements for the following HS codes with the following end uses: Aquarium-commercial, Aquarium-Private, Live bait, Dead bait, Canadian goods returning to Canada, Ceremonial or religious use, Culture, Diagnostic testing, Display in a zoo or public aquarium, Outdoor holding unit-commercial, Outdoor holding unit-private, Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals, Impoundment, In transit, Manufacturing feed for aquatic animals, Research and educational use, Show or exhibition, Stocking, enhancement or refresh.

CCS Designates are advised that three free quizzes will be available during 2012 on the following dates:

The CTCS (Certified Trade Compliance Specialist) designation:

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve service to our clients, please be advised that CFIA will be performing preventative maintenance that will affect: External access to CFIA Web content (including: CFIA's internet Web site, AIRS Web, AVS and ASISST). Date : Wednesday April 4, 2012 Time : Between 9:00 PM (EST) & 12:00 AM (EST) We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. _________________________________________________