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11 September 2008 1068827 Ontario Inc. O/A Grace Motors vs. CRA IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on July 3, 2008, under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Minister of National Revenue, dated October 25, 2007, with regard to a notice of…

11 September 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-076). EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am…

11 September 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection" for the following HS code for the USA for all end uses. 01.06.19.2061 Cervidae B) Chapter 01 was published to change the…

11 September 2008 Canada ranks 8th in ease of doing business The following is excerpted from the 10 September 2008 edition of "globeandmail.com". The World Bank ranked Singapore as the easiest country to do business, followed by New Zealand and the U.S. for the third year in a row. The top eight…

11 September 2008 Sharing Brazil’s Success The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada. No discussion of the world’s potential economic powerhouses is complete without mention of Brazil. Recent exciting changes are enabling Brazil to…

10 September 2008 D20-1-1, Export Reporting This memorandum outlines and explains the policy and procedures respecting the report of goods exported from Canada by an exporter. Air, highway, marine and rail carriers should refer to D3-1-8, Cargo – Export Movements for the policy and procedures…

10 September 2008 CN Message: Gustav Update - New Orleans The following message is from CN Intermodal. CN is currently operating at close to normal levels in all areas recently affected by hurricane Gustav. The majority of customer facilities have reopened. CN Intermodal embargoes have been lifted…

10 September 2008 CBSA Message: Improper Use of PARS Lead Sheets The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-075). This message is for the attention of brokers and carriers who are involved in the preparation and reporting of goods through the Pre-Arrival Review System (PARS). A recent trend has…

10 September 2008 Tariff Amendment (T2008-5) TN-35 Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Customs Tariff Relating to Milk Protein Substances from the GATT Article XXVIII negotiations which was tabled in the House of Commons on June 12, 2008 This tariff notice is to serve as notice that it is…

10 September 2008 Tories will cut excise tax on diesel fuel in half: Harper The following is excerpted from the 9 September 2008 editon of cbc.ca. A newly elected Conservative government would cut in half the excise tax on diesel fuel, a move that would "benefit consumers who buy virtually anything…

10 September 2008 Customs Update: New changes bring headaches The following was written by Susan Kohn Ross, International Trade Counsel at Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP, for the “Journal Of Commerce”. In August's column, I took political leadership to task, or put more correctly, the amazing…

9 September 2008 Canadian Economic Sanctions - Zimbabwe The following was issued by DFAIT on 8 September 2008. On September 4, 2008, the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations (SOR/2008-248) came into force in order to respond to the gravity of the situation in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has been…

9 September 2008 Updated D Memoranda (2) The following Memoranda have been updated and are available on the CBSA website: D4-3-6, Duty-Free Shop – Off-Site Storage This memorandum sets out the policy and procedures by which duty-free licensees may store a portion of their inventory in an approved…

9 September 2008 CBSA Message: Cadex Lines The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-074). This is the final reminder to CADEX line users that the CADEX connections will be discontinued at the end of this calendar year, December 31, 2008 and there will be no extensions. As previously indicated in…

9 September 2008 Wheat Products, Items 162 to 181 Serial No. 733 Date: September 8, 2008 Coverage This Notice is an adjunct to Notice to Importers No. 715 dated September 14, 2007. It refers to Items 162 to 181 of the Import Control List; namely wheat products falling under heading Nos. 11.01, 11.03…

9 September 2008 Updated D Memoranda The following Memoranda have been updated and are available on the CBSA website: D4-3-3, Duty-Free shop – Security This memorandum outlines and explains duty-free shop licensee responsibilities with respect to the posting of security. Revision This memorandum was…

9 September 2008 Automatic Gate at CN BIT The following message is from CN. The automatic outgate at our Brampton terminal is now ready. We have begun using some of the automatic out gate lanes and this will continue over the next few weeks as we complete our transition to the new system. We do not…

9 September 2008 CFIA meat hygiene directives The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/2008/d…. MHD 2008-30 Chapter 7 - section 7.6.10 The PDF version of directives should be…

9 September 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the conditions for Connecticut, District of Columbia Delaware, Illinois, Massachussetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin for the following HS…