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23 October 2006 Customs Notice 655, New and Revised Export Penalties CN655 announces one new export penalty and one revised export penalty. Contravention C368 will be applied when a carrier fails to report the conveyance in writing, before export, at the export reporting office closest to each place…

23 October 2006 Customs Notice 656, Certain Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Fasteners This notice advises that on 17 July 2006 the CBSA initiated a re-investigation of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from the PRC…

23 October 2006 D15-2-47, Certain Stainless Steel Round Wire Originating in or Exported from India, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and the USA This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping and countervailing duty to importations of certain stainless steel round wire originating in or…

23 October 2006 RC4144 - Exporting Goods from Canada - Documentation Requirements for Exporters This chart is found on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4144/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4144/README.html

23 October 2006 Revisions to Directive D-95-23, "Plant Protection Import Requirements for fresh apples from the Republic of Korea" Directive D-95-23, "Plant Protection Import Requirements for fresh apples from the Republic of Korea", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www…

20 October 2006 Scheduled Maintenance Outage on 22 October 2006 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): Please be advised that there is a planned outage this weekend for the migration of a system release. Therefore, the Customs EDI…

20 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published. One of the release recommendations was deleted - Idaho and New York only. / Le chapitre 06 a été publié. Une des recommandations de mainlevée a été supprimée - Idaho et New York seulement. 06.02.90.0224.02 - Eggplant - vegetable…

20 October 2006 Golden Nematode Infested Places Order The following notice is from the CFIA. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT the Municipality of Saint-Amable and also portions of the Municipalities of Sainte-Julie (as depicted by number 2, 3 and 4 in Schedule 1 attached hereto), Saint-Marc sur Richelieu…

19 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published to streamline requirements for Idaho. / Le chapitre 06 a été publié pour simplifier des exigences pour l'Idaho. 06.01.00 - Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants…

19 October 2006 Message from CBSA Air Policy Group This email will provide a brief synopsis of the content that will be included for the CBSA's fall system release. The system enhancement will be effective October 23, 2006 and will include the following: a.. Warehouse validation against port of…

19 October 2006 Items 114 to 116: Beef and Veal, Serial No: 699 The purposes of this Notice are: a) to outline the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the administration of the beef and veal tariff rate quota (TRQ). This Notice should be read in conjunction with the Export and Import…

19 October 2006 Proposed Amendments to Seeds Regulations The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing changes to the Seeds Regulations. These regulations govern the testing, inspection, quality and sale of seeds to facilitate the availability of pure, effective seed for Canadian consumers…

19 October 2006 Registration Opens November 1st for CBP Trade Symposium This press release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 19 October 2006. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will hold its annual trade symposium on December 13-15 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International…

18 October 2006 D13-3-6 Income Tax Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation This memorandum is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d13-3-6/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d13-3-6/README.html

18 October 2006 BSF5021 CCEPS – Commercial Cash Entry Processing System This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/bsf5021/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/bsf5021/README.html

18 October 2006 Items 96 to 104 – Chicken and Chicken Products, Notice Serial No. 701 The purposes of this Notice are: to invite applications for shares of the chicken TRQ for the period January 1 to December 31, 2007, including shares of the non-ICL portion (commonly referred to as the FTA portion)…

18 October 2006 Import Permit/Quota Utilization Reports The following table illustrates when the Permit/Quota Utilization Reports will be updated each week. Note that the automated process updates only the text (TXT) files; the PDF formatting is done manually. Softwood Lumber (html | pdf)Daily…

18 October 2006 TR-2006-001, Peerless Clothing Inc. The following recommendation was made in this investigation: In light of the foregoing, the Tribunal hereby recommends to the Minister that tariff relief be granted, for an indeterminate period of time, on importations from all countries of woven…

18 October 2006 TR-2006-001, Peerless Clothing Inc. The following recommendation was made in this investigation: In light of the foregoing, the Tribunal hereby recommends to the Minister that tariff relief be granted, for an indeterminate period of time, on importations from all countries of woven…

18 October 2006 U.S. unveils plans for passport-lite ID This article is excerpted from the 18 October 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Bush administration has unveiled its plans for the "passport lite'' ID card for its citizens returning by land from Canada, a credit card-size document that…