Trade News

1 December 2005 Flat Hot-Rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet and Strip Expiry Review No. RR-2005-002 NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF FINDING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)…

1 December 2005 Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2006 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Members are advised that that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends in 2006, generally in the early morning: January 14/15 February 18/19…

1 December 2005 Import Requirements for Seed Potatoes and other Potato Propagative Material Directive D-98-01 "Import Requirements for seed potatoes and other potato propagative material" has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-98-01e…

The following messages were sent on 1 December: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2006 2. Canada Border Services Agency (Forms and Publications) B232 NAFTA Certificate of Origin 3. Canada Border Services Agency (SIMA index) SIMA Index for…

1 December 2005 PC 2005-2115, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-3 (Textiles and Apparel) PC 2005-2115 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-3 (Textiles and Apparel). This Order implements the tariff relief recommendations put forward by the CITT in its…

1 December 2005 Bill C-259 – An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act On November 25, 2005, the Senate passed Bill C-259*, an Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (elimination of the excise tax on jewellery). On the same day, Bill C-259 received Royal Assent. Bill C-259 amended the wording of Section 5 to…

1 December 2005 Connecting the Ambassador Bridge to the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel A proposal to link the Ambassador Bridge to the Detroit-Windsor tunnel has raised concerns from Transport Canada that a single toll centre and road carrying all trucks and cars presents a security risk. The proposal was…

30 November 2005 CN Intermodal Holiday Genset Schedule for 2005 CN has provided the following terminal operations schedule for the 2005 holiday season: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cnholidayschedule2005.xls Please note that: ‘Y’ denotes regularly scheduled genset service that will operate ‘N’ denotes…

30 November 2005 2006 First Quarter Interest Rates The annual interest rate for the first quarter of 2006 (1 January to 31 March 2006) will be 2.9746 per cent. The monthly interest rate for the same period will be 0.2 per cent.

30 November 2005 Hearing Schedule The CITT hearing schedule is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp. http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

30 November 2005 UNMANUFACTURED BRIGHT VIRGINIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO Request for Global Safeguard Inquiry No. GS-2005-001 NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF A PROPERLY DOCUMENTED GLOBAL SAFEGUARD COMPLAINT On October 17, 2005, pursuant to subsection 23(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (CITT Act)…

30 November 2005 MCASPHALT INDUSTRIES LIMITED v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Appeal No. AP-2004-012 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 12, 2005, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c.1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Commissioner of…

30 November 2005 Notice Amending the CFIA Fees Notice The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 24(1) and section 25 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, hereby amends the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 13…

30 November 2005 Economic Update from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following analysis comes from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Canadian real GDP grew at a solid annualized pace of 3.6% in the third quarter of 2005, a slight acceleration from the 3.4% rise in the second quarter. The…

29 November 2005 RC4140 Importing a Vehicle into Canada Publication RC4140, Importing a Vehicle into Canada, is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4140/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4140/README.html

29 November 2005 A10 Customs Cargo Control Abstract The A10 form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a10/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/a10/README.html

29 November 2005 CSCB British Columbia Region’s Christmas Cocktail Party Members and CCS designates in BC are cordially invited to attend the CSCB Regional cocktail party on 8 December. The venue is the Vancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club. The registration form, as well as further details and…

29 November 2005 NAFTA Countries’ Trade Statistics Members may be interested in the following trade statistics, available from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics: 1. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 11.4 Per cent from September 2004 to Record High in September 2005 http://www.bts…

The following messages were sent on 29 November 2005. Canada Border Services Agency (Forms and Publications) A10 Customs Cargo Control Abstract RC4140 Importing a Vehicle into Canada Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (Regional Meetings CSCB British Columbia Region’s Christmas Cocktail Party…