Trade News

22 November 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-004 Outdoor Barbeques Notice of Cancellation of Public Hearing On 19 November the CBSA notified the CITT that it had terminated its investigation respecting the dumping and subsidizing of outdoor barbeques originating in or exported from the PRC, pursuant to…

22 November 2004 Regulations Amending the Prairie Dog and Certain Other Rodents Importation Prohibition Regulations (ID20123) The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is using authority granted by section 14 of the Health of Animals Act to prevent Prairie dogs, African Giant Pouched Rats and…

22 November 2004 K84 Arrangements for End of Year, 2004 The Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA has confirmed that they will be closed on Monday, 27 December and Tuesday, 28 December since 25 and 26 December are statutory holidays that occur on Saturday and Sunday this year. December 27 and 28 will not…

22 November 2004 Termination of Investigation into Dumping and Subsidizing of Outdoor Barbeques On 19 November 2004 the CBSA terminated the investigation under the SIMA into the dumping and subsidizing of outdoor barbeques originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. This decision…

22 November 2004 Reminder about CSCB Toronto Region General Meeting, 25 November Members are reminded about the forthcoming Toronto Region general meeting on Thursday, 25 November at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel. All members are most welcome to attend. The agenda is found at: http://www.cscb…

22 November 2004 Seasonal Cocktail Party in CSCB BC Region The registration form for the CSCB BC Region seasonal social event (a cocktail party) has been revised to include cheque payment information. The form is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/bcxmas04.pdf This event…

22 November 2004 Food, Feed and Seed Products Containing US Corn Updated in CFIA AIRS Web Site The requirement for Starlinktm testing documents for U.S. whole grain corn imported into Canada has been removed for AIRS requirements for the United States only (except Hawaii). Thus AIRS is now corrected…

22 November 2004 UPS Canada Labour Status Update The following news release is from the UPS web site, at http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/about/news/work_stop_ca.html. Effective Monday, November 22, the Canadian Council of Teamsters representing UPS Canada employees initiated a work stoppage. As a…

22 November 2004 Ottawa preparing retaliation plan The following article is excerpted from the 22 November 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa is considering trade retaliation against the United States over the Byrd Amendment -- a controversial U.S. law that allows Washington to funnel to…

22 November 2004 New C-TPAT proposal focuses on flexible security standards The following article is excerpted from the 22 November 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has completed its second draft of revised security standards for importers participating in the…

19 November 2004 Memorandum D11-4-13 Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations Memorandum D11-4-13, Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations, has been revised to include references to the Canada Cost Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA). This document is available on the CBSA web site, at: http…

19 November 2004 CN-CHECK1004 CN-Checklist (October 2004) The checklist of Customs Notices published in October, 2004 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check1004/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/cn-check1004/README.html

19 November 2004 CN594 Whole Potatoes Originating in or Exported from the USA, for Use or Consumption in the Province of British Columbia This Customs Notice is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn594/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn594/README…

19 November 2004 CN593 Certain Dishwashers and Dryers Originating in or Exported from the USA This Notice is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn593/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn593/README.html

19 November 2004-11-19 CBSA115 Application for Export Reporting – Carrier/Service Provider This form is available in regular and fillable formats, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa115/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/cbsa115/README.html

18 November 2004 D8-2-9 Tariff Item No. 9815.00.00 – Charitable Goods This memorandum has been rewritten to clarify the administration of tariff item No. 9815.00.00 and the GST/HST treatment of goods that are eligible for this tariff item. The memorandum is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www…

18 November 2004 Forestry Phytosanitary Issues Update #9 -- Shipments of Wood Packaging to Australia In mid-June 2004, the CFIA was notified that, starting 1 September 2004, Australian import requirements would change slightly for the importation of wood packaging associated with commodities. A…

18 November 2004 Expiry Review No. RR-2004-005 Certain Dishwashers and Dryers 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), initiate an expiry…

18 November 2004 Updated Agenda for CSCB Toronto Region General Meeting, 25 November 2004 The agenda has been updated for the Toronto Region general meeting on Thursday, 25 November at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel. All members are invited to attend. The agenda is found at: http://www.cscb.ca…

18 November 2004 Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI) Weekend of 20-21 November - the system will close at 24:00 EST on Friday, November 19 and will resume at 04:00 EST on Monday, November 22 as per normal. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations…