Trade News

5 October 2004 Service and Web Site Interruptions -- Possible service interruption The following message is from the CITT This message is found at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/includes/important_e.asp Please note that employees of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) belonging to Table 1…

5 October 2004 SIMA Monthly Index for October, 2004 The SIMA monthly index for October, 2004 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

5 October 2004 Customs Notice CN590 -- Rulings on Textile Articles for Quota Purposes This Notice replaces Customs Notice N-398 on the procedures regarding issuing of rulings on textile articles for quota purposes. These rulings are issued by the CBSA, in connection with the CITT’s administration of…

5 October 2004 Thanksgiving Weekend The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday October 11, 2004. B3 Entries processed and accepted between Saturday October 9 and Tuesday October 12 will appear on…

5 October 2004 CBSA Legal Strike Position The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Many federal government employees (including CBSA staff) will be in a legal strike position as of Thursday. As such, work disruption could take place in the form of "work-to-rule"…

5 October 2004 D18-3-1 Reporting and Accounting of Excise Duties on Imported Tobacco, Tobacco Products, Wine and Spirits, and Release of Those Goods This Memorandum contains procedures and information for commercial importations of wine, spirits, raw leaf tobacco and tobacco products on or after 1…

5 October 2004 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2004-003 Laminate Flooring NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on October 4, 2004, from the Director General of the Anti-dumping and…

5 October 2004 Ridge to discuss border bottlenecks The following article is excerpted from the 4 October 2004 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Reducing traffic bottlenecks at busy border points without sacrificing efforts to screen out terrorists will be a prime focus when U.S. Homeland Security…

5 October 2004 Survey aims to improve EDI transmissions The following article is excerpted from the 4 October 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The organization that recommends standards for electronic data interchange transmissions between steamship lines and U.S. container terminals is…

5 October 2004 USDA moves forward with origin labeling for fish and shellfish The following article is excerpted from the 5 October 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has issued an interim final rule to begin implementing country…

5 October 2004 Request for Removal of Tariff on Mould Powders The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for removal of the tariff on mould powders for use in the continuous casting process for the manufacture of steel. These mould powders form…

5 October 2004 Trade groups slam box check proposal The following article is excerpted from the 5 October 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The trade community is making clear its displeasure with a legislative proposal by Sen. Charles Schumer of New York that would require Customs and…

5 October 2004 CN Customer Bulletin – Train Derailed in Saskatchewan At 16:45 on 4 October, Train 455-03 derailed near Wynyard, SK on the Winnipeg to Saskatoon line. Trains are being re-routed over the Indian Head Subdivision; this will minimize delays. Crews are on site, and expect line restoration…

4 October 2004 EICS Bulletin - Service Interruption The following message is from the EICB. The CSCB continues to deal bilaterally with EICB administrators about options that will be available during the PSAC strike, and will keep members updated. PSAC members of the Export Import Controls Bureau…

4 October 2004 SIMA Initiation of Investigation into Dumping of Laminate Flooring On 4 October, the CBSA initiated a review under the SIMA into the alleged injurious dumping of laminate flooring, in thickness ranging from 5.5mm to 13mm, from Austria, Belgium, the PRC, France, the Federal Republic of…

4 October 2004 The Third and Final Quiz for CCS Designates is Available on 5 October The final quiz of the year, worth ten points towards maintenance of the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) designation if completed successfully, will be available on our web site between 5 and 25 October 2004. You…