Trade News

6 May 2004 Outage on Weekend of 8-9 May 2004 The following is a message from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, May 8, 2004 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am and…

5 May 2004 D19-10-3 Export and Import Permits Act (Exportations) Appendix C, Area Control List, has been updated in this Memorandum. The document is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d19-10-3/d19-10-3-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d19-10-3/d19-10-3…

5 May 2004 Notice to Industry – Avian Influenza Border Requirements for Vehicles Entering the United States The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires all poultry-related vehicles travelling from the control area into the United States to be cleaned and disinfected before crossing…

5 May 2004 WTO won't meet year-end accord deadline, Lamy says The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 4 May 2004. Members can find an update on WTO negotiations from the Canadian perspective on the DFAIT web site, at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/tna-nac/WTO…

5 May 2004 Correction to D19-10-3 on CBSA Web Site The updated version of Appendix C of D19-10-3 was not loaded correctly by CRA; please note that Angola has been deleted from the Area Control List. This document will be corrected on the CBSA web site today, and will be found at: http://www.cbsa…

5 May 2004 CFIA In-House System is unavailable from 9:35 am to 3:00 pm May 5, 2004 The CFIA In-House System (EDI system, AIRS Website) will be unavailable from 9:35 am to 3:00 pm May 5, 2004. All EDI transactions (files data) received from 9:35 am into the CFIA link are stocked and cannot be…

5 May 2004 CFIA System Remains Unavailable The CFIA systems will remain unavailable after 3:00 pm today; we will update members as soon as information becomes available.

5 May 2004 CFIA In-House Systems Remain Unavailable The following message is from the CFIA, via the CBSA. The CFIA InHouse Systems (EDI system, AIRS Website) are still unavailable. Members will be notified as soon as the systems are up and running again. In the meantime, please present your request…

4 May 2004 NEWPUB GST/HST, Excise Publication List (December 2003) The updated list of GST/HST and Excise publications is available on the CRA web site, at: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/newpub/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/newpub/README.html

4 May 2004 Revision to D-03-08 and D-02-12 The CFIA has revised appendices to Directives D-03-08 and D-02-12. D-03-08 concerns “Phytosanitary Requirements to prevent the introduction into and spread within Canada of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire), into Canada”; appendix 1 has…

4 May 2004 PI-2004-002 This is notice of a preliminary injury inquiry regarding the dumping and subsidizing of carbon steel and stainless steel fasteners, ie screws, nuts and bolts of carbon steel or stainless steel that are used to mechanically join two or more elements, excluding fasteners…

4 May 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-006 This is an appeal under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act from a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated February 5, 2003, confirming the assessment that the latter had issued on May 28, 2001, for unpaid excise taxes. The issue is whether Les Produits…

4 May 2004 Closure of Office 0603 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Members are advised that effective 1 May 2004, Customs Office 0603 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was closed. It is no longer to be used for release transactions or for accounting purposes, and…

4 May 2004 Zoellick: formal U.S./Australia FTA signing set for May 18 The following article is excerpted from “American Shipper” on 4 May 2004. [The US} chief trade negotiator Robert Zoellick said the United States and Australia will formerly sign a free-trade agreement May 18. Zoellick and his…

3 May 2004 Regulation of Novel Feeds Are you: A developer of a novel feed (university, company, or research institution) A researcher conducting feeding trials An importer/marketer of novel feeds A marketer of by-products that are novel feeds Under the authority of the federal Feeds Act and…

3 May 2004 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following facility has been removed from the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. S103 and S112

3 May 2004 Amendment to Conditions for Importation of Meat Products from the United States The following message is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division. Members should disregard the message sent on Friday, 30 April regarding changes to annex A, dated 23 April…

3 May 2004 D15-2-43 Certain Steel Structural Tubing Known as Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty pursuant to section 3 of the SIMA to importations of certain steel structural tubing originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea…