Trade News

2 April 2001 Canada Wins Case in Softwood Lumber Dispute On 30 March 2001 an Arbitral Panel, established under the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement, ruled that the United States breached that agreement when it chose to reclassify drilled studs and notched lumber. The dispute arose when the…

2 April 2001 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute On 2 April the US lumber industry is expected to file a brief with American officials in Washington, claiming that Canadian firms gain American market share unfairly by cutting logs on Canadian government land for less than the market price, thus…

2 April 2001 Canada Customs Coding Form, Application Form for CANPASS - Highway and Agency Agreement Available on CCRA Web Site The following electronic forms are available on the CCRA web site: B3-FILL E Electronic Form: Canada Customs Coding Form E611-FILL E Electronic Form: Application form for…

2 April 2001 April 2001 SIMA Index To view the April 2001 SIMA index, please go to the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html

2 April 2001 Reminder of Joint Ontario-Toronto Region Meeting Members in the Ontario and Toronto regions can look forward to their first joint meeting this spring. The event will take place on Wednesday, 13 June 2001 at the Arden Park Hotel in Stratford. In addition to the meetings, there will be…

2 April 2001 Final Determination of Dumping Fresh Garlic, Originating in or Exported from the People's Republic of China and Vietnam The CCRA has announced the final determination of dumping respecting garlic, fresh or frozen, originating in or exported from the PRC and Vietnam, excluding fresh…

2 April 2001 Customs Notice N-378 Further to the notification sent to members on 27 March 2001 regarding this matter, Customs Notice N-378, Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System, has been issued. It is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207…

2 April 2001 D Memorandum D17-1-22 The following D memorandum is available on the CCRA web site: D17-1-22 Accounting for the Harmonized Sales Tax, Provincial Sales Taxes, Provincial Tobacco Taxes, and Alcohol Mark-UPs/Fees on Casual Importations in the Courier and Commercial Streams This memorandum…

2 April 2001 SIMA Re-investigation re Garlic from the People's Republic of China The CCRA has concluded its re-investigation of the normal value of fresh garlic originating in or exported from the PRC, subject to the finding made in the CITT Inquiry No. NQ-96-002. The CCRA has issued a Customs…

The following D Memoranda are available on the CCRA website: D13-3-9 - Package Deals D13-4-9 - Royalties and Licence Fees D17-1-19 - Interest rate for Customs Purposes Regulations D3-5-7 - Temporary Importation of Vessels D13-3-9: This Memorandum outlines and explains the application of the…

The following messages were sent on 30 March 2001 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency - Notices D Memoranda D13-3-9, D13-4-9, D17-1-19, D3-5-7 are now available Canadian Society of Customs Brokers - General Interpretation of Paragraph 13.(1)(a) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations

29 March 2001 Softwood Lumber Export Permits The following news release is from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Effective April 1, 2001, export permits will be required for all exports of softwood lumber from Canada to the United States. This measure will provide accurate…

29 March 2001 D Memoranda D13-4-12, D13-4-7, D13-3-14 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-4-12 Commissions and Brokerage (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-4-7 Adjustments to the Price Paid or Payable (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-3-14 Quota Payments (Customs Act, Sections…

29 March 2001 D Memoranda D17-1-2, D13-11-4 and D13-2-3 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-2-3 Exchange Rate for Calculation of Value for Duty under the Customs Act D17-1-2 Reporting and Accounting for Low Value Commercial Goods (under CAN$1,600) and the Consist Sheet…

D Memoranda D13-3-12 and D13-10-1 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-3-12 Assists (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-10-1 Used Goods (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-3-12 outlines and explains the application of various sections of the Customs Act in determining…

29 March 2001 Outage Scheduled for 31 March-1 April 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are advised that the EDI systems will not be available Saturday, March 31, 2001 from 2:00 am (EST) until 9:00 am Sunday April 1, 2001 (EDT). This outage is for the…

29 March 2001 Textiles and Clothing: Clarification of Definition -- Swimwear Notice to Importers Export and Import Permits Act Serial No. 391 Date: May 2, 1990 Table of Contents 1.0 Purpose 2.0 Coverage 3.0 Authority 4.0 Background 5.0 Administration 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this notice is to…

29 March 2001 Dairy Farmers of Canada et al v DMNR et al [2001] CTR 3679 HEADNOTE: Whether the decision of the CITT as to the classification of certain butteroil blends was unreasonable and whether the Tribunal erred in concluding that, in a proceeding under s. 70 of the Customs Act, it may issue an…

28 March 2001 T2001-3 Tariff Amendment and Customs Tariff The T2001-3 tariff amendment package is available in MS Access format from the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4357 The 2001 Customs Tariff is also available in Access format, at the following…