Trade News

10 January 2000 Customs Modernization Project Delayed The US Customs Service has indefinitely postponed the release of a request for proposals for its Customs Modernization Project due to lack of funding. The project is designed to upgrade computer systems at ports and offices around the US. Users…

10 January 2000 TRQ for Frozen Pork from the European Union (EU) Effective 24 December 1999, the frozen port TRQ from the EU imported under tariff item No. 0203.29.00 of the Customs Tariff has filled, and therefore all imports to 31 July 2000 will be subject to the European Union Surtax Order. The…

Customs Notice N-301 The following Customs Notice is now available: N-301 Filling of the Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota

7 January 2000 Waiver of Late Accounting Penalties The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Due to the millennium transition, 28 December 1999 was considered a normal business day in the CCRA system. Therefore, late accounting penalties may be generated for clients on…

7 January 2000 Extension of Investigation re Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate The following message is from the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate of the CCRA. The CCRA announced on 7 January the extension of the investigation concerning the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of…

7 January 2000 Scheduled EDI Outage on 9 January 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are notified that EDI will not be available on Sunday, 9 January 2000 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am (ET). This outage will impact all EDI applications, including ER, RNS…

7 January 2000 Request for Tariff Elimination on Frozen Snow Crabs The Department of Finance has received a request for the elimination of the tariff on frozen snow crabs for further processing. The Canadian company making this request has stated that tariff removal would lengthen its seasonal…

5 January 2000 BC Rail Lockout Continues BC Rail and its unions are continuing the dispute that has stopped freight and passenger services for over a week. There are no talks scheduled between the two sides. BC Rail and the unions are at odds over the railroad's demands for productivity gains…

5 January 2000 Arrests renew debate on immigration law The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 5 January 2000. As the U.S. Customs service tightened controls at the U.S.-Canada border in the days leading up to the new year, waiting times grew exponentially for…

5 January 2000 BC Rail Lockout Ends While the terms of the agreement between BC Rail and its unions were not released, the dispute was ended today (5 January). The lockout shut down operations at Canada's third-largest rail carrier, disrupted shipments of lumber and coal, and temporarily raised the…

4 January 2000 Undertaking Review of Plastic Shrinkable Bags from the USA The CCRA has initiated a review of the undertakings regarding plastic shrinkable bags originating in or exported from the USA. The purpose of the review is to determine if the undertakings should be renewed for three years, or…

4 January 2000 IPPS System Testing Successful The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has announced that the IPPS system will be available to all on-line members as usual on 4 January, after successful system tests were completed on 3 January.