Trade News

8 May 2003 Update AMPS Master Penalty Document The CCRA has released an updated version of the AMPS Master Penalty Document. This version, dated May 6, 2003, contains changes to the following contraventions: C007 - Additional backgrounder has been added indicating that highway carriers must be given…

8 May 2003 Québec Region Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 28th 2003, from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Delta Hotel, Centre-Ville 777 University Street, Montreal Please note this important date on your calendar. We look forward to seeing you there. This year, several information sessions will form part of…

8 May 2003 Product precautions barring trade: Report The following article is excerpted from the 7 May 2003 issue of “The Journal of Commerce Online”. Information on the precautionary principle was sent to members last year, and can be found at the following link: http://www.cscb.ca/archive/archive…

8 May 2003 Interim Review No. RD-2002-007 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INTERIM REVIEW CONCERNING CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated…

8 May 2003 Interim Review No. RD-2002-008 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INTERIM REVIEW CONCERNING CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated…

8 May 2003 Interim Review No. RD-2002-006 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INTERIM REVIEW CONCERNING CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated…

7 May 2003 U.S. still keen on trade talks: Pettigrew The following article is excerpted from the 7 May 2003 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States remains committed to multilateral trade talks, notwithstanding the perception that it has shifted to unilateralism in the wake of the war in…

7 May 2003 Outage on 11 May 2003 The following is a message from the Electronic Commerce Unit. Please note that there will be a planned outage this Sunday, May 11, 2003 for maintenance purposes. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 3:00 am until 7:00 am (Eastern time). This…

7 May 2003 CFIA-AIRS Web Site Users The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit. Members are advised that the CFIA Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is back up and running. This message is further to the note sent to members on 5 May.

7 May 2003 AIRS Update for 7 May 2003 The AIRS web site has been updated as follows: Chapter 06: 06.02.20.0017 – Belgium, Netherlands, UK/Belgique, Pays-Bas, Royaume-Uni

7 May 2003 D Memorandum D13-4-10 The following D memorandum has been updated on the CCRA web site: D13-4-10 Discounts (Customs Act, Section 48) This Memorandum outlines and explains the treatment of discounts in determining a transaction value under section 48 of the Customs Act. The legislation…

7 May 2003 Customs Notice N-512 -- Treatment of Discounts in Determining the Transaction Value (Customs Act, Section 48) and the Value for Duty Code The above-noted Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn512/README.html The…

6 May 2003 Appeal Numbers AP-99-114, AP-99-115 and AP-2000-008 These are appeals under section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (the Commissioner) dated January 13, November 18 and December 24, 1999, and March 21, 2000, made pursuant…

6 May 2003 Recommendation to the Minister of Finance re Request No. TR-2002-002 In light of the foregoing, the Tribunal hereby recommends to the Minister that tariff relief be granted, for an indeterminate period of time, on importations from all countries of needlebloom felt, not impregnated…

6 May 2003 Update to AIRS Web Site Please note the following changes to the CFIA AIRS web site for 6 May: Chapter 06 : 06.02.20.0017.15, .16, .17, .18, .19 - Belgium, Netherlands, U.K. / Belgique, Pays-Bas, Royaume Uni. Chapter 08 : 08.10.20.4010, 4013 - Guatemala. Please be advised that two new…

5 May 2003 Canada and U.S. announce expansion of FAST and NEXUS programs The following message is excerpted from a press release sent by the CCRA today. The document is found at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2003/may/fast-nexus-e.html Minister of National…