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CSA and FIRST Carrier Code Requirement

9 February 2003 CSA and FIRST Carrier Code Requirement The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. This notice addresses the issue of carriers still using 2ITN on their cargo control documents. CSA and FIRST Carrier Code Requirements for B-3 Canada Customs Coding Form and…

Educational Program in Southern Ontario re AMPS

19 February 2003 Educational Program in Southern Ontario Region regarding AMPS REALITY WITH AMPS FOR IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS, CARRIERS The following information is from Rick Bosco, Manager, Customs Client Services in the Hamilton Office, Southern Ontario Region of the CCRA. Members may wish to inform…

Customs Information Sessions in Northern Ontario..

19 February 2003 Customs Information Sessions in Northern Ontario Region (Ottawa) The Northern Ontario Region’s Client Services Division is offering seminars and workshops on the key programs administered by the CCRA. A copy of the poster advertising these events in Ottawa is available on the CSCB…

D11-5-3: Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement..

18 February 2003 D11-5-3: Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) Rules of Origin This Memorandum contains the CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations that are to be used for the determination of origin of goods for the purposes of the CCRFTA tariff treatment, enacted pursuant to subsection 16(2)…

The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program

18 February 2003 The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program is a joint Canada-U.S. initiative involving the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the United…

Amended Conditions to Importation of Chicken Meat

18 February 2003 Amended Conditions to Importation of Chicken Meat from Brazil The following memorandum is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin at the CFIA, to CFIA inspection personnel. This is with reference to the memorandum of October 18, 2002, on the subject. The…

2003 Federal Budget Highlights

18 February 2003 2003 Federal Budget Highlights The 2003 federal budget has just been delivered. The emphasis of this budget is squarely on health care and what might be broadly termed as social values. Items of interest to members include the following commitments regarding border security and…
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AMPS Working Group Minutes

17 February 2003 AMPS Working Group Minutes The CSCB participated in an AMPS Working Group meeting held on January 21, 2003. The minutes of this meeting can be viewed at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/21jan03amps.pdf As indicated by these minutes, there are still a great number of outstanding AMPS…

C-TPAT not so 'voluntary': NCBFAA chief

14 February 2003 C-TPAT not so 'voluntary': NCBFAA chief The following article is excerpted from the 13 February 2003 on-line edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Members can find further information about the C-TPAT program on the US Customs Service web site, at the following address: http://www…

Changes to Release Procedures for Some Regulated..

14 February 2003 Changes to Release Procedures for Some Regulated Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in BC from the US The CFIA has revised the procedure on the release of the following list of fresh fruit and vegetables destined for British Columbia from the US: Apples, crabapples, haws Apricots Peaches…

Canada Offers Greater Market Access to Free ...

14 February 2003 Canada Offers Greater Market Access to Free Trade Area of the Americas Partners The Minister for International Trade, Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP, announced today that Canada has made public its initial market access offers in services, investment and government procurement in Free…

CN497: Tariff Item No. 9905.00.00 and the ...

13 February 2003 CN497: Tariff Item No. 9905.00.00 and the Passover Products Remission Order, PC 1990-2849 The following Customs Notice has been published on the CCRA web site: CN497 Tariff Item 9905.00.00 and the Passover Products Remission Order, PC 1990-2849 This Notice provides information about…

Opportunities for Business in the Yangtze Delta

13 February 2003 Opportunities for Business in the Yangtze Delta The CSCB has received information from Export Development Canada concerning an event entitled “Opportunities for Business in the Yangtze Delta”, which will be held at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel in Toronto on 27 February…

D Memorandum D2-5-10

12 February 2003 D Memorandum D2-5-10 The following D memorandum has been updated on the CCRA web site: D2-5-10 Transborder General Aviation -- Telephone Reporting and CANPASS Programs It has been revised to include the following changes to the telephone reporting by general aviation and CANPASS…

General Meeting, Blue Water Bridge, January 2003

12 February 2003 The following minutes are also available on the Ontario Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging on as a member, click on “CSCB Reference System”, then “CSCB Regions”, and finally “Ontario”. CLIENTS OF CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY GENERAL MEETING -…
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EICS Testing to commence 12 February 2003

12 February 2003 EICS Testing to commence 12 February 2003 The following message is from Dennis Seebach, Director, Administration and Technology Services Division of the EICB. Members are assured that as soon as the dates for the transition from the existing IPPS to the new system (EICS) are…

Tariff Amendments T2003-1

11 February 2003 Tariff Amendments T2003-1 The following amendments to the 2003 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff concern: 1. amendments made pursuant to section 14 of the Customs Tariff, hereby makes the annexed Order amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff…