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Charges at Vanterm and Deltaport

February 11, 2003
11 February 2003 Charges at Vanterm and Deltaport The following information regarding terminal rehandle charges was supplied by members in Vancouver. TSI TERMINAL SYSTEMS INC. February 11, 2003 Reference No.: 093 NOTICE TO OUR RAIL CUSTOMERS Reference is made to our Notice of November 2002 regarding…

Notice to Canadian Importers: Requirements for...

February 11, 2003
11 February 2003 Notice to Canadian Importers: Requirements for meat products imported for ships provisions The following notice is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division at the CCRA. This notice is to advise ship chandlers, custom brokers and the shipping…

Canadian Exporter Non-compliance and ....

February 11, 2003
11 February 2003 Canadian Exporter Non-compliance and Responsibility The following message is from Greg Stubbings, National Manager, Forestry Section of the CFIA. Recently, the Government of Canada has received numerous letters of "notification of non-compliance" for wood packaging used in the…

Appeal No. AP-99-116: PHD Canada Distributing Ltd

February 11, 2003
11 February 2003 Appeal No. AP-99-116: PHD Canada Distributing Ltd. This is an appeal under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act from decisions of the Commissioner of Customs and Revenue, dated December 9, 1999, regarding goods imported into Canada during the period from November 1997 to July 1998…

Expiry Review No. RR-2002-002

February 11, 2003
11 February 2003 Expiry Review No. RR-2002-002 CERTAIN PREPARED BABY FOODS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DISCLOSURE ORDER to Experts Acting on Behalf of the Commissioner of Competition The Tribunal has received from counsel acting on behalf of the office of the…

Outage on February 15-16, 2003

February 10, 2003
10 February 2003 Outage on February 15-16, 2003 This message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Members are advised that there will be two EDI outages this weekend for maintenance purposes. The first will be Saturday, February 15, 2003, from midnight until 8:00 am (Eastern time) for…
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Temporary Low Risk Policy re Molds, Tools and...

February 10, 2003
10 February 2003 Temporary Low Risk Policy re Molds, Tools and Dies in Windsor On 23 January 2003 we sent members notification of a new program for the temporary importation of molds, tools and dies in the Southern Ontario region, specifically Windsor. The Temporary Importation Low Risk Policy has…
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AMPS Update

February 10, 2003
10 February 2003 AMPS Update The following questions and answers are also available in the AMPS Consultative Committee area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging on as a member, click on the “What’s New” bullet, then AMPS Consultative Committee, and finally, Q&A. The CCRA has…

WCO revises tariff codes

February 7, 2003
7 February 2003 WCO revises tariff codes The following article is excerpted from the 30 January 2003 on-line edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. New codes for high-tech goods have been tentatively approved as part of an overhaul of the World Customs Organization's Harmonized System. The system is…
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Application for Corporate Membership -- Bun F...

February 7, 2003
7 February 2003 Application for Corporate Membership -- Bun F. White Customs Brokers Limited The CSCB national office has received an application for corporate membership from the following company: Bun F. White Customs Brokers Limited Unit 2, 317 9th Street East Owen Sound, ON N4K 1N9 Telephone…
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Income Tax Act Technical Bulletin re ...

February 7, 2003
7 February 2003 Income Tax Act Technical Bulletin re Deductibility of Fines or Penalties Income Tax Act Technical Bulletin, IT-104R3 relates to the Deductibility of Fines or Penalties. It references the provisions of the Income Tax Act that could be relevant to the question of the deductibility of…

D11-4-27 -- Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agree...

February 6, 2003
6 February 2003 D11-4-27 -- Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) Costa Rica Free Zone Regimes This memorandum contains the regulations and information for determining whether CCRFTA originating goods imported from Costa Rica have received the benefits of the Costa Rica Free Zone regime…

Customs agents won't get firearms

February 6, 2003
6 February 2003 Customs agents won't get firearms The following article is excerpted from the “Toronto Star” on-line edition of 6 February 2003. Canadian customs agents won't be getting guns but all will be issued protective vests, pepper spray and batons, Revenue Minister Elinor Caplan said…

Canada promotes increased trade with U.S.

February 6, 2003
6 February 2003 Canada promotes increased trade with U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 6 February 2003 edition of the on-line “The Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government wants to make sure its southern neighbors know just how much the U.S. and Canadian economies depend on each…

New EICB Commodity Codes

February 5, 2003
5 February 2003 New EICB Commodity Codes The CSCB has been advised by the Director of the Trade Controls Policy Division that four new EICB commodity codes are to be used for goods of Canadian origin imported to Canada that do not meet the requirements specified under heading 98.13. The unit of…

Exotic Newcastle Disease Outbreak in US expanded..

February 5, 2003
5 February 2003 Exotic Newcastle Disease Outbreak in US expanded to include Arizona The following message is from Dr. L. Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division of the CFIA. This is further to Dr. Srinar’s message of January 20, 2003. Effective immediately, all import…