Trade News

24 January 2000 Customs Notices N-304 and N-305 Published The following Customs Notices have been published: N-304 Cold Weather Testing of Vehicles and Vehicle Components N-305 Plastic Shrinkable Bags

24 January 2000 Seamless borders nearing reality The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" issue of 19 January 2000. U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are experimenting with an array of intelligent transportation-system functions that could one day make crossing Nafta…

21 January 2000 SIMA Review re Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet The CCRA has concluded its review of the normal values and export prices of certain corrosion- resistant steel sheet products originating in or exported from Brazil, the Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the…

20 January 2000 Customs Notice N-303 Available The following customs notice is available: N-303 The Importation of Used or Second-Hand Motor Vehicles Manufactured in the United States

20 January 2000 Port Standing Committe Meeting in Windsor There will be a Windsor Port Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday January 26 at 9:00 am. Members with any items they wish discussed or brought forward are asked to contact Mr. John Moccia via e-mail at [email protected], or via…

20 January 2000 Minutes of Toronto Region Meeting with CCRA, 7 December 1999 Members are invited to access the minutes of the CSCB Toronto Region GTA meeting with the CCRA on 7 December 1999 in the CSCB Reference System, in the CSCB Divisions section of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. http…

18 January 2000 Communication Problems with Two VANs The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA, at 8:30 am (ET) on 18 January. Please be advised that we are experiencing communication problems with clients using the Value Added Networks GEIS and AT&T. We are unable to…

17 January 2000 Communications Problems on 14 January The following message from the Electronic Commerce Unit was received on 17 January, although it was sent during the evening of 14 January. On 17 January at 7:30 am (ET), all electronic commerce systems were reported as functioning normally. The…

17 January 2000 Addition to Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US Please note the addition of the following facility for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. 121 Groupe International de Boyaux du Canada Inc. International Casing Group Canada Inc. St…

17 January 2000 Container Volume Rises at Port of Halifax The Port of Halifax had a record year in 1999. Port cargo for last year is projected to be almost 14 million metric tons, six per cent more than in 1998. The growth was led by containerized cargo, which grew by more than eight per cent over…

17 January 2000 Appeal No. AP-98-106 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) made under section 63 of the Customs Act. The issue in this appeal is whether certain rubber…

17 January 2000 Appeal No. AP-98-108 This is an appeal pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) dated March 19, 1998. The goods in issue are fibrous sausage casings. They are…

17 January 2000 Update to the Sublocation List Members who require the complete sublocation document should contact Ms. Pauline Morris at 613- 954-0827, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Division Port Sub-Ofce Warehouse Name #1-1 Atlantic 0914 4253 Cougar Helicopters Inc. #2-2 Quebec…

17 January 2000 Notice to Exporters No. 123, Textiles and Clothing — Administration of the North American Free Trade Agreement Relating to Exports of Textiles, Apparel and Made-up Goods to the US and the Application of the Tariff Preference Levels: TPL Allocation, New Entrants and Amendments to the…

14 January 2000 SIMA Investigation re Faced Rigid Cellular Insulation Board from the US On 14 January 2000 the CCRA initiated a review of the normal values and export prices of faced rigid cellular polyurethan-modified polyisocyanurate thermal insulation board from the United States. Members with…

17 January 2000 Seminar on OGD Single Window Initiative in Halifax Members are invited to attend a free information seminar on Customs and the OGD single window initiative in Halifax on 31 January 2000. The seminar will focus on using EDI for releases necessitating the involvement of the Canadian…

14 January 2000 Seminars Offered in Toronto Region, Winter/Spring 2000 The CSCB in Toronto Region is offering the following seminars during the winter and spring of 2000. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. The events will take place at the Best Western Toronto Airport - Carlton Place, 33…