Trade News

19 December 2001 Canadian Consultations on Free Trade Agreement with Caribbean Community InternationalTrade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced that the Government of Canada will begin public consultations to obtain the views of Canadians on a proposed free trade agreement with the Caribbean…

19 December 2001 US Pre-clearance Centre for Carnets The Canadian Chamber of Commerce met recently with the officer in charge of the US Pre-clearance Centre regarding carnets. As a result of this meeting, Customs officers will be encouraged to validate Canadian carnets when travellers have…

19 December 2001 D Memorandum D11-6-7 The following D memorandum has been revised: D11-6-7 Importers' Dispute Resolution Process for Origin, Tariff Classification, and Value for Duty of Imported Goods Effective immediately, the pages in this document replace the same pages in the previous version of…

18 December 2001 Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System and Sufferance Warehouse Sub-Location Code The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following outlines changes to customs policies and procedures that will take effect July 1, 2002…

18 December 2001 Initiation of Investigation re Dumping of Certain Automotive Laminated Windshields On 18 December 2001 the CCRA initiated an investigation under the SIMA into the alleged injurious dumping of certain automotive laminated windshields originating in or exported from the People's…

18 December 2001 The following minutes are also available to members only on BC page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging on as a member, click on the "CSCB Reference System" bullet, then "Regions", then "British Columbia". Customs CEF Special Meeting Monday, December 10, 2001…

18 December 2001 December and January holiday scheduling The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. December 24, 2001, will be a normal business day from the point of view of system processing and the running of end-of-day reports. The Electronic Commerce Unit will be…

17 December 2001 2002 Restraint Matrix on Clothing and Textile Products Available The 2002 Restraint Matrix on Clothing and Textile Products, Vol. 9, No., December 2001 is now available on the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/textile/2002_Matrix/2002Matrix…

17 December 2001 Customs Notice N-418 Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System and Sufferance Warehouse Sub-Location Code Customs Notice N-418 is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=2355 Members should take note of…

17 December 2001 Seminars offered by CSCB Toronto Region for Winter/Spring, 2002 The following information is also available to members only on the Toronto Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Members can access this page by logging on as members on the front page of the web site…

17 December 2001 Carrier Insurance Costs Sky-Rocketing in New Reality of Risk The following is excerpted from the Ontario Trucking Association web site; the complete document can be found at: http://www.ontruck.org/news/news/2001/pnews_2001_12_17_115905_sa.php3. Motor carriers across Canada are…

14 December 2001 Wheat Products Quota The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Members are advised that the quota for wheat products will be filled as of midnight, 14 December 2001. Consequently, 14 December 2001 will be the cut off date to release and account for…

14 December 2001 Biannual Review of D-95-14 The Plant Health and Production Division of the CFIA has requested members' comments on D-95- 14, Import Requirements of Non-Propagative Wood and Other Regulated Wood Products; except solid wood packaging material, from all areas other than the continental…

13 December 2001 Deferral of Corporation Tax Instalments for Small Business The government has announced a temporary measure related to the legislation governing the payment of corporate instalments. The measure allows qualifying corporations to defer their January, February, and March 2002 federal…

13 December 2001 Conversion to the Euro This is a follow-up to Customs Notice N-403, conversion to the Euro on 1 January 2002. Members of the European Union who are participating in the use of a single currency will convert to the use of the Euro on 1 January 2002. The following is a list of the…

13 December 2001 Customs Notice N-417 This Notice advises of a change in the reporting requirements for importing, exporting, remanifesting and secondary reporting of commercial shipments into Canada. It is also a follow-up to Customs Proposal P-009, Importing In Bond Commercial Shipments, issued on…