Trade News

28 June 2001 Customs Notice N-388, Temporary Importation of Horses by Canadian Residents The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-388 Temporary Importation of Horses by Canadian Residents This Notice is issued to address concerns that have been raised regarding the relief of…

27 June 2001 TR-2000-007 and TR-2000-008 Notice is given that the CITT is satisfied that the requests received from Scapa Tapes North America Ltd. (the requester) of Renfrew, Ontario are properly documented. The requests are for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty…

27 June 2001 Appeals AP-98-041 and AP-98-060 At issue in these appeals is whether the goods described as keyed door handle sets (which feature either knobs or levers) are properly classified in subheading No. 8301.40 as other locks, as submitted by the respondent, or should be classified in…

27 June 2001 CORRECTION - Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU) at the CCRA. Further to the message sent to members on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 on the above-noted topic, the policy area of the CCRA has…

26 June 2001 Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System The following message is from Mark Laramore, Release and Warehouse Programs. 1. This notice advises all licensed sufferance warehouse operators involved in the storage and release of imported commercial goods of an…

26 June 2001 July 1st Holiday Procedures The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The electronic commerce unit will be closed for the statutory holiday on Monday, July 2nd. B3 entries processed and accepted on both Monday, July 2nd and Tuesday, July 3rd will appear on…

26 June 2001 CFIA National Import Policy The CFIA is in the process of re-engineering its import inspection activities. As part of this process, a consultative meeting was held in Ottawa on 22 June 2001, bringing together Agency personnel, stakeholders from a wide variety of associations, and…

26 June 2001 Correction to Previous Message re July 1st Holiday Procedures The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The ECU notes that in their message concerning arrangements for July 1st holiday procedures, the exchange rates provided on the evening (not the morning)…

25 June 2001 Minutes of CCRA/Customs Brokers Associations Meeting in Windsor, Ontario June 20, 2001 The following are minutes of the meeting between the CCRA and customs brokers associations held in Windsor on 20 June. These minutes are also available to members only on the Ontario Region area of…

25 June 2001 New EICS Implementation Postponed The following message is from Barbara Lukaszewicz, Director, Administration and Technology Division of the EICB. A decision has been made to postpone the go-live implementation date of the Export Import Control System from 3 July 2001 to 7 August 2001…

25 June 2001 CSCB Annual General Meeting and Conference The annual meeting and conference of the CSCB will be held at the Sheraton Ottawa from Sunday, 23 September through Wednesday, 26 September 2001. Please mark these dates on your calendar and watch for further details within the next few weeks!

25 June 2001 Sealing of ships' cargo holds and lockers from New Zealand and Australia The following message to importers is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs in the Food of Animal Origin Division at the CFIA. Attached is a proposed procedure for dealing with shipments of meat that are not…

25 June 2001 British Columbia Region AGM and Conference Minutes The following minutes are also available on the British Columbia area of the CSCB members-only area of the web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. CSCB BC Region AGM and Conference Campbell River, BC How many people here also attended the…

25 June 2001 CSCB Regional Co-ordinator's Report, British Columbia Region The following minutes are also available to members only on the CSCB web site, in the British Columbia regional page, at http://www.cscb.ca. CSCB Regional Co-ordinator's Report BC & Yukon Region Painters Lodge, Campbell River…

22 June 2001 EICS Test Day Information The following information is a message sent on 21 June on behalf of Barbara Lukaszewicz of EICB. It is available on the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/EICS/TestDay-e.htm. 1. Please note that testing tomorrow will…

22 June 2001 D19-13-1 D Memorandum D19-13-1, Species Designated as Harmful to Canadian Ecosystem -- Exportation of Wild Animals and Plants subject to Provincial or Territorial Controls, has been totally revised to reflect changes due to the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of…

21 June 2001 Customs Notice N-387 Customs Notice N-387 affirms that all shipments covered by an air waybill that are transported into Canada via highway mode must be reported in full at the highway first point of arrival. This document is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address…

21 June 2001 Request for Fast Track Tariff Relief on Zylon Yarns The Department of Finance is seeking comment on a request for fast track tariff relief on certain Zylon yarns for use in the manufacture of armour or protective clothing. The filament yarns in question are solely of non-textured poly…

21 June 2001 Expiry No.: LE-2001-003 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDING CONCERNING MACHINE TUFTED CARPETING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its order made on April 21, 1997, in…