Trade News

21 June 2001 Minister Cauchon announces a major investment in anti-smuggling activities The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of National Revenue and Secretary of State responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today announced that the Canada Customs and…

20 June 2001 Request to Remove Customs Duty on "Baseball-Stitched" Leather The Department of Finance is reviewing a request to remove the Customs duty on imports o "baseball-stitched" leather, cut to size and shape, sewn for use in the manufacture of chairs and sofas. This leather is classified…

20 June 2001 TR-2000-006 Notice is given that the CITT is satisfied that the request received from Doubletex (the requester) of Montreal is properly documented. The request is for teh removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the Customs duty on importations from all countries of woven…

20 June 2001 EICS Launch Date Many members will already have received the message concerning EICS updating from DFAIT. For those who have not, however, the Export and Import Control System has updated information on the DFAIT web site concerning the launch of the new EICS. This information is…

20 June 2001 The following minutes are also available to CSCB members only on the Prairie Region section of the CSCB web site, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca. Adhoc CSCB/CCRA Committee Meeting North Central Alberta District Edmonton Commercial Operations June 6, 2001 In Attendance…

20 June 2001 New Facility for Armstrong Border Crossing, St. Théophile, Québec The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of National Revenue, announced on 20 June the construction of new Customs facilities at the Armstrong-Jackman border crossing on Highway 173, southeast of St. Théophile, QC. The…

20 June 2001 PC 2001-1144 PC 2001-1144 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2001-2. This Order amends the Customs Tariff to eliminate tariffs on certain manufacturing inputs which are not made in Canada. These tariff reductions are designed to assist Canadian manufacturers in…

19 June 2001 Update to Toronto Region GTA Meeting Minutes Further to the Toronto Region GTA meeting minutes of 22 May 2001, posted on 15 June in the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, the CCRA has now provided two fax numbers to be used to fax RMD correction requests. The numbers are: 905-612…

19 June 2001 Inquiry No. NQ-2000-007 CERTAIN CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, CHINESE TAIPEI AND UKRAINE Whether the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused…

19 June 2001 Fumigation Requirements for Import Wood Dunnage, Pallets, Crating or Other Wood Packing Materials The following message is from Mr. Greg Stubbings, National Manager, Forestry Section, Plant Health and Protection Division of the CFIA. Mr. Stubbings can be rached at 613-225-2342 or by fax…

19 June 2001 PC 2001-1047 PC 2001-1047 is the Orion Bus Industries Ltd. Remission Order. 1. Subject to section 2, remission is hereby granted to Orion Bus Industries Ltd. of Mississauga, ON in the amount of $993,907.56 representing the customs duties paid or payable under the Customs Tariff on buses…

18 June 2001 Civic Holiday June 25, 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is information concerning the civic holiday in Quebec on Monday, June 25, 2001. For all clients, overnight reports will run the evenings of Friday, June 22, 2001, and Monday…

15 June 2001 These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. CCRA/ CSCB GTA Committee Meeting CCRA - Infield Cargo, Tuesday, May 22, 2001 Present: CCRA Glenda Lavergne Assia Hussain Wilson Doan Nick Filazzola Ernie Spraggett…

15 June 2001 Instigation of SIMA Investigation into Dumping of Footwear with Metal Toe Caps On 15 June 2001 the CCRA announced that it has started an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of leather footwear with metal toe caps, originating in or exported from the People’s…

15 June 2001 Progress of Legislation The following bills received Royal Assent on June 14, 2001. Bill C-13 -- An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (S.C. 2001, c. 15). Bill C-22 -- An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, the…

15 June 2001 The 2001 Version of The Handbook of Import and Export Commodity Codes The following message to on-line customs brokers is from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. DFAIT is aware that pages 25 and 48 to 53 of Section E were inadvertently missed during the printing…

15 June 2001 Uruguay -- Important Update -- Limited Resumption of Certification The following notice from Dr. L. Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division, is directed to importers, Import Service Centres, Program networks and meat import inspectors. This is further to my…

14 June 2001 These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. CADEX Warehouse Sub-Committee Meeting between CSCB and CCRA June 1, 2001 - 2:30pm Present: Patricia Giolti (CCRA) Laurie Caron (Livingston) Ed Jones (Federated) And…