Trade News

30 April 2001 Preliminary Results of Customs Operations during Summit of the Americas in Quebec City The following information is from the CCRA. The Honourable Martin Cauchon, PC, MP, Minister of National Revenue and Secretary of State responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for…

27 April 2001 New Address for CCRA Office in Granby The CCRA has announced that starting 27 April 2001, it will provide Customs services in Granby at the following address: 391 Principale Street Suite 110 Granby, QC J2G 2W7 telephone: 450-372-6691 fax: 450-372-5388

27 April 2001 Notice to Importers No. 616 Items 117 to 134 and 141 to 160 -- Dairy Products on the Import Control List: Supplementary Import Permits 1.1 This Notice addresses Items 117 to 134 and 141 to 160 on the Import Control List of the Export and Import Permits Act ("dairy products") as…

27 April 2001 Windsor Standing Committee Meeting, 25 April 2001 The following minutes of the Windsor Standing Committee meeting on 25 April are also available to members only on the CSCB web site in the Ontario Region web page, at http://www.cscb.ca. Customs/Brokers Associations Meeting Commercial…

26 April 2001 SOR/2001-134 SOR/2001-134 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2001-1. This Order came into force on 5 April 2001, and can be found on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4425 http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4425

26 April 2001 NAFTA 2001 Tariff Preference Level Utilization Reports The following reports are available on the DFAIT web site: NAFTA 2001 Tariff Preference Level Utilization, January 1 to February 28, Exports http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/textile/ntpl-exe-feb-e.htm NAFTA 2001 Tariff Preference…

26 April 2001 NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaires The following documents are available on the CCRA web site: NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaire Regional Value Content -- Net Cost Method NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaire Regional Value Content -- Transaction Value Method The first…

26 April 2001 Automation of Work Location 816 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Effective 25 April 2001, work location 816 Cascade has become automated.

26 April 2001 No Outage Scheduled for 28-29 April 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The following is further to our GEMDES message of October 16, 2000, containing the list of planned outages for the next six months. Contrary to the information posted in the…

The following messages were sent on 26 April: 1. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (electronic commerce) Automation of Work Location 816 No Outage Scheduled for 28-29 April 2001 2. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (notices) SOR/2001-134 NAFTA Origin Verification Questionnaires 3. Canadian Society…

24 April 2001 Toronto Region General Meeting, 10 May 2001 The next Toronto Region General Meeting is scheduled for 10 May 2001, 6:00 pm, at the Airport Marriott Hotel. A registration form for this meeting is available on our web site, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/togm.htm…

24 April 2001 Penalties Due to Systems Outage The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Members who are clients of the CCRA's electronic services are asked to note that, as a result of systems problems on Monday, 23 April, penalties will subsequently be waived without…

24 April 2001 Tariff Amendment T2001-4 and Customs Tariff Tariff amendment T2001-4 is available on the CCRA web site, as is the updated version of the 2001 Customs Tariff. These amendments will be available in the CCS on 10 May 2001. These documents can be found at the following addresses: T2001-4…

24 April 2001 Importation of Human Pathogens via Courier The following letter regarding the importation of human pathogens via the courier stream to courier and LVS participants is from Brian Jones, Director, Import Process Division at CCRA. This letter is in reference to the importation of human…

24 April 2001 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on Oil-Based Lubricating Preparation The Department of Finance is reviewing a request to remove the customs duty on imports of an oil-based lubricating preparation for wet drawing of tire wire. This lubricating preparation is classified under tariff…

24 April 2001 US Initiation of Lumber Investigations The following is a statement from The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP. On April 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated countervailing and antidumping investigations of softwood lumber exports from Canada. This decision by the U.S…

24 April 2001 Toronto/Ontario Regional Golf Tournament Members are invited to attend the golf tournament that accompanies the joint Toronto/Ontario Regional annual meeting in Stratford. The tournament is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 14 June at the Stratford Country Club. A registration form…

23 April 2001 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on 5-ply and 7-ply Hardwood The Department of Finance is reviewing a request to remove the customs duty on imports of 5- play and 7-ply hardwood plywood for use in the manufacture of hardwood flooring. This plywood is classified under tariff item No…

23 April 2001 Outage affecting EDI The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The CCRA is currently experiencing a data base problem affecting all EDI data with the exception of B3 via CADEX lines. The problem will not be resolved until 9:00 pm EDT. This impacts all EDI…