Trade News

23 April 2001 Toronto/Ontario Regions Annual Meeting Members interested in attending the joint annual meeting of the CSCB Toronto and Ontario regions are asked to complete a registration form and return it to the meeting convener, Paula Carson of Carson Customs Brokers Ltd., by 8 May 2001. The…

23 April 2001 Certain Flat Hot-Rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet and Strip, Inquiry No.: NQ-2001-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on April 19, 2001, from the Acting Director General of the Anti…

23 April 2001 PC 2001-579 PC 2001-579 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2001-1. 1. The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by adding, in numerical order, the tariff provisions set out in the schedule to this Order. 2. This Order…

20 April 2001 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency imposes provisional duties on hot-rolled steel sheet and strip The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) announced on 19 April that it will assess provisional duties on imports of certain hot-rolled steel sheet and strip from, Brazil, Bulgaria, the…

20 April 2001 D Memorandum D13-5-1 The following D memorandum is available from the CCRA web site: D13-5-1 Application of Sections 49 and 50 of the Customs Act This memorandum outlines and explains the method of determining the value for duty based on the transaction value of identical goods or…

20 April 2001 Date for CCRA Qualifying and Professional Examinations Set Members may wish to note that the CCRA Customs Brokers Qualifying and Professional Examinations will be held nationally on Saturday, 16 June 2001. As has been the case since 1987, the CSCB has been awarded the contract to…

19 April 2001 BC Region Longroom Committee Report on Foot and Mouth Disease Members are asked to note that in the report of the BC Longroom Committee posted on 18 April, Argentina was not identified as a target country in terms of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). In fact, imports from Argentina and EU…

19 April 2001 Outage for Maintenance Activities on 22 April 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. This is a notice of a planned outage for maintenance activities this Sunday, April 22, 2001. Therefore, the EDI system will be unavailable from 3:00 am to 13:00 pm…

19 April 2001 Customs Information Day in St. John's The CCRA is hosting a Customs Information Day in St. John's at the Convention and Civic Centre on Saturday, 9 June 2001, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The address is 101 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland. The information day will feature an…

19 April 2001 Comments on Food and Mouth Disease from CCRA Regional Co-ordinator in British Columbia Following up on the report from the CSCB Longroom Committee on 18 April regarding Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), members will find correspondence concerning the impact of FMD on Customs in BC from…

19 April 2001 Appeal No. AP-99-067 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) made under section 63 of the Customs Act. The issue in this appeal is whether the "Buzz…

18 April 2001 D Memoranda D13-4-1 and D13-3-11 Available The following D memoranda are available from the CCRA: D13-4-1 "Transaction Value" Method of Valuation (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-3-11 Valuation of Goods Imported into Canada to be used in the Assembly, Construction, or Fabrication of a…

18 April 2001 D Memoranda D13-11-6, D13-4-3 and D13-4-2 Available The following D memoranda are now available from the CCRA: D13-11-6 Determining Value for Duty of Computer Software D13-4-3 Customs Valuation: Price Paid for Payable (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-4-2 Customs Valuation: Sold for Export…

18 April 2001 Sublocation List Updates to the sublocation list can be found in the following document on the CSCB web site: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sub1.htm Members wishing the complete sublocation list document should contact Jill Burgess at 613-941-0335 or via e-mail at jill.burgess@ccra-adrc…

18 April 2001 The following notes from a meeting held yesterday in Vancouver can also be accessed by members only on the BC Region area of the CSCB reference system, at http://www.cscb.ca. BC Region: Special Longroom Committee Report Subject: CFIA and Foot-and-Mouth Disease 17 April 2001 In…

17 April 2001 D Memoranda D13-3-1 and D13-11-2 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-3-1 Methods of Determining Value for Duty D13-11-2 Value for Duty of Certain Information-based Products (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-3-1 briefly outlines and explains the methods…

17 April 2001 Request for Fast Track Tariff Relief on "Base Ribbons" The Department of Finance has received a request for fast track tariff relief on certain narrow polyester and nylon fabrics, satin or grosgrain finish ("base ribbons") for use in the manufacture of printed ribbons. The narrow…