Trade News

14 February 2001 Automation of Customs Offices The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Effective 25 February 2001, the following work locations will become fully automated: 329 Armstrong 354 Stanhope 314 Stanstead/Rock Island 303 Drummondville 316 Sherbrooke 305…

14 February 2001 Update on the Commercial Driver Registration Program The following message is from the CCRA Major Project Design and Development Directorate. Please be advised that as a result of the recently announced delay in the implementation of the Customs Self Assessment Program, we will not…

14 February 2001 Export and Import Control System Members can download the latest demonstration version of the Export and Import Control System (EICS) from the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/EICS/EICS-e.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/EICS…

13 February 2001 Customs Notice N-370: Investing in Customs Compliance The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-370 Investing in Customs Compliance This Notice advises that the document "Investing in Customs Compliance" is now available on the CCRA web site under the "Action…

12 February 2001 D Memorandum D8-2-16, Courier Imports Remission Order This Memorandum has been revised to reflect organizational changes resulting from the implementation of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) on November 1, 1999. It has also been revised to provide the proper legislative…

12 February 2001 Latest Article by CSCB President in "Logistics Quarterly" Members can read the latest article by CSCB President Carol West in the Winter, 2000 issue of "Logistics Quarterly", on our web site. The article is entitled "Why are CEOs So Excited About SupplyChain Management?", and is…

12 February 2001 Container Numbers The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members who transmit electronic release information to the CCRA will wish to know that the CCRA's system problem limiting the number of container numbers has been resolved. Members are asked to…

9 February 2001 Customs Notice N-369 -- Amendment to Customs Procedures Concerning Live or Raw Fresh or Frozen Oysters, Clams, Mussels, and Other Molluscs From the United States, New Zealand, France, Japan, and Korea The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-369 Amendment to…

9 February 2001 Scheduled Outage on 11 February 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. Please be advised that the EDI systems will not be available on Sunday, February 11, 2001 from: 3:00 a.m until…

8 February 2001 Customs Notice N-368: Certain Stainless Steel Welded Pipe Originating in or Exported From Chinese Taipei 1. This notice advises that, on January 18, 2001, the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) concluded its re-investigation of normal values and export prices of certain…

8 February 2001 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on Certain Electrical Insulating or Conductive Materials The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for the removal of customs duty on certain electrical insulating or conductive materials for use in the manufacture or refurbishing of…

8 February 2001 CTR 3662 — Aliments dorchester Inc. and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade At issue in this judicial review was whether the plaintiff was entitled to receive a share of the import access quantity for chicken allocated for 1999 and 2000 to the processors of…

7 February 2001 System Outage Scheduled for 11 February 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are advised that the EDI systems will not be available on Sunday, February 11, 2001 from 3:00 a.m until 1:00 p.m. (EST) This outage is to migrate Release 01.1…

7 February 2001 Public Consultation Report on GATS Released The Minister for International Trade Pierre Pettigrew has made public a report that details the views of some Canadians and Canadian organizations on the upcoming negotiations regarding the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)…

6 February 2001 CCRA Presentation on Offload Strategy in Niagara Falls The following information is from Cindy Plyley, Chair, CSCB Port Standing Committee in Niagara Falls. This report is also available to members only on the CSCB web site Ontario Region page. January 30, 2001 Past Status: Further…

6 February 2001 Customs Notice N-367 Customs Notice N-367, Time Frames for Release of Goods, and the Estimated Time and Date of Arrival of Commercial Goods, is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4284 This notice is a follow-up to Customs…

6 February 2001 PC 2001-0149 PC 2001-0149 is the Regulations Amending the Mail and Courier Imports (GST) Regulations. Amendments 1. Section 1 of the Mail and Courier Imports (GST) Regulations is replaced by the following: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mail and Courier Imports (GST/HST)…

5 February 2001 Update to Sublocation Codes The following information is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following are updates to the sublocation list. Members needing the complete sublocation document should contact Jill Burgess at 613-941-0335 or via e-mail at mailto:jill…