Trade News

4 April 2001 Fast Track Tariff Relief on Certain Woven Fabrics for Use in Manufacture of Apparel The Department of Finance is seeking comment on a request received for fast track tariff relief on certain woven fabrics for use in the manufacture of apparel. 1. Dyed fabrics that would otherwise meet…

3 April 2001 Countervailing/Anti-dumping Duty Petition re Softwood Lumber The following information is from a news release from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. On April 2, 2001, the U.S. Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports filed a countervailing/anti-dumping duty petition…

2 April 2001 IPPS Service on 2 April 2001 The following announcement is from DFAIT. As a result of demonstrations planned to take place at the DFAIT headquarters building on 2 April, it has been decided in conjunction with the RCMP that only designated personnel providing essential services should…

2 April 2001 SOR/2001-108 and SOR/2001-106 The following documents are available from the CCRA web site: SOR/2001-108 Customs Act - Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Customs Act (Miscellaneous Program) Sor/2001-106 Customs Tariff - Order Amending the Customs Tariff (Extension…

2 April 2001 D Memoranda D1-6-1, D13-3-13 and D11-4-4 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D1-6-1 Authority to Act as Agent D13-3-13 Customs Valuation: Interest Charges for Deferred Payment for Imported Goods (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D11-4-4 Rules of Origin…

D Memorandum 13-10-2 The following D memorandum is available on the CCRA web site: D13-10-2 Used Automobiles, Motor Vehicles, Boats and other Vessels (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) This memorandum outlines and explains the manner in which the value for duty of used automobiles and motor vehicles…

2 April 2001 Importing a Vehicle into Canada The following document is available on the CCRA web site: RC4140 Importing a Vehicle into Canada This can be found on at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4377 http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4377

2 April 2001 Canada Wins Case in Softwood Lumber Dispute On 30 March 2001 an Arbitral Panel, established under the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement, ruled that the United States breached that agreement when it chose to reclassify drilled studs and notched lumber. The dispute arose when the…

2 April 2001 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute On 2 April the US lumber industry is expected to file a brief with American officials in Washington, claiming that Canadian firms gain American market share unfairly by cutting logs on Canadian government land for less than the market price, thus…

2 April 2001 Canada Customs Coding Form, Application Form for CANPASS - Highway and Agency Agreement Available on CCRA Web Site The following electronic forms are available on the CCRA web site: B3-FILL E Electronic Form: Canada Customs Coding Form E611-FILL E Electronic Form: Application form for…

2 April 2001 April 2001 SIMA Index To view the April 2001 SIMA index, please go to the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html

2 April 2001 Reminder of Joint Ontario-Toronto Region Meeting Members in the Ontario and Toronto regions can look forward to their first joint meeting this spring. The event will take place on Wednesday, 13 June 2001 at the Arden Park Hotel in Stratford. In addition to the meetings, there will be…

2 April 2001 Final Determination of Dumping Fresh Garlic, Originating in or Exported from the People's Republic of China and Vietnam The CCRA has announced the final determination of dumping respecting garlic, fresh or frozen, originating in or exported from the PRC and Vietnam, excluding fresh…

2 April 2001 Customs Notice N-378 Further to the notification sent to members on 27 March 2001 regarding this matter, Customs Notice N-378, Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System, has been issued. It is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207…

2 April 2001 D Memorandum D17-1-22 The following D memorandum is available on the CCRA web site: D17-1-22 Accounting for the Harmonized Sales Tax, Provincial Sales Taxes, Provincial Tobacco Taxes, and Alcohol Mark-UPs/Fees on Casual Importations in the Courier and Commercial Streams This memorandum…

2 April 2001 SIMA Re-investigation re Garlic from the People's Republic of China The CCRA has concluded its re-investigation of the normal value of fresh garlic originating in or exported from the PRC, subject to the finding made in the CITT Inquiry No. NQ-96-002. The CCRA has issued a Customs…

The following D Memoranda are available on the CCRA website: D13-3-9 - Package Deals D13-4-9 - Royalties and Licence Fees D17-1-19 - Interest rate for Customs Purposes Regulations D3-5-7 - Temporary Importation of Vessels D13-3-9: This Memorandum outlines and explains the application of the…