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The following messages were sent on 30 March 2001 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency - Notices D Memoranda D13-3-9, D13-4-9, D17-1-19, D3-5-7 are now available Canadian Society of Customs Brokers - General Interpretation of Paragraph 13.(1)(a) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations

29 March 2001 Softwood Lumber Export Permits The following news release is from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Effective April 1, 2001, export permits will be required for all exports of softwood lumber from Canada to the United States. This measure will provide accurate…

29 March 2001 D Memoranda D13-4-12, D13-4-7, D13-3-14 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-4-12 Commissions and Brokerage (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-4-7 Adjustments to the Price Paid or Payable (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-3-14 Quota Payments (Customs Act, Sections…

29 March 2001 D Memoranda D17-1-2, D13-11-4 and D13-2-3 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-2-3 Exchange Rate for Calculation of Value for Duty under the Customs Act D17-1-2 Reporting and Accounting for Low Value Commercial Goods (under CAN$1,600) and the Consist Sheet…

D Memoranda D13-3-12 and D13-10-1 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-3-12 Assists (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-10-1 Used Goods (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-3-12 outlines and explains the application of various sections of the Customs Act in determining…

29 March 2001 Outage Scheduled for 31 March-1 April 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are advised that the EDI systems will not be available Saturday, March 31, 2001 from 2:00 am (EST) until 9:00 am Sunday April 1, 2001 (EDT). This outage is for the…

29 March 2001 Textiles and Clothing: Clarification of Definition -- Swimwear Notice to Importers Export and Import Permits Act Serial No. 391 Date: May 2, 1990 Table of Contents 1.0 Purpose 2.0 Coverage 3.0 Authority 4.0 Background 5.0 Administration 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this notice is to…

29 March 2001 Dairy Farmers of Canada et al v DMNR et al [2001] CTR 3679 HEADNOTE: Whether the decision of the CITT as to the classification of certain butteroil blends was unreasonable and whether the Tribunal erred in concluding that, in a proceeding under s. 70 of the Customs Act, it may issue an…

28 March 2001 T2001-3 Tariff Amendment and Customs Tariff The T2001-3 tariff amendment package is available in MS Access format from the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4357 The 2001 Customs Tariff is also available in Access format, at the following…

28 March 2001 D Memoranda D13-3-7 and D13-3-10 The following D memoranda are now available on the CCRA web site: D13-3-7 Engineering, Development Work, etc. undertaken Elsewhere than in Canada (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-3-10 Goods Imported in Split Shipments D13-3-7 explains the meaning…

27 March 2001 Minister of National Revenue Announces Tabling of Legislation to Implement the Customs Action Plan The following is excerpted from a press release issued by the CCRA. This document is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4355…

27 March 2001 Sufferance Warehouse Operators and the Release Notification System This notice advises all licensed sufferance warehouse operators involved in the storage and release of imported commercial goods of an amendment to Customs Notice N-347, issued September 5, 2000. Customs Notice N-347…

27 March 2001 These minutes are available to members only; they are also posted on the Ontario Region page on our web site, at http://www.cscb.ca, in the Reference System. Customs/Brokers Associations Meeting Commercial Offsite Facility March 21, 2001 – 09:00 hrs. Attendance: M. Beaudoin S. Roberts…

27 March 2001 Tariff Amendment Package T2001-3 Tariff amendment package T2001-3 is currently being printed. It contains the following: 1. Termination of certain temporary items, effective 31 March 2001 (7607.11.12, 8311.20.10 and 8311.20.90) 2. Coming into force of a suspended item, effective 1…

26 March 2001 Customs Notice N-377 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-377 Bicycles and Bicycle Frames from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China This Notice advises that a re-investigation pursuant to the SIMA has been initiated on 26 February 2001. The re…

26 March 2001 D Memoranda D15-2-8, D13-2-4 and D13-4-10 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D15-2-8 Refined Sugar D13-2-4 Valuation of Goods Imported into Canada that are not in Accordance with Contract D13-4-10 Discounts (Customs Act, Section 48) D15-2-8 refers to the…

26 March 2001 D Memorandum D13-8-1 The following D memorandum is available on the CCRA web site: D13-8-1 "Computed Value" Method (Customs Act, Section 52) This memorandum outlines the manner in which a value for duty is determined under the computed value method (section 52 of the Customs Act). This…

26 March 2001 JYC Auto Inc. v MNR, [2000] CTR 3677 At issue was whether the Minister of National Revenue was justified in seizing the vehicle the plaintiff was trying to import into Canada and in requesting a certain amount to return it. Specifically at issue was whether the Minister had reasonable…