Trade News

10 January 2001 Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 14 January 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. An outage is planned for Sunday, 14 January 2001 for maintenance activities. The EDI system will be unavailable from 03:00 am to 11:00 am (ET) on that date. This will…

10 January 2001 Special Announcement from AT&T for Members Using AT&T The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Due to regular maintenance procedures, AT&T system access may not be available on Saturday, 13 January 2001 between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (ET). The CCRA…

10 January 2001 Appeal No. AP-99-118 This is an appeal under section 81.22 of the Excise Tax Act (the Act) of a determination of the Minister of National Revenue dated February 5, 1992, rejecting the appellant's application for a sales tax refund on raw materials. The application was rejected on the…

10 January 2001 Update to Sublocation Codes The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following are updates to the sublocation list. For the complete sublocation document, please contact Ms. Jill Burgess at 613-941-0335, or e-mail her at [email protected]…

10 January 2001 SOR/2001-20 — Regulations Amending the List of Tariff Provisions set out the schedule to the Customs Tariff (Firearms and other Prohibited Goods) AMENDMENTS 1. (1) Subparagraph (e)(i) in the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9898.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out…

9 January 2001 D Memoranda D1-4-1 and D19-9-3 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D1-4-1 Canada Customs Invoice Requirements D19-9-3 Importation of Bodies and Body Parts into Canada D1-4-1 has the first page of the revised, as of 10 July 2000. In the current version of the…

9 January 2001 CSCB Standing Committee Meeting Minutes, Fort Erie, December 2000 The following minutes of the CSCB Standing Committee, held on 21 December, were provided by Candie Sider of PBB in Fort Erie. These minutes are also available to members only via the Ontario Region web page on the CSCB…

9 January 2001 Facilities Designated for Inspection of Meat Products from the USA The following facility has been added to the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the United States: Est. 678 Kutco International Inc. Brampton, ON

9 January 2001 Duty Refunds available in Canada and US on First Come, First Served Basis North American exports of non-NAFTA apparel and textile goods may qualify for reduced or free rates of duty under the Tariff Preference Level (TPL) mechanism. Such goods imported from NAFTA countries that were…

9 January 2001 Seminars Available in Toronto Region, Winter-Spring 2001 Members are reminded of the series of courses available in the Toronto Region, starting next week with the first part of a program on HS Tariff Classification. The program will be held at the Best Western Toronto Airport -…

9 January 2001 Minutes of Prairie Region Standing Committee Meeting, November 2000 The following minutes of the CSCB Standing Committee, held on 15 November, were provided by Michael Tremblay of PBB in Calgary. These minutes are also available to members only via the Prairie Region web page on the…

9 January 2001 Canada to Begin Consultations on Free Trade Agreement with Four Central American Countries The government will begin public consultations on a free trade agreement with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced today. The…

8 January 2001 Canadian Trade Commissioner Service The Trade Commissioner Service works to promote Canadian economic interests abroad by helping Canadian firms meet their international business objectives. They offer assistance in the following areas: - export market development - foreign market…

8 January 2001 Latest Information on the Firearms Act The following information is from the Canadian Firearms Centre. Provisions relating to documents for non-residents and importation of firearms came into force on 1 January 2001. With the exception of section 53 of the Firearms Act, all other…

5 January 2001 Marstar Canada Inc v The Queen, CTR 3642 This is an appeal from a decision of the Minister of National Revenue to seize some imported goods by the appellant with no terms of release. The goods in question were part of a large shipment of packaged and containerized goods and consisted…

5 January 2001 Regulations Amending the Ozone-depleting Substances Regulations, 1998 The Regulations Amending the Ozone-depleting Substances Regulations, 1998 entered into for ce on 1 January 2001. After 31 December 2000 it is mandatory to provide to Environment Canada a Notice of Transit Shipment…