Trade News

19 February 2001 Neles Controls Ltd. v The Queen, CTR 3667 Motion before the Court for the determination of four questions of law. The plaintiff alleged that it was entitled to a refund of approximately $400,000 on account of customs duties paid in respect of certain valves the plaintiff imported…

19 February 2001 Minutes of Meeting between CSCB and CCRA in Toronto, February 13, 2001 These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. In Attendance: Glenda Lavergne, CCRA Nick Filazzola, CCRA Cathy Tice, CCRA Doreen Maybee…

16 February 2001 EICS Deployment Phases for CCRA Licensed Customs Brokers Information concerning access for customs brokers to the new on-line EICS is available from the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/EICS/EICSDeployCB-bil.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

16 February 2001 Minutes of Meeting between CSCB and CCRA in Toronto, January 9, 2001 These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.ccb.ca. In Attendance: Glenda Lavergne, CCRA Nick Filazzola, CCRA Cathy Tice, CCRA Doreen Maybee, CCRA…

16 February 2001 Export and Import Control System Demonstration The EICS demonstration referred to in our message of 14 February is available at the following address without need for a password: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/EICS/EICSDemo-e.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/EICS/EICSDemo…

16 February 2001 Appeal regarding Recent Earthquake in India The following appeal is from Lt. Cdr. R. Srinivasan, President of the Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India. The FFFAI is a member of the IFCBA, and this appeal for assistance is in support of the victims of the recent…

16 February 2001 Customs Service Standards Brochure A brochure entitled "Customs Service Standards" is available from the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4299 It briefly outlines goals for timeliness set by CCRA for processing travellers at land borders…

15 February 2001 Appeal No. AP-99-092 This is an appeal pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) dated September 21, 1999. The goods in issue are in-line skating boots. The…

15 February 2001 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Steel Plate The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of customs duites on three specifications of steel plate for use in the manufacture of railway car and underframes and railway car trucks. The steel plates in…

15 February 2001 Outage for Maintenance Activities Scheduled for 18 February 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. This is a notice of a planned outage for maintenance activities this Sunday…

15 February 2001 D Memorandum D2-1-1 The following D memorandum has been updated: D2-1-1 Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances by Non-Residents This Memorandum has been revised to reflect changes regarding wine entitlements, firearms, and regulations administered on behalf of other…

15 February 2001 PC 2001-203 PC 2001-203 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (US Barley and Barley Products). This Order will provide for duty-free entry in the Customs Tariff for all US-originating barley and barley products pursuant to Article 705 (market access for grains and…

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…