Trade News

18 January 2001 Customs Information Day, Sault Ste. Marie The CCRA is hosting a Customs Information Day for importers, exporters, and the travelling public on Saturday, 3 March 2001, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Water Tower Inn , 360 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The information…

18 January 2001 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following facility has been added to the CFIA list of facilities designated for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. 613 Union Poultry Canada Inc. Brampton, ON

18 January 2001 Appeal No. AP-2000-017 This is an appeal under section section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act. The issue in this appeal is whether the Mulan and Li Shang Fearless Rider…

18 January 2001 Canada Announces WTO Consultations with the US On 17 January Canada announced that it has requested consultations with the United States on legislation that prohibits the US from fully implementing WTO rulings in trade remedy cases. Section 129(c)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements…

18 January 2001 Certain Stainless Steel Welded Pipe Originating in or Exported from Chinese Taipei On 18 January 2001 the CCRA concluded its re-investigation of normal values and export prices of certain stainless steel welded pipe originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei. The re-investigation…

17 January 2001 Customs Notice N-366 The following Customs Notice has been issued: N-366 Tariff Classification of Natural Medicinal Preparations as Medicaments The Notice explains the CCRA's administrative policy for the tariff classification of natural medicinal preparations (NMPs) as medicaments…

17 January 2001 CTR 3650 — Rolls Wood Group (Repairs and Overhauls) Ltd v MNR This is an application for judicial review of a decision of the Minister of National Revenue in which the Minister re-determined the tariff classification of the turbo-jet engines imported into Canada by the applicant…

16 January 2001 PC 2001-9 PC 2001-9 amends the schedule to the Export Control List by adding item 5504 after item 5503 regarding Strategic Goods. This amendment is designed to ensure that certain Canadian goods and technology, both military and selected dual-use items, are not exported from Canada…

15 January 2001 Ontario Region Meeting at Windsor, 10 January 2001 The following minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2001 in Windsor are also available to members only on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca, on the Ontario Region page. Customs/Brokers Associations Meeting Commercial…

15 January 2001 D Memorandum D8-2-15 Updated The following D memorandum has been updated: D8-2-15 Representational Gifts Remission Order Paragraph 4 of this Memorandum has been revised to remove the requirement to show heading No. 9833 in the tariff code field of the accounting document. This…

15 January 2001 Woven Terry Cloth of 100 Per Cent Cotton (Request No. TR-2000-002) On 12 January 2001 the CITT issued its report, with a recommendation, to the Minister of Finance regarding a request for tariff relief filed on 18 July 2000 by Majestic Industries (Canada) Ltd., respecting woven terry…

15 January 2001 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No.: PI-2000-003 In the matter of a preliminary injury inquiry under section 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act respecting hot-rolled deformed carbon or low alloy steel concrete reinforcing bar in straight lengths or coils, originating in or exported…

15 January 2001 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No.: PI-2000-002 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: GARLIC, FRESH OR FROZEN, ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND VIETNAM, EXCLUDING FRESH…

15 January 2001 Appeal No. AP-2000-015 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency dated February 28, 2000, regarding goods imported into Canada on December 19, 1997, and January 26, 1998. The goods in issue are…

15 January 2001 Appeal No. AP-99-117 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency dated December 22, 1999, and January 27, 2000, regarding goods imported into Canada from November 1997 to November 1998. The goods in…

12 January 2001 CSCB Members Invited to Attend Board of Directors' Meeting and NCBFAA Annual Conference From March 4 to 7, 2001, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) will be holding its annual conference in conjunction with the Airforwarders Association and the…

12 January 2001 Request for Fast-Track Tariff Relief on Fabrics used in Pants, Coveralls, Shirts and Parkas The Department of Finance has received a request for fast-track tariff relief on certain fabrics used in the manufacture of pants, coveralls, shirts and parkas. The fabrics are as follow…

11 January 2001 Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement: U.S. Customs Service's Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to the Tariff Classification of Drilled Studs and Notched Lumber on July 1, 1998 and June 9, 1999 Respectively December 27, 2000 The Canadian second submission to the "Arbitral Panel…