Trade News

18 May 2000 Table of Interest Rates, Third Quarter 2000 The interest rate table for the third quarter is available, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm

18 May 2000 D Memorandum D15-2-28 The following D memorandum has been created: D15-2-28 Baby Food and Juice This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to the importation of certain jarred baby food and juice from the United States of America, pursuant to section 3 of the SIMA, as…

17 May 2000 D Memoranda D10-14-29 and D14-1-6 Updated The following D memoranda have been revised: D10-14-29 Tariff Classification of Gloves D14-1-6 Liability and Payment of Provisional Duty, Anti-Dumping Duty, and Countervailing Duty under the Special Import Measures Act D10-14-29 explains the…

17 May 2000 Canada and Australia Reach Agreement on Salmon On 16 May Canada and Australia concluded an agreement resolving Canada's World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint against Australia's ban on imports of Canadian fresh, chilled and frozen salmon. On 18 February 2000 a WTO panel found that…

16 May 2000 Customs Notice N-325 The following Customs Notice has been issued: N-325 Tariff Classification of Tool Holders of Tariff Item 8466.10.00 This notice explains the policy of the CCRA concerning the tariff classification of tool holders (tariff item 8466.10.00) for tools of Chapter 82 of…

16 May 2000 Inquiry No.: NQ-99-003 Certain Iodinated Contrast Media originating in or exported from the USA (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) Special Import Measures Act - Whether the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused material injury or retardation or is threatening to cause…

16 May 2000 PC 2000-622 PC 2000-622 is the Order Amending the Customs Tariff (Extension of General Preferential Tariff to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). The reference to "Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of" in the List of Countries and…

15 May 2000 D Memorandum D3-2-2 Updated The following memorandum has been updated: D3-2-2 Air Cargo -- Import Movements This memorandum outlines and explains specific customs requirements and procedures for the reporting and control of cargo transported by air mode. For general customs requirements…

15 May 2000 Conclusion of SIMA Review re Faced Rigid Cellular Polyurethane-modified Thermal Insulation Board On 15 May the CCRA concluded a review of the normal values and export prices of faced rigid cellular polyrethane modified polyisocyanurate insulation board from the USA. The review is part of…

15 May 2000 Canada Welcomes Brazil's Offer to Negotiate Compliance with WTO Ruling on Proex The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP, welcomed Brazil's offer to negotiate implementation of the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Brazil's Proex program…

12 May 2000 Scheduled Outage on 14 May 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. EDI will not be available on Sunday, 14 May from 03:00 to 12:00 ET. This will impact all EDI applications including ER, RNS, CUSDEC, and Marine and Rail Cargo. No EDI messages will be…

12 May 2000 Customs Notice N-324 Published The following Customs Notice has been published: N-324 Temporary Importations Legislative Authorities and National Bonds This notice is published to reflect the on-going problem of national bonds since the implementation of the Tariff Simplification of…

12 May 2000 Initiation of Investigation re Waterproof Footwear from PRC The CCRA has announced the starting of an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of waterproof footwear and bottoms of plastic or rubber, including moulded clogs, originating in or exported from the People's Republic…

11 May 2000 Trade Records Set -- First Annual State of Trade Report The following is excerpted from a press release from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. International Trade Minister Pierre S. Pettigrew today issued Trade Update 2000: First Annual Report on Canada's State…

11 May 2000 Canada Extends General Preferential Tariff to Bosnia and Herzegovina The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, PC, MP announced on 9 May that Canada will extend the General Preferential Tariff to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia…

10 May 2000 British Columbia Region Long Room Report The following report is from the British Columbia Region. The minutes of this meeting are also available on the British Columbia Region page in the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Date of Meeting: 2nd May 2000 In Attendance: CCRA: Wes Ferris…

9 May 2000 Consultation Process on Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act and Competition Tribunal Act The following letter to CSCB President Carol West clarifies the consultation process being undertaken by the Public Policy Forum regarding amendments to the Competition Act and the Competition…

9 May 2000 DFAIT Re-engineering On Track The CSCB DFAIT Consultative Committee met yesterday in Toronto with officials of the Export and Import Controls Bureau Barbara Lukaszewicz, Hélène Tremblay, Ted Reinhardt, Mike Lawlor, Dennis Seebach and Louis Gionet. The following is a brief update for CSCB…