Trade News

27 October 2000 Meeting between Customs Brokers and CCRA in Windsor, 25 October 2000 The minutes of this meeting follow, and are also available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Customs/Brokers Associations Meeting Commercial Offsite Facility October 25, 2000…

27 October 2000 ACROSS/CCS/EDI Outage Scheduled for 29 October 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. ACROSS/CCS/EDI will not be available on Sunday, 29 October 2000 from 1:30 to 7:30 am (ET) due to time change adjustment related to the end of daylight savings…

27 October 2000 Woven 100 Per Cent Polyester Fabric (Request No. TR-99-008) On 27 October 2000 the CITT issued its report, with a recommendation, to the Minister of Finance regarding a request for tariff relief filed on 4 February 2000 by JMJ Fashions Inc. concerning 100 per cent polyester fabric…

27 October 2000 Inquiry No.: NQ-2000-002 Certain Stainless Steel Round Bar Originating in or Exporter from Brazil and India The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the provisions of section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted an inquiry following the issuance by the…

26 October 2000 Brokers Licensing and Account Security Programs Moving on 27 October 2000 The Brokers Licensing and Account Security Programs section of the CCRA are moving on Friday, 27 October. As a result, their telephones will be disconnected at 5:00 pm eastern time on 26 October, and will not…

26 October 2000 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2000-001 On 10 October 2000 the CITT made a preliminary determination of injury concerning the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of grain corn in all forms, excluding white dent corn imported by snack food and tortilla manufacturers for use…

26 October 2000 Appeal AP-99-086 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency dated November 3, 1999, regarding goods imported into Canada on May 2, 1996. The goods in issue are Hewlett-Packard data cartridges with…

26 October 2000 GTA Committee Meeting – Wednesday, September 27, 2000 Minutes of the GTA Committee have been provided by Ms. Paula Carson of Toronto Region. These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Chairperson CCRA…

26 October 2000 CTR 3618, Philips Electronics Ltd. versus the Deputy Minister of National Revenue At issue was whether the CITT erred in classifying the goods in issue under tariff item 8504.10.00 rather than item 8504.40.99 as contended by the appellant. Appeal dismissed.

26 October 2000 Request for Removal of Duties on Certain Aluminum Foil The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of customs duties on certain aluminum foil for use in the manufacture of die cut lids, die cut stock and roll stock lidding. The aluminum foil in question is not…

25 October 2000 Canadian conferences raising freight rates The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" on-line edition of 24 October 2000. The Canadian westbound conferences, the Canadian North Atlantic and Continental Canadian conferences, announced a freight rate increase…

25 October 2000 Truckers' Strike in Montreal Continues The following information is from Mr. Paul Hughes in Montreal. We thank him for his continuing contributions on this issue. This is the third day of the strike, and the earliest that any news is expected is Friday, October 27. There are strong…

25 October 2000 Outage Scheduled for 29 October 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are advised that ACROSS/CCS/EDI will not be available Sunday, October 29, 2000 from 0300 to 1100 hours due to time change adjustment related to the end of Daylight…

24 October 2000 Truckers' Strike in Montreal The following information is provided by Mr. Paul Hughes of Québec Region, following the information he provided on 23 October regarding the truckers' strike. We are grateful to Mr. Hughes for his input. This strike is now in its second day. As mentioned…

23 October 2000 Expiry Review No.: RR-2000-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF ORDER CONCERNING CERTAIN OIL AND GAS WELL CASING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiate an…

23 October 2000 Request for Removal of Tariff on Chemically Modified Polyethylene Glycol Wax... The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the tariff on a chemically modified polyethylene glycol wax and an ester gum used in the production of water-based tackifier dispersion…

23 October 2000 Notice to Exporters No. 128 Softwood Lumber: Collection of Export Fees The purpose of this Notice is to provide information to exporters about forthcoming changes to the collection of export fees for lumber exports to the United States under the Softwood Lumber Agreement (the…

23 October 2000 Truckers set to target deliveries The following article is excerpted from "The Montreal Gazette" edition of 22 October, and is provided by Mr. Paul Hughes from the Montreal Region. He notes that if this wildcat strike takes place on 23 October, not only will full container loads be…

20 October 2000 Request for Fast Track Tariff Relief on Polyester Staple Fibres The Department of Finance has received a request for fast-track tariff relief on polyester, hollow core, bi-component conjugated, siliconized, spiral crimp staple fibres of lengths ranging from 6.5 to 7.0 cm, and…