Trade News

10 February 2000 Minutes of Meetings Held in Sarnia Members will want to refer to the minutes of two meetings held in Sarnia on 1 February 2000. The first meeting was between CN and customs brokers, and the second was a general port meeting. Both sets of minutes are available in the Ontario Region…

10 February 2000 Outage Scheduled for 13 February 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. This outage is for regularly scheduled maintenance. Please be advised that EDI will not be available Sunday February 13, 2000, from 3:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET. This will…

9 February 2000 TR-99-006 Notice is given that the CITT is satisfied that the request received from Coloridé Inc. (the requester) of Louiseville, QC is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of…

9 February 2000 We Want to Hear from You! On 3 February we sent members a message concerning the CSCB presentations scheduled for Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal, and the response so far has been gratifying. But we haven't yet heard from some of you, and we would like to take this opportunity to…

9 February 2000 Expiry No.: LE-99-008 Notice re Caps, Lids and Jars suitable for Home Canning, whether imported separately or packaged together, originating in or exported from the USA On December 17, 1999, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) issued Notice of Expiry No. LE-99…

9 February 2000 Notice of Review of Order re Whole Potatoes The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, review its order made on September 14, 1995, in Review No. RR-94-007, concerning…

8 February 2000 Customs Notice N-307 The following Customs Notice has been published: N-307 Faced Rigid Cellular Polyurethane-Modified Thermal Insulation Board Originating in or Exported from the USA

8 February 2000 The Clinton Budget The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" issue of 8 February 2000. It follows up the article sent on 4 February concerning the US Customs Service's ongoing funding problems for electronic commerce. President Clinton's fiscal year 2001…

4 February 2000 Importers to seek funding for ACE computer system The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 4 January 2000. Importers are preparing to renew their campaign for congressional funding of a sorely needed U.S. Customs Service computer system. The drive…

3 February 2000 Minutes of Meeting of 25 January 2000 between CSCB and CCRA Commercial GTA Members will wish to read the minutes of the 25 January meeting between Toronto Region CSCB members and the CCRA Commercial GTA. This is available in the CSCB reference system. Log in using your user id and…

3 February 2000 The New Customs Environment: Opportunities and Obligations As promised in our message of 28 January, details are now available concerning the CSCB events scheduled in Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal. The first takes place on 10 February in Toronto, followed by 28 February in…

3 February 2000 Test Environment Availability The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. As noted in the message sent to members on 2 February, the CCRA has advised that the EDI test environment will not be available on 10-11 February and 18 to 24 February 2000. During…

3 February 2000 CTR 3518 — Deputy Minister of National Revenue v Toyota Canada Inc. At issue was whether the CITT was correct in allowing the two appeals of the respondent from decisions of the Deputy Minister made under subsection 63(3) of the Customs Act, which affirmed the appraisal of the value…

3 February 2000 Request to Remove Duty on Grilles The Department of Finance has received a request to remove the customs duty on steel or iron grilles (racks) to be used in the manufacture of gas ovens. These grilles (racks) are classified under the tariff item No. 7321.90.29 of the Customs Tariff…

2 February 2000 CV20 Test Environment Availability The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Please be advised that the CV20 test environment will not be available on February 10 and 11, and from February 18 to 24, 2000. Therefore, please do not send any test data…

2 February 2000 Minutes of Standing Committee Meeting in Windsor on 26 January 2000 Members will wish to read the minutes of the 26 January Standing Committee meeting held in Windsor, ON, in the CSCB reference system. Log in using your user id and password, then click on "Divisions" in the reference…

1 February 2000 Correction re EDIFACT Message Maps for RNS/Arrivals The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Members are advised of a correction to the letter sent from the ECU to all RNS clients on 14 December 1999, describing the changes required to the RNS system as…

A Beacon for the New Millennium: Shedding Light on the Complexities of Global Trade The next IFCBA World Conference scheduled for June 19 - 24, 2000 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica has already generated considerable interest from customs brokers and other international traders around the world. As someone…