Trade News

20 March 2000 SIMA Investigation re Bingo Paper On 20 March the CCRA announced that it has started an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of bingo paper, in finished or unfinished form, originating in or exported from the USA and produced by or on behalf of Arrow…

20 March 2000 Minutes of Meeting between CSCB and CCRA in Toronto, 7 March 2000 Following are minutes of the meeting held in Toronto on 7 March between the CCRA and the CSCB Toronto region. These minutes will also be posted on the CSCB Toronto region web page. Customs Commercial GTA and CSCB…

17 March 2000 Notice to Importers No. 599: Item 134 — Ice Cream and Ice Cream Novelties This Notice cancels and replaces Notice to Importers No. 583 of 11 February 1999. It refers to Item 134 of the Import Control List, ie to products falling under tariff item No. 2105.00.91 or 2105.00.92 in the…

17 March 2000 International Trade in Endangered Species -- Changes to Canada's Regulations The following article is from the Enforcement Branch of the Wildlife Division, Environment Canada. Environment Canada is the federal government department responsible for the administration and enforcement of…

16 March 2000 D Memorandum D3-5-4 Updated The following D memorandum has been revised to update the terminology and the name, address, telephone and fax contact information. D3-5-4 Marine Cargo — Export Movements

16 March 2000 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume unlabelled "bottled" mackerel due to a risk of botulism. The mackerel is sold in individual mason jars of approximately 500ml. It is possible that the product contains the bacteria responsible for botulism…

15 March 2000 Customs Notices Available The following Customs Notices are now available: N-312 Customs Office - Change of Address N-313 Customs Office - Change of Address Customs Notice N-312 advises of the change of address for the following customs office: 5th floor, 185 King Street West…

15 March 2000 New rules for importer audits will go into effect by October 1 The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 15 March 2000. U.S. Customs says it will implement long-awaited regulations by October 1 to make its audits less burdensome for importers…

15 March 2000 Certain Oil and Gas Well Casing On 15 March 2000 the CCRA concluded its review of the normal values and export prices of certain oil and gas well casing originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea and the USA. The review was initiated on 15 November 1999 as part of the CCRA's…

15 March 2000 CUSDEC B3 Re-engineering Project The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL CUSDEC AND CADEX CLIENTS USING A VALUE ADDED NETWORK FOR B3 ENTRY The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) is currently undertaking the Electronic…

14 March 2000 U.S. Customs to implement new broker regulations The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" issue of 14 March 2000. U.S. Customs has published final rules for licensing and regulating customs brokers. The new rules, which take effect April 14, are an outgrowth of…

13 March 2000 The New Customs Environment: Opportunities and Obligations Only a few days remain before the final presentation of "The New Customs Environment: Opportunities and Obligations" is given. This presentation will be made on Thursday, 16 March at the Montréal Hilton Hotel, 1 Place…

13 March 2000 Memorandum D3-4-5 Updated Memorandum D3-4-5 has been updated, superseding D3-4-5 dated 31 January 1992. It has been amended to incorporate the two-step customs process for the movement of in-transit goods through the U.S. or Canada. Under this process, Canadian carriers transporting…

13 March 2000 Prairie Region Minutes of Edmonton Standing Committee Minutes of the 25 January 2000 meeting between the Edmonton Standing Committee and the CCRA are now available to members on the Prairie Region web page, at http://www.cscb.ca. Meeting of Edmonton Standing Committee January 25, 2000…

13 March 2000 US Brokers ready for Customs to shift attention to them The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 13 March 2000. Customs brokers have spent much of the last six years helping their importer clients adjust to the new responsibilities the Customs…

13 March 2000 Facilities Designated for Inspection of Meat Products from the U.S. The following facility has been added to the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the U.S.: Est. S526 Atlas Cold Storage 316 Aviva Park Drive Vaughan, ON L4L 9C7

13 March 2000 Corrections to Exchange Rate for Haiti The CCRA has announced corrections to the exchange rate for Haiti (HTG) for the following dates: February 15 .079518 February 22 .079496 February 29 .077355 March 7 .075001

10 March 2000 Customs Notices and D Memorandum The following Customs Notices have been issued, and the following D memorandum revised: N-310 General Import Permit (GIP) No. 1 - Dairy Products for Personal Use N-311 New Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and…

10 March 2000 Update to Changes due to ACROSS and RNS Release 00.1 The following messasge is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The Electronic Commerce Unit advises members that the following is a replacement to section 2 of the message concerning changes due to ACROSS and RNS release 00…

10 March 2000 Notice to Importers No. 600 Items 11 to 116 - Beef and Veal: Supplementary Imports This Notice refers to items 114 to 116 of the Import Control List covering fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal imported from countries other than the US, Mexico or Chile under headings 02.01 and 02…