Trade News

6 April 2000 Canada's Market Access Priorities for 2000 The following is background information from "Opening Doors to the World: Canada's International Market Access Priorities -- 2000", a report issued by the Minister for International Trade on 5 April 2000. World Trade Organization (WTO) Canada…

6 April 2000 Correction to Exchange Rate for Mexico, 28 March The CCRA has announced the following correction to the exchange rate for Mexico effective 28 March 2000. The correct rate should read 0.1592.

6 April 2000 Scheduled Outage for Quarterly Maintenance The following message is from the CCRA's Electronic Commerce Unit. EDI will not be available on Sunday April 9 2000 between 3:00 a.m. and 13:00 hours ET due to quarterly maintenance. This will impact all EDI applications including ER, RNS…

6 April 2000 Notice of Commencement of Inquiry NQ-2000-001 Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on April 3, 2000, from the Acting Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency…

5 April 2000 Weft Knit Fabric (Request No. TR-99-005) On 4 April 2000 the CITT issued its report, with a recommendation, to the Minister of Finance regarding a request for tariff relief filed on 19 August 1999 by Distex Inc. regarding weft knit fabric. RECOMMENDATION The Tribunal hereby recommends…

5 April 2000 Minutes of Vancouver Longroom Committee Meeting, 2 March 2000 The following minutes are also posted on the British Columbia Region page on the CSCB internet site, at http://www.cscb.ca. In Attendance: Customs: Wes Ferris, Chief /Commercial Operations Jacquie Stadel, Superintendent/…

4 April 2000 Top-Mount Electric Refrigerators — Preliminary Determination of Dumping On 3 April 2000 the CCRA announced that provisional duties will be imposed on top-mount electric refrigerators, in sizes greater than 14.5 cubic feet (410.59 litres) and less than 22 cubic feet (622.97 litres)…

4 April 2000 OGD Single Window Interface Information Session The CCRA is offering a free information session on Customs and the OGD single window interface at the Glen House Resort, 409 Thousand Islands Parkway, Gananoque, Ontario on Thursday, 13 April 2000 between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. The event will…

4 April 2000 CCRA Organizational and Name Changes The following letter, from CCRA Assistant Commissioner Denis Lefebvre to CSCB President Carol West, outlines the organizational and concomitant name change for the Customs and Trade Administration Branch at headquarters and in the regions. The…

3 April 2000 SIMA Review of Undertakings re Plastic Shrinkable Bags The CCRA has completed a review of the undertakings accepted from Viskase Corporation and Cryovac, division of Sealed Air Corporation, and their related importers, with respect to plastic shrinkable bags, whether in finished or semi…

3 April 2000. For international traders who want to keep their businesses well positioned for future opportunities, attending the IFCBA World Conference is a business imperative. Representatives from both the World Trade Organization and the World Customs Organization will participate in the IFCBA…

3 April 2000 Tentative Labour Agreement Reached Between CCRA and its Union The CCRA and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing many CCRA employees, have come to a tentative labour relations agreement. The agreement recognizes that the CCRA is a separate employer from…

3 April 2000 RNS Mailbox or Receiver ID The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Further to the CCRA note of December 14, 1999 concerning the RNS/Arrivals Re-engineering Project, RNS clients who are sending arrival messages are requested to ensure they send to the…

31 March 2000 Deadline for filing 1999 income tax returns extended to May 1 The following information is from a press release from the CCRA. The Minister of National Revenue has announced that Canadians have until midnight on Monday, May 1, 2000 to file their 1999 income tax returns. "As April 30…

31 March 2000 Re-investigation of Bicycles and Bicycle Frames The CCRA's investigation of the normal values and export prices of bicycles and bicycle frames, originating in or exported from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China, was scheduled to be completed by 31 March 2000. The CCRA requires…

31 March 2000 SIMA Index for April 2000 To view the SIMA index for April 2000, please go to the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm Thank you. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm

31 March 2000 Initiation of SIMA Investigation in Dumping of Stainless Steel Round Bar from Brazil On 31 March 2000 the CCRA announced initiation of an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of certain stainless steel round bar from Brazil, and into the alleged injurious subsidizing of…