Trade News

30 March 2000. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) announced today the final determination of dumping respecting iodinated contrast media used for radiographic imaging, in solutions of osmolality less than 900 mOsm/kg H20, originating in or exported from the United States of America…

30 March 2000 Investigation Commences into Woven 100 Per Cent Polyester Fabric The CITT is satisfied that the request received from JMJ Fashions Inc. (the requester) of Winnipeg is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period, of the customs duty on importations…

30 March 2000 Blend of Cationic Corn and Potato Starch The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the customs duty on a blend of cationic corn and potato starch for use in the manufacture of paper or paperboard. We understand that this product is classified under tariff item No…

30 March 2000 Certain Woven Pile Fabrics The Department of Finance has received a request for fast track tariff relief on certain woven pile fabrics for use in the manufacture of paint rollers. The applicant claims that these fabrics are not available from Canadian sources and that tariff relief…

29 March 2000 Customs Notice N-315 Customs Notice N-315 has been issued: N-315 Customs Office - Change of Address This notice advises that an incorrect address was inadvertently included in the listing for St- Bernard de Lacolle, QC in Memorandum D1-1-1, List of Customs Offices. Effective…

29 March 2000 The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, formerly Revenue Canada, recently launched a new 1-800 network with extended hours to better serve Canadian business. Clients with business enquiries can now speak to a client service representative from 8:15 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time, Monday…

29 March 2000 PC 2000-349 PC 2000-349 is the Export Control List Notification Regulations. Under subsection 101(1) of the renewed Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999), Canadian exporters must provide notice to the Minister of the Environment of proposed exports of substances…

28 March 2000 Toronto Region Annual General Meeting The Toronto Region will hold their annual meeting at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston, Ontario on Thursday, 15 June 2000.

27 March 2000 Quarterly Interest Rate Table Updated To view the updated quarterly interest rate table, please go to the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm Thank you. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm

27 March 2000 D Memoranda Updated The following D memoranda have been revised: D17-1-19 Changes to the Table of Interest Rates Appendix to Memorandum D17-1- 19 D3-1-5 International Commercial Transportation D3-2-1 International Air Traffic D8-2-5 Foreign Aircraft Servicing Equipment Remission Order…

24 March 2000 Request for Removal of Duty on Certain Aluminum Can Lids The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of Customs duty on certain aluminum can lids, with an easy-open feature, for use in the manufacture of food cans. The aluminum lids in question are coated or…

24 March 2000 Request for Removal of Duty on Cast PVC The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the Customs duty on cast PVC film for the Canadian sign industry. Specifically, tariff relief is sought on plastic film described as flexible self-adhesive sheets constructed of one…

24 March 2000 D Memoranda Revised The following D memoranda have been updated: D18-2-1 Imported Tobacco Products and the Return of Canadian Manufactured Tobacco Products D3-2-3 In-Transit Movements D18-2-1 has been updated to revise the terminology pertaining to the tobacco industry, and add a new…

24 March 2000 Modification to Delivery Party Address in 00.1 ACROSS Release The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is to advise members that the following is a replacement to section 2 (a) of the message sent on March 10, which stated that the Province…

23 March 2000 British Columbia Region Annual General Meeting The CSCB BC Region will hold their annual meeting and conference on 12 and 13 May 2000 at the Grand Okanagan Hotel in Kelowna. Please contact Paul Courtney at [email protected] for further information. mailto:[email protected]

23 March 2000 Schedule of Maintenance/Enhancement Outages for ACCROSS/CCS/EDI, April 1 to September 30, 2000 The following is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of CCRA. The following is a list of planned maintenance/enhancement activities that will impact the availability of ACROSS/CCS/EDI. The…

23 March 2000 RR-99-002, Subsidized Canned Ham and Canned Pork-Based Luncheon Meat In the matter of a review, under subsection 76(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on March 21, 1995, in Review No. RR-94-002, continuing, without…

23 March 2000 23 March 2000 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Rheological Additives The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the customs duty on rheological additives for use in the manufacture of coatings and sealants. The rheological additives are primarily organic…