Trade News

19 May 2000 Canada Requests WTO Consultations on U.S. Countervail Measures The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP has announced that Canada is seeking World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations on the manner in which the U.S. indicates it can levy…

19 May 2000 Standing Committee Meeting in Windsor, Ontario, 17 May 2000 The following minutes can also be found on the CSCB web site, in the Ontario Region web pages, at http://www.cscb.ca. In attendance: N. Castrillo - C.S.C.B. L. Bagley - C.S.C.B. J. Chabot - A.I.B.A. J. Moccia - C.S.C.B. E. Egner…

19 May 2000 Appeal Nos. AP-96-046 and AP-96-074 A hearing was held on February 7, 2000, regarding a preliminary motion brought by the appellant in its appeals of the re-determinations made by the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) of…

19 May 2000 [U.S.] Customs Issues First National Permit for Brokers The following is excerpted from an 18 May, 2000 news release from the U.S. Customs Service. A.N. Deringer is an associate member of the CSCB. Customs Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today issued the first national permit to A.N…

19 May 2000 CFIA Announces Administrative Monetary Penalty System for Commercial Violations The CFIA AMPS is designed to protect Canada from plant and animal disease by providing a cost- effective and timely response to violations of the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act and their…

18 May 2000 Canada's EDC says demand for financing is up sharply The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" issue of 17 May 2000. [The] Export Development Corp.... said demand for its services continues to grow sharply. EDC supported C$10.4 billion (US$6.98 billion) in sales…

18 May 2000 Continuous Colour Coat Limited v D/MNR, CTR 3542 At issue was whether the CITT was correct in upholding two decisions of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue under the Customs Tariff. In its decision, the CITT classified the plastic sheets imported by the appellant as "Other…

18 May 2000 Statutory Holiday, 22 May 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Systems operations and accounting procedures for the statutory holiday on Monday, 22 May are as follow. Entries confirmed on 20 to 23 May will appear on the daily K84 notice available…

18 May 2000 Table of Interest Rates, Third Quarter 2000 The interest rate table for the third quarter is available, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm

18 May 2000 D Memorandum D15-2-28 The following D memorandum has been created: D15-2-28 Baby Food and Juice This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to the importation of certain jarred baby food and juice from the United States of America, pursuant to section 3 of the SIMA, as…

17 May 2000 D Memoranda D10-14-29 and D14-1-6 Updated The following D memoranda have been revised: D10-14-29 Tariff Classification of Gloves D14-1-6 Liability and Payment of Provisional Duty, Anti-Dumping Duty, and Countervailing Duty under the Special Import Measures Act D10-14-29 explains the…

17 May 2000 Canada and Australia Reach Agreement on Salmon On 16 May Canada and Australia concluded an agreement resolving Canada's World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint against Australia's ban on imports of Canadian fresh, chilled and frozen salmon. On 18 February 2000 a WTO panel found that…

16 May 2000 Customs Notice N-325 The following Customs Notice has been issued: N-325 Tariff Classification of Tool Holders of Tariff Item 8466.10.00 This notice explains the policy of the CCRA concerning the tariff classification of tool holders (tariff item 8466.10.00) for tools of Chapter 82 of…

16 May 2000 Inquiry No.: NQ-99-003 Certain Iodinated Contrast Media originating in or exported from the USA (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) Special Import Measures Act - Whether the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused material injury or retardation or is threatening to cause…

16 May 2000 PC 2000-622 PC 2000-622 is the Order Amending the Customs Tariff (Extension of General Preferential Tariff to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). The reference to "Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of" in the List of Countries and…

15 May 2000 D Memorandum D3-2-2 Updated The following memorandum has been updated: D3-2-2 Air Cargo -- Import Movements This memorandum outlines and explains specific customs requirements and procedures for the reporting and control of cargo transported by air mode. For general customs requirements…

15 May 2000 Conclusion of SIMA Review re Faced Rigid Cellular Polyurethane-modified Thermal Insulation Board On 15 May the CCRA concluded a review of the normal values and export prices of faced rigid cellular polyrethane modified polyisocyanurate insulation board from the USA. The review is part of…

15 May 2000 Canada Welcomes Brazil's Offer to Negotiate Compliance with WTO Ruling on Proex The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP, welcomed Brazil's offer to negotiate implementation of the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Brazil's Proex program…

12 May 2000 Scheduled Outage on 14 May 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. EDI will not be available on Sunday, 14 May from 03:00 to 12:00 ET. This will impact all EDI applications including ER, RNS, CUSDEC, and Marine and Rail Cargo. No EDI messages will be…

12 May 2000 Customs Notice N-324 Published The following Customs Notice has been published: N-324 Temporary Importations Legislative Authorities and National Bonds This notice is published to reflect the on-going problem of national bonds since the implementation of the Tariff Simplification of…