Trade News

17 April 2000 Prairie Region Annual Meeting The Prairie Region Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday, 15 May 2000 at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Sheraton East Room, 2620 32nd Avenue, Calgary.

17 April 2000 Customs Information Day in Fredericton The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) is hosting a Customs Information Day for importers, exporters, and the travelling public on Saturday, June 17, 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, 225 Woodstock Road, Fredericton…

17 April 2000 Appeal No. AP-99-010 This is an appeal pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) dated January 20 and April 7, 1999. The goods in issue are micronutrient…

17 April 2000 Inquiry No. NQ-99-004, Certain Carbon Steel Plate On 29 February 2000 the CITT gave notice that it had initiated an inquiry pursuant to section 42 of the SIMA respecting the importation into Canada of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high strength low alloy steel plate…

17 April 2000 Appointment of Dr. André Gravel as Executive Vice-President The President of the CFIA, Mr. Ronald Doering, has announced the appointment of Dr. André Gravel as Executive Vice-President of te CFIA, as of 4 April 2000. Dr. Gravel has held the position of Vice-President, Programs, with…

13 April 2000 Late Accounting Penalties on K84 Notice of 20000413 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The ECU experienced problems that affected some clients between Sunday, 9 April and Wednesday, 12 April 2000. Therefore, Late Accounting Penalties that appear on…

13 April 2000 Memorandum D17-1-1 Revised The following D memorandum has been revised: D17-1-1 Documentation Requirements for Commercial Shipments This Memorandum outlines and explains the policies and procedures for presenting the import documents required for reporting, obtaining release, and…

13 April 2000 Vancouver TAS Committee Meeting with CSCB The following are minutes from the Vancouver TAS committee meeting with the CSCB. These minutes are also available on the BC Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. TAS Committee Meeting with CSCB March 2, 2000 In attendance…

12 April 2000 Inevitability and ACE The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 12 April 2000. The congressional oversight hearing last week on the Clinton administration's budget request for a new [U.S.] Customs computer system brought to mind a refrain from an old…

12 April 2000 Exchange Correction re Haiti The weekly exchange rate effective 4 April 2000 for Haiti (HTG) was incorrect. The correct rate should read 0.079592.

12 April 2000 Exchange Rate Correction re Ghana The exchange rate effective 12 April 2000 for Ghana (GHC) was incorrect. The correct rate should read 0.000345.

12 April 2000 Customs Notice N-319 The following Customs Notice has been issued: N-319 Wrecked Vehicles Imported as Parts or Scrap — Clarification This notice is to clarify and reinforce Transport Canada's requirements for the importation of wrecked vehicles as parts or scrap. For Transport Canada…

12 April 2000 Entry into Force of Improvements to Canada's Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty The Finance Minister has announced that improvements to Canada's trade remedy system will come into force on April 15, 2000. These changes are contained in Bill C-35 - an Act to Amend the Special Import…

11 April 2000 Updates to the Sublocation List Members who wish the complete sublocation document should contact Pauline Morris at 613-954- 0827 or mailto:[email protected]. Division Port Sub-office Warehouse Name #1-1 Atlantic 0009 2040 Maritime Moving & Storage #2-2 Quebec 0316 4273…

11 April 2000 Waiving of K84 Penalties due to CADEX Problems on 10 April 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Due to the CADEX problems experienced on 10 April, penalties will be subsequently waived (without the need to apply for this waiver) for entries which…

10 April 2000 T2000-2 Tariff Amendment Members who wish to download tariff amendment T2000-2 in MS Access format may do so from the CCRA internet site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca. From the front page, under the Customs heading, click on "Business", then the "Virtual Customs Office". Once in the…

10 April 2000 Minutes of Meeting between CCRA and Customs Brokers in Windsor, 5 April 2000 These minutes also appear on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Commercial Offsite Facility April 5, 2000 - 09:00 hrs. Attendance: J. Chabot - A.I.B.A. R. Griffin - C.S.C.B. L…

10 April 2000 Exchange Rate Correction re Surinam The CCRA has announced that the exchange rate, effective 5 and 6 April 2000 for Surinam (SRG) was incorrect; the correct rate should read 0.001805.

10 April 2000 CADEX Problems The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA, at 3:00 pm ET. This advises that the CCRA is experiencing communications problems and have been unable to process any CADEX B3's and queries since 10:00 am today. Members are requested not to resend…