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7 April 2004 EICS Bulletin – T Shirts US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule for T shirts, effective 1 April 2004. Effective immediately, commodity code 6109.10.00.05.0.352 has been replaced with 6109.10.00.04.0.352 and commodity code 6109.10.00.09…

7 April 2004 B3-3 Canada Customs Coding Form Form B3-3 has been corrected; the auto-calculation fields have been replaced by non-calculation fields. The form is found at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b3-3/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b3-3/README.html

7 April 2004 Update – Health Hazard Alert re Various Honey Products May Contain Nitrofurans On 6 April the CFIA updated the public warning issued on 3 April to clarify the product details for Billy Bee brand Pure Natural Honey Canada No. 1 White, in sizes 375 g and 500 g; the updated information is…

7 April 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-001 Certain Stainless Steel Wire NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on April 2, 2004, from the Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate at the…

7 April 2004 Request No. MP-2003-001 IN THE MATTER OF a ruling under section 90 of the Special Import Measures Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-15, as amended, on the question of who is the importer in Canada of: BICYCLES IMPORTER RULING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal conducted an inquiry, pursuant…

7 April 2004 Expiry Review Decision concerning Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet Products On 9 December 2003 the CITT initiated an expiry review of its findings made on 27 August 1999 in inquiry No. NQ-99-001 concerning certain cold-rolled steel sheet products originating in or exported from Belgium…

7 April 2004 Amendments to the Conditions for Importation of Meat Products from USA The following message to CFIA Import Service Centres and Meat Import Inspectors is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs in the Food of Animal Origin Division of the CFIA. Attached are amended Conditions for…

6 April 2004 Help Desk Unavailable on 6 April The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available today, Tuesday, 6th April, 2004. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period from 08:30 - 16:30 EDT. ([email protected].)

6 April 2004 "Can't see the forest for the trees"; Canadian border overgrown, says agency The following article is excerpted from “Canadian Transportation & Logistics” on-line edition of 6 April 2004. In a recent twist on the security debate, the agency in charge of maintaining the Canadian side of…

6 April 2004 Non-compliance with ISPS code could have dire consequences, says insurer The following article is excerpted from the 6 April 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The TT Club, which provides insurance for ports and terminals, is warning container port facility operators…

6 April 2004 CPA Announces New Iraqi Customs Service and Reconstruction Levy The following article is from a press release from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) on 1 April 2004; this document is available at http://www.cpa-iraq.org/pressreleases/20040401_customs_levy.html. On April 1, 2004…

6 April 2004 Vancouver congestion growing The following article is excerpted from the 6 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian shippers are calling on the government to help resolve growing congestion at the Port of Vancouver…. About 10,000 TEUs of containers were clogging the…

6 April 2004 WCO finalizes advance cargo information guideline The following article is excerpted from the 6 April 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. CSCB President Carol West is Secretary of the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA), and is attending the final meeting of…

5 April 2004 SIMA Index for April 2004 The SIMA index for April 2004 has now been updated on the CBSA web site, at the following address: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

5 April 2004 Various Honey Products May Contain Nitrofurans The following update to the health hazard alert issued on 23 March was posted on the CFIA web site on 3 April 2004. The public warning issued on March 23, 2004, and sent to CSCB members on that date, is being updated to include additional…

5 April 2004 Help Desk Unavailable on 5 April The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available today, Monday 5th April, 2004. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period from 08:30 - 16:30 EDT. ([email protected].)

5 April 2004 U.S. expands fingerprinting program The following article is excerpted from the “Toronto Star” of 2 April 2004. Canadians are among the few people in the world exempted from contentious new security screenings of visitors to the United States that may rile some close allies in the war…

5 April 2004 COAC irked by FDA no-show The following article is excerpted from the 2 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Trade executives expressed disappointment that representatives of the Food and Drug Administration failed to attend a meeting Friday [1 April 2004] of the…

5 April 2004 International Trade Security and Facilitation Symposium Border security initiatives continue to cause uncertainty among international traders. “Simplifying Trade Across Secure Borders – A Customs Symposium” will bring together business leaders, government representatives, international…