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5 April 2004 Easter Holiday 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 8, 2004 at 5:00 pm (EDT) until Monday April 12, 2004 at 8:00 am. On Monday, April 12, between 8:00 am and 4…

5 April 2004 PC 2004-353 PC 2004-353 is the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Regulations, No. 2. 1. Subsections 37.3 (1) and (2) of the Public Service Employment Act apply to the portion of the Public Service known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Cessation of Effect 2. These Regulations…

2 April 2004 Excise Duty Notices from CRA The following Excise Duty Notices from the Canada Revenue Agency are now available on their web site: EDN-2 Excise Duty Notice – Exports of alcohol and tobacco products using form B60 http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/em/edn-2/README.html EDN-3 Excise Duty…

2 April 2004 B2-1 Canada Customs – Detailed Adjustment Statement This form is available on the CBSA web site, at the following address: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2-1/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2-1/README.html

2 April 2004 Update to AIRS-CFIA Web Site Chapter 06 was published today. 06.02.10.0009 - Unrooted plants (include greenhouse grown) - fruits (edible) (nursery stock)/Plantes non racinées (inclus produit en serre) - fruit (comestible) (matériel végétal de pépinière) 06.02.10.0009.03 - Apricot…

2 April 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-032 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a letter dated January 30, 2004, from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal directing Mr. Bryce Reed to show cause why the above-noted…

2 April 2004 Application No. EP-2003-006 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Ingram Micro Inc. under section 60.2 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1, for an extension of time to make a request for a further re-determination. ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL The Canadian International Trade…

2 April 2004 Application No. EP-2003-007 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Mr. Gordon Grandison pursuant to section 67.1 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1, for an order extending the time within which a notice of appeal may be filed under section 67. ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL The…

2 April 2004 EICS Bulletin - 2 April 2004 Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI): Saturday, 03 April - the system will close at 16:00 (4 PM) EST and will resume at 04:00 ( 4AM EST) Monday, 05 April as per normal. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk…

2 April 2004 GAO repeats recommendation for better Customs container targeting The following article is excerpted from the 2 April 2004 on-line edition of “American Shipper”. The risk analysis system used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to target containers for inspection lacks sufficient…

2 April 2004 U.S. Customs gains limited access to export data for Mexico The following article is excerpted from the 2 April 2004 on-line edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans has granted a request by the Department of Homeland Security and its Bureau of Customs and…

2 April 2004 The Canada Border Services Agency imposes provisional duty on certain stainless steel wire The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that, as of today, provisional duties ranging from 1% to 108% will be imposed on imports of certain stainless steel wire from India, the…

2 April 2004 CN563 Import Documentation (B3) Coding for Goods Imported from Serbia and Montenegro and Elimination of Code Elements for Yugoslavia Changes to coding treatment for Serbia and Montenegro are provided in this Customs Notice, which is found at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn563…

2 April 2004 Customs E-Newsletter for SME’s – April 2004 The April 2004 edition of the Customs electronic newsletter for small and medium-sizes enterprises is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sme/newsletter-e.html Topics covered include new tools for saving data entered…

2 April 2004 Certification of Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish for Export to the European Union The following notice is from Mary Ann Green, Director, Fish, Seafood and Production Division, Animal Products Directorate at the CFIA. Ms. Green may be reached at 613-221-7028. This notice follows from a…

2 April 2004 U.S. Bound Truck Volumes at Blue Water Bridge Set Record The following article is excerpted from the Ontario Trucking Association web site on 1 April 2004. Today the Blue Water Bridge announced that truck volumes destined for the United States set an all time record for the month of…

2 April 2004 Trade asks Bush to support single-entry data system The following article is excerpted from the 1 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Members will remember that Sandra Scott, mentioned in this article, spoke at the CSCB annual conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake last autumn…

1 April 2004 CN562 Certain Carbon Steel Welded Pipe Subject to the Special Import Measures Act Customs Notice N562 is to advise that the review of the normal values and export prices of certain carbon steel welded pipe initiated by the CCRA on 5 November 2003 was concluded on 4 March 2004. This…