Trade News

5 May 2004 CFIA In-House Systems Remain Unavailable The following message is from the CFIA, via the CBSA. The CFIA InHouse Systems (EDI system, AIRS Website) are still unavailable. Members will be notified as soon as the systems are up and running again. In the meantime, please present your request…

4 May 2004 NEWPUB GST/HST, Excise Publication List (December 2003) The updated list of GST/HST and Excise publications is available on the CRA web site, at: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/newpub/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/newpub/README.html

4 May 2004 Revision to D-03-08 and D-02-12 The CFIA has revised appendices to Directives D-03-08 and D-02-12. D-03-08 concerns “Phytosanitary Requirements to prevent the introduction into and spread within Canada of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire), into Canada”; appendix 1 has…

4 May 2004 PI-2004-002 This is notice of a preliminary injury inquiry regarding the dumping and subsidizing of carbon steel and stainless steel fasteners, ie screws, nuts and bolts of carbon steel or stainless steel that are used to mechanically join two or more elements, excluding fasteners…

4 May 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-006 This is an appeal under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act from a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated February 5, 2003, confirming the assessment that the latter had issued on May 28, 2001, for unpaid excise taxes. The issue is whether Les Produits…

4 May 2004 Closure of Office 0603 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Members are advised that effective 1 May 2004, Customs Office 0603 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was closed. It is no longer to be used for release transactions or for accounting purposes, and…

4 May 2004 Zoellick: formal U.S./Australia FTA signing set for May 18 The following article is excerpted from “American Shipper” on 4 May 2004. [The US} chief trade negotiator Robert Zoellick said the United States and Australia will formerly sign a free-trade agreement May 18. Zoellick and his…

3 May 2004 Regulation of Novel Feeds Are you: A developer of a novel feed (university, company, or research institution) A researcher conducting feeding trials An importer/marketer of novel feeds A marketer of by-products that are novel feeds Under the authority of the federal Feeds Act and…

3 May 2004 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following facility has been removed from the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. S103 and S112

3 May 2004 Amendment to Conditions for Importation of Meat Products from the United States The following message is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division. Members should disregard the message sent on Friday, 30 April regarding changes to annex A, dated 23 April…

3 May 2004 D15-2-43 Certain Steel Structural Tubing Known as Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty pursuant to section 3 of the SIMA to importations of certain steel structural tubing originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea…

3 May 2004 SIMA Index for May, 2004 The SIMA index for May, 2004 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

3 May 2004 Updated Versions of ACI EDIFACT Marine PRD The CBSA has provided an updated version of the ACI EDIFACT Marine PRD, as well as a list of revisions made to the document. Changes to the English PRD have been highlighted in the document. They have also made available the corresponding French…

3 May 2004 Textile leaders seek quota extension from Bush This article is excerpted from the 3 May 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [American] [t]extile industry leaders are seeking support from President Bush and Congress for an extension to the 40-year-old quota system that was meant to…

3 May 2004 PC 2004-494 PC 2004-494 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2004-1. Amendments 1. Tariff item Nos. 5209.52.00 and 5209.59.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff are repealed. 2. The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the…

3 May 2004 The European Community and 12 of its member states accede to the revised Kyoto Convention The following press release was made available by the World Customs Organization on 30 April 2004. In addition to the European Community, the following countries acceded to the Kyoto Convention last…

30 April 2004 CN569 - General Preferential Tariff Withdrawal Order (Certain Countries Acceding to the European Union) Further to Customs Notice N-551, dated December 11, 2003, the benefits of the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) are withdrawn, effective May 1, 2004, from all goods that originate in…