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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…

1 April 2004 Proposal for Canadian intermodal hub The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” on-line edition of 31 March 2004. Intermodal planners are hoping the Canadian city of Guelph will host one of the country's busiest truck/train intermodal hubs. The proposal for the…

1 April 2004 Port operators outside U.S. fear costs of security could shut them out The following article is excerpted from the 31 March 2004 on-line edition of “Canadain Transportation & Logistics”. The July 1 International Ship and Port Security deadline, which asks terminal operators to implement…

1 April 2004 Update to AIRS-CFIA Web Site Chapters 01, 12 and 30 were published today. 01.06.39.2098 - Pigeons and doves over 3 days old|Pigeons et colombes de plus de 3 jours 01.06.39.2099 - Pigeons and doves less than 3 days old|Pigeons et colombes de moins de 3 jours 12.09.99.0071.08 - Cherries…

1 April 2004 Prospects bright for U.S. customs brokers, says new Customs deputy The following article is excerpted from the 29 March 2003 edition of “American Shipper”. Importers will still rely on brokers even after U.S. Customs and Border Protection finally installs its new automated import/export…

1 April 2004 EICS Bulletin - 01 April 2004 Friday, 09 April and Monday, 12 April are designated government holidays, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available Friday 04:00 - 24:00; Saturday from 04:00 to 20:00 and…

1 April 2004 Outage The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, April 3, 2004 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (EST) and on Sunday, April 4…