Trade News

3 February 2004 Update to AIRS-CFIA Web Site Chapter 15 was updated this morning. 15.02.00.5395 - Beef - fatty tissue, raw, unprocessed, fresh or frozen/Boeuf - tissu adipeux, cru, non transformé, frais ou congelé - NEW/NOUVEAU

3 February 2004 Request for Tariff Relief on Diisobutylene for Manufacture of Antioxidants for Lubricants The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on diisobutylene for use in the manufacture of antioxidants for lubricants…

3 February 2004 CBSA Information Session on Origin and Marking of Commercial Goods The CBSA is holding an information session on origin and marking of commercial goods in Ottawa. This event may qualify for points towards maintenance of the Certified Customs Specialist designation; the CSCB national…

The following messages were sent on 3 February: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (notices) AMPS Master Penalty Document Updated Update to AMPS Master Penalty Document 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Update to AIRS-CFIA Web Site 3. Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (education) CBSA Information…

3 February 2004 Scheduled EDI maintenance outages for 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. The following is further to our message December 8, 2003, in which we provided tentative dates for scheduled outages and our holiday table for 2004. The Holiday table is…

2 February 2004 CBSA Web Site Up and Running Members will want to visit and bookmark the Canada Border Service Agency’s new web site, located at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca This new web site appears to have the same information contained in the “Customs” section of the previous CCRA web site. If you…

2 February 2004 February 2004 SIMA Index Available The SIMA index for February 2004 is now 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

2 February 2004 Appeals AP-2002-034 to AP-2002-037 IN THE MATTER OF appeals pursuant to section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15; AND IN THE MATTER OF a request to the Tribunal, pursuant to rule 23.1 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules, S.O.R./91-499, for a decision…

2 February 2004 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2003-006 Two procedural orders regarding the preliminary injury inquiry into frozen self-rising pizza originating in or exported from the USA are available on the CITT web site, as follows: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/orders/pi2d06b_e…

2 February 2004 CN547 Importer Name/Business Number Changes Customs Notice N-547, issued on November 3, 2003, indicated that the pilot project concerning importer name changes would cease. This pilot project was introduced in May of 2002, and was outlined in Customs Notice N-441. In December, the…

2 February 2004 Excise Duty Rate Summary This document is available on the Canada Revenue Agency web site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu/EmenuNEW.html. http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu/EmenuNEW.html

2 February 2004 GST/HST, Excise Publication List (December 2003) This publication is available on the Canada Revenue Agency web site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu/EmenuNEW.html. http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu/EmenuNEW.html

2 February 2004 Minutes of Winnipeg Standing Committee Minutes of the Winnipeg Standing Committee meeting held on 8 January 2004 are available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/archive/divisions/jan20042winnipegminutes.pdf These minutes are also available from the Prairie Region web page…

2 February 2004 ANSI PRD for ACI EDI Marine Cargo/Conveyance Reporting Available The CBSA has provided the CSCB national office with the latest version of theANSI PRD. They have highlighted the changes in yellow in the zipped files, and included a revision page that directs you to the pages that…