Trade News

30 September 2003 L15 Application for Licence under the Provisions of the Excise Tax Act This form is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/l15/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/l15/README.html

30 September 2003 E664 Direct Deposit Request/Electronic Transfer Request (Payments > $25 Million) for Excise Refunds and Rebates The above-noted form is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e664/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf…

30 September 2003 Update for CFIA-AIRS Web Site Please be advised that AIRS has been updated for Chapter 94; 94.01.50 - Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials/Sièges en rotin, en osier, en bambou ou en matières similaires 94.01.60 - Other seats, with wooden frames/Autres sièges, avec bâti…

30 September 2003 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on Single Surface Wood Planing Machines The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the Customs duty on single surface wood planing machines of a width of 600 mm or more. Currently single surface planers of a…

30 September 2003 EICS Bulletin - 30 September 2003 The following message is from the EICB. DFAIT has experienced a intermittent slowdown in the receipt of incoming e-mail that has resulted in delays in EDI permit issuance. The situation has been rectified, however, there is a current backlog of e…

29 September 2003 D13-4-10 Discounts (Customs Act, Section 48) This Memorandum outlines and explains the treatment of discounts in determining a transaction value under section 48 of the Customs Act. It is found at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d13-4-10/README.html http…

29 September 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site Please be advised the AIRS web site has been updated on 29 September for chapter 5: 05.04.00.5340 sausage casings of hog/boyaux à saucisses de porc for Spain only.

26 September 2003 Joint industry meeting with CN September 30 The following article is excerpted from the 26 September 2003 on-line edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. A meeting has been called for this coming Tuesday morning with CN's top management, to address terminal problems in…

26 September 2003 CN asking for help The following article is excerpted from the 25 September 2003 on-line edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. CN has managed to scrounge up enough extra people (including O/Os) and equipment to continue clearing its backlog at the Brampton Terminal. CN…

26 September 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site Please be advised that AIRS was updated for chapter 16: Newcastle Disease no longer exists in the state of California; therefore the proof of origin has been removed. Processed pork is now allowed from Spain.

26 September 2003 Tariff Amendment Package T2003-3 The following message is from the ECU at the CCRA. Members are advised that the classification and tariff code files have been updated on 26 September to incorporate changes made to the hard copy Customs tariff. These changes are outlined in tariff…

25 September 2003 Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement -- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly referred to as mad cow disease) is a fatal disease in cattle which causes degeneration of the central nervous system, resulting in the formation of sponge…

25 September 2003 Health of Animals Act -- Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement The purpose of the Health of Animals Act (the Act) is to prevent the introduction of animal diseases into Canada and to prevent the spread within Canada of diseases of animals that either affect human health or could…

25 September 2003 Expiry No. LE-2003-05 Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet Products Under section 76.03 of the SIMA, findings of injury or threat of injury and the associated special protection in the form of anti-dumping or countervailing duties expires after five years from the date of the…

25 September 2003 Tariff Amendment T2003-3 Tariff Amendment Package T2003-3 has been completed and is now at the printers. The changes in this consolidation for the 2003 Tariff are the following: • amendments made pursuant to section 13 of the Customs Tariff, hereby makes the annexed Technical…

25 September 2003 Outages Scheduled between October and 1 December 2003 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is a list of the planned maintenance/enhancement activities that will impact the availability of ACROSS/CCS/EDI. The dates and times are based…

25 September 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site The AIRS web site has been updated for chapter 10: Instruction changes only, 10.08.10.0104.00 -- buckwheat – grain/sarrasin - grain