Trade News

11 July 2003 Canadian dollar too strong for truckers The following article is excerpted from the 10 July 2003 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada's trucking industry on Thursday [10 July] called for central bankers to reign in the resurgent Canadian dollar, saying it is hurting business in…

11 July 2003 Exports plummet to lowest level in 19 months The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2003 on-line edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Merchandise exports plunged to their lowest level in 19 months in May, Statistics Canada reported this morning. Imports were…

11 July 2003 EICS Performance Degradation, 10 July 2003 On 10 July 2003, a third web server (Web3) was implemented to handle EDI permit applications exclusively to free up Web1 and Web2 servers for EICS web users. Performance degradation occurred due to database contentions between the three servers…

10 July 2003 Customs Notice CN523: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet Products Customs Notice CN523 advises that the review of certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet products initiated by the CCRA on 27 January 2003 was concluded on 23 June 2003. This Notice is available on the CCRA web site…

9 July 2003 E60: Tobacco Products Export Form The above-mentioned form is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e60/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e60/README.html

9 July 2003 Amendment to Wording of Tariff Item No. 9936.00.00 Proposed The Department of Finance has received requests for clarification and for new wording regarding tariff item No. 9936.00.00. The Department has reviewed these requests and is considering an amendment to the current wording. The…

9 July 2003 EICS Bulletin, 9 July 2003 Members are advised that, because of renovations, the Finance Administration office of the EICB will be closed on Friday, 11 July and Monday, 14 July 2003. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations: [email protected]…

8 July 2003 Notice to Importers No. 651: Items 161 to 191 – Barley Products 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice is to advise importers that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on July 18, 2003. Consequently, July 18, 2003 (at midnight) will be the cut-off date for…

8 July 2003 Customs Notice CN522: Filling of the Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota This Notice covers commercial importations of barley products of heading Nos. 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02, in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff…

8 July 2003 Summary of the Corporate Business Plan, 2003-2004 to 2005-2006 The CCRA Corporate Business Plan for the coming three years is now available on the CCRA web site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/agency/business_plans/2003/menu-e.html. The risks and challenges that the Agency has identified…

8 July 2003 CTACC Meeting Minutes, 19 June 2003 Minutes of the latest CTACC meeting are available on the CSCB web site, at the following addresses: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ctaccminutes19june2003.pdf http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/ctacccontactlist19june2003.pdf The following presentations from this…

8 July 2003 Expiry Review Decision re Preformed Fibreglass Pipe Insulation On 10 March 2003 the CITT, pursuant to subsection 76.03 of the SIMA, initiated an expiry review of its order, made on 18 November 1998, in Review No. RR-98-001, continuing without amendment, its finding made on 19 November…

7 July 2003 The NEXUS Program Comes to St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and St-Armand/Philipsburg The following press release is from the CCRA. Beginning in late August 2003, the governments of Canada and the United States will open NEXUS lanes, reserved for low-risk travellers, at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle…

7 July 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site The following changes to AIRS were processed today: 08.08.10.4001 - Apples 08.11.90.2033 - extension deleted.

7 July 2003 Outage Sunday, July 13, 2003 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are advised there is a planned outage this Sunday, July 13, 2003 for maintenance purposes. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 5:00 am until 7:30 am…

7 July 2003 Offload Policy: The Request for Proposal (RFP) is Posted on MERX The following message is from Brian Brimble, Director General, Operational Policy and Co-ordination Directorate of CCRA. The purpose of this letter is to apprise you that on June 30, 2003, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was…

7 July 2003 CN-CHECK0603 Customs Notice – Checklist The above-mentioned checklist of Customs Notices is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0603/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0603/README.html

4 July 2003 B256 General Application for Refund of Excise Duty Under the Excise Act 2001 The above-mentioned application form is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/b256/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/b256/README.html

4 July 2003 Canadian Importers Database on Strategis The Strategis and Business Information Services Directorate at Industry Canada has launched a new and improved version of the Canadian Importers Database. This product provides lists of companies (with their geographical locations) importing goods…