Trade News

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…

4 July 2003 World Trade Organization 2003 Annual Report Available The World Trade Organization (WTO) has published its annual report for 2003. This document is available on the CSCB web site at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/wtoannualreport2003.pdf http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

4 July 2003 EICS Bulletin, 4 July 2003 The following message is from the EICS Administration. The EICS Help Desk will be closing at 7:00 EST (19:00 EST) on Friday July 4th and Friday July 11th, 2003 . Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations: EICS.SCEI@DFAIT…

3 July 2003 E687 Application to participate in the G7 electronic export process The above-mentioned form is available on the CCRA web site, at: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/e687/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/e687/README.html

3 July 2003 Customs Notice CN521: Denatured Alcohol and Specially Denatured Alcohol – Excise Act, 2001 and the Commercial Import Sampling Initiative (CISI) The Excise Act, 2001 and resulting proposed amendments in the Customs Tariff will impact the clearance of industrial alcohol shipments. Key…

3 July 2003 Regulations Amending the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations The above-mentioned regulations are available on the CFIA web site, at the following address: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/appro/2003/20055_e.shtml http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

3 July 2003 Customs union would serve both our interests The following article is excerpted from the 3 July 2003 edition of “The Globe and Mail”. It expands on a previous article by the author that appeared in the 25 June 2003 edition of the “National Post” (sent to members on 25 June), and followed…

3 July 2003 CBP Assigns Additional Border Patrol Agents to Increase Northern Border Security The following press release is from the US Customs and Border Protection Agency, on 2 July 2003. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner has directed that additional Border…

3 July 2003 Appeal No. AP-2002-091 This is an appeal pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (the Commissioner) not to accept a request for a further redetermination made pursuant to section 63 of the Customs Act…

3 July 2003 Expiry No. LE-2003-002 12-Gauge Shotshells The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its order made on June 22, 1999, in Review No. RR-98-005, continuing, without amendment…

3 July 2003 Clothing and Textiles Electronic Export License Permit Application Data Input The following bulletin is from EICS Administration at DFAIT. In order to expedite permit issuance for clothing and textiles originating in China, Taiwan and Sri Lanka that require export licenses, please use…

2 July 2003 SIMA Index for July 2003 The SIMA index for July is now available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html

2 July 2003 Report supports 'smart' border The following article is excerpted from the “Ottawa Citizen” edition of 30 June 2003. A new U.S. report gives a qualified thumbs up to the "smart" border accord for making both the United States and Canada more secure places to live than they were before…