Trade News

26 June 2003 PC 2003-988 PC 2003-988 is the Regulations Amending the Customs Bonded Warehouse Regulations. The Regulations amend the Customs Bonded Warehouse Regulations made under the Customs Tariff and are consequential to the new Excise Act, 2001. The existing Regulations restrict the receipt of…

25 June 2003 Customs Notice CN520: Proposed Regulatory Changes Under the Customs Act in Support of the Implementation of the Excise Act, 2001 Customs Notice 520 announces proposed regulatory changes that would support the implementation of the new excise regime established under the Excise Act, 2001…

25 June 2003 2003 Chicken Quota Holders List, NON-ICL Portion and 2003 Chicken Quota Holders Lists Processor Pool Allocation The 2003 Chicken Quota Holders List, NON-ICL Portion is available on the DFAIT web site at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/chicken-ncl03…

25 June 2003 New rules frustrate Canadian traders The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 24 June 2003. When Canada's largest food processing company, Maple Leaf Foods, recently sent a truck to the United States -one of 120 that haul its food products across the…

25 June 2003 A common tariff means more free trade The following article is excerpted from the 25 June 2003 edition of the “National Post”. Suppose there was an elegant way to eliminate much costly and complicated paperwork at the Canada-U.S. border. With Canada exporting 85% of its goods to or…

25 June 2003 Confirmation of Final Determination of Dumping re Certain Iodinated Contrast Media On 25 June the CCRA announced its decision on remand confirming the final determination of dumping of 30 March 2000 respecting certain iodinated contrast media used for radiographic imaging, in solutions…

24 June 2003 CFIA Corporate Business Plan, 2003-2008 The CFIA has published their Corporate Business Plan for the next five years; this document is found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/busplan/2003-2008/indexe.s… http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/busplan/2003-2008…

24 June 2003 EDM9-1-1 General Requirements for Books and Records This memorandum explains the requirements for persons licensed or registered under the Excise Act, 2001 and for certain other persons, to retain and make available records, books of account, documents and other information. It is found…

24 June 2003 NEWS49 GST/HST News Edition 49 (Summer 2003) The GST/HST News is a quarterly publication highlighting recent developments in the administration of GST and HST, as well as excise taxes and duties. The summer 2003 edition is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http:/…

24 June 2003 T2003-2 Amendment The following information is from Norm Scharf at the CCRA, at 613-954-6904. Tariff Amendment Package T2003-2 has been completed and is now at the printers. The changes in this consolidation for the 2003 Tariff are the following: · amendments to the Customs Tariff, from…

24 June 2003 Security Tops AAEI Agenda The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 23 June 2003. At a time when many traders complain there are too many important issues to manage, the American Association of Exporters and Importers held its annual conference June 16…

24 June 2003 Bonner praises 24-hour compliance The following article is excerpted from the 20 June 2003 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Shipping lines and overseas exporters have achieved a high rate of compliance with the new U.S. Customs requirement that vessel manifest information be filed…

24 June 2003 Outage June 28, 2003 This message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Please note that there is a planned outage this Saturday, June 28, 2003 for the migration of a systems release. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 3:00 am until 8:00 pm (EDT)…

24 June 2003 Produce Sector AMPS Meeting On Tuesday, 17 June 2003, the CSCB attended a second meeting organized by the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. This meeting, attending by CCRA, CFIA, and representatives from the produce sector and other associations, was specifically to discuss AMPS…

23 June 2003 Excise Memorandum EDM7-1-4 Duty Free Shop Operators The Excise Act, 2001 requires that a person to obtain a licence for a duty free shop in order to perform certain activities under the Act. This memorandum provides an overview of the obligations and entitlements of persons who may…

23 June 2003 Excise Memorandum EDM8-1-2 Special Excise Warehouses This memorandum provides an overview of the obligations and entitlements of persons who may become special excise warehouse licensees under the Excise Act, 2001 (the “Act”). This document is available at the following address: http:/…

23 June 2003 Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet Products The review of certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet products initiated by the CCRA on 27 January 2003 was concluded on 23 June 2003. The review of the normal values and export prices of certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet products…