Trade News

21 March 2003 Customs Notices N-500 and N-501 The following Customs Notices are now available on the CCRA web site: N-500 Duty Free Shop Program Security Bond Requirements N-501 Bingo Paper, in Finished or Unfinished Form, Originating in or Exported from the USA and Produced by or on behalf of Arrow…

21 March 2003 Directive D-03-02: Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP) for export The Canadian Plant Protection Act and Regulations require that exports from Canada meet the phytosanitary requirements of the importing country. This policy directive is established to…

21 March 2003 New Certification and Labeling Requirments for Fish Exported to the People's Republic of China The following communiqué is from the Fish, Seafood and Production Division of the CFIA. In December 2002, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the…

21 March 2003 Canada-US Trade Winds May Chill The following article is excerpted from the “National Post” on-line edition of 21 March 2003. Canadian trade negotiators may find they will be getting a frostier reception in the United States in the wake of Ottawa's refusal to sign on to the U.S.-led…

20 March 2003 Memorandum D15-2-40 -- Fresh or Frozen Garlic The following D memorandum is available on the CCRA web site: D15-2-40 Fresh or Frozen Garlic This memorandum provides information concerning the application of anti-dumping duty to importations of fresh or frozen garlic, pursuant to…

20 March 2003 RC4316 Free and Secure Trade (FAST) – Importer Application Process for Importing into Canada and RC4299 Free and Secure Trade (FAST) – Highway Carrier Application Process The above-mentioned publications have been published electronically on the CCRA web site. They are found at the…

20 March 2003 Inquiry No. NQ-2002-004 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on March 18, 2003, from the Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate at the Canada Customs and Revenue…

20 March 2003 Inquiry No. NQ-2002-003 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: XANTHATES OF ALL GRADES IN DRY OR LIQUID FORMS, EXCLUDING CELLULOSE XANTHATES, ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FINDING The Canadian…

20 March 2003 Interim Review No. RD-2002-005 Certain Refrigerators, Dishwashers and Dryers originating in or Exported from the United States of America and Produced by, or on behalf of, White Consolidated Industries, Inc. and Whirlpool Corporation, their respective affiliates, successors and assigns…

20 March 2003 Review No. TA-2002-001A Please note that Notice of Reconsideration of Recommendation made in Review No. TA-2001-001A, sent to members on 19 March, is now available on the CITT web site at the following address: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/reviews/notices/ta2c001a_e.asp http:/…

20 March 2003 Security tightened at U.S.-Canada border The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” edition of 20 March 2003. Canada on Wednesday [19 March] tightened security at its airports, seaports and border crossings and reported scattered delays for commercial traffic…

19 March 2003 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Increases Border Vigilance The following message is excerpted from a news release from the CCRA. Revenue Minister Elinor Caplan announced yesterday that the current situation calls for increased vigilance at the border. In particular, the CCRA has…

19 March 2003 U.S. tightens its defences The following article is exerpted from the 19 March 2003 on-line edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States has begun locking up asylum seekers from predominantly Muslim countries, screening food imports and deploying hundreds of new border guards in an…

19 March 2003 Appeal No. AP-2000-051 On September 14, 2000, the Federal Court of Appeal set aside the above noted Tribunal decision and referred the matter back to the Tribunal for a new adjudication on Entrelec Inc.'s claim for the benefits of Code 2101 on the basis that there was evidence that…

19 March 2003 Review No. TA-2002-001A The CITT has decided to reconsider the recommendation it made to the Minister of Finance on 24 October 2002 in Review No. TA-2002-001, for the continuation of tariff relief on certain textile products imported by Shan. The CITT will reconsider the recommendation…

19 March 2003 Excise Changes The following information is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is to provide notice that effective July 1, 2003, there will be changes to customs systems to support the changes tabled in the Excise Act, 2001. Under the new legislation, alcohol…

19 March 2003 Classification for the importation of Peanuts for Human consumption The following message is from Kathy Telmosse, Acting Import Officer in the National Import Operations Division of the CFIA. Please be advised that there was a misclassification in the CFIA Automated Import Reference…