Trade News

4 March 2003 Appointment of Greg Goatbe as New Director General, Major Projects, Design and Development Denis Lefebvre, Assistant Commissioner, Customs Branch of the CCRA, has announced the appointment of Greg Goatbe as Director General, Major Projects, Design and Development, Customs Branch…

4 March 2003 Refund Claim on Exported Tobacco Products under the Excise Act 2001 and Draft Bond for Excise Act, 2001 The following forms are available on the CCRA web site: E681 Refund Claim on Exported Tobacco Products under the Excise Act 2001 Excise Bond Draft bond for Excise Act, 2001 They are…

4 March 2003 Information Sessions for Importers and Exporters on AMPS scheduled in Montréal The Client Services Division of the CCRA in Montréal is offering an information session on AMPS on Thursday, 10 April. This seminar will introduce the purpose, components and mechanisms of AMPS. Examples…

4 March 2003 CSCB Seminars in Toronto Region, Spring 2003 The CSCB Toronto Region will hold two seminars this spring, the first entitled “HS Tariff Classification CCRA Compliance Verification” and the second “The New Export Regulations and AMPS Penalties”. Application forms are available on the CSCB…

3 March 2003 SIMA Index for March 2003 The SIMA index for March 2003 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

3 March 2003 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on AC Electric Motors The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duty on AC electric motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W for use in the manufacture of dehumidifiers. These motors are classified under…

3 March 2003 Designer Remission Order, 2001 The following request for input on the Designer Remission Order, 2001 is from Shezara Ali, Domestic Tariff Affairs, at 613-992-4418, via fax at 613-992-6761 or e-mail at [email protected]. Since the coming into force of the Designer Remission Order…

28 February 2003 AMPS Information on CCRA Web Site The following information is now available on the CCRA web site regarding AMPS: 1. Correction Process 2. Redress Process 3. AMPS Client Contravention History Requests These updates are found at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca…

27 February 2003 Amendment of the CFIA Conditions for Importation Meat Products from New Zealand – certified organic and Angus beef The following message to CFIA program network directors in the Meat Import Program is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Program in the Food of Animal Origin Division…

27 February 2003 Textile Requests Not Yet Initiated and Scheduled Hearings The following information is available on the CITT web site: Hearing Schedule for Appeals Textile Requests Not Yet Initiated These documents are found at the following address: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http…

27 February 2003 PC 2003-220 PC 2003-220 is the CIFTA Remission Order, 2003. 1. In this Order “goods” means goods that would have been eligible for the Canada-Israel Agreement Tariff rate of duty as of 31 December 1997 had they been imported on that date, but are not eligible for that rate of duty…

26 February 2003 CN-Check0103 Customs Notice – Checklist (January 2003) The checklist of Customs Notices issued in January, 2003 is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0103/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0103…

26 February 2003 B60 – Excise Duty Entry Form The above-mentioned form is available on the CCRA web site as follows: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b60/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b60/README.html

26 February 2003 E645 -- Commercial Driver Registration Program Application The above-mentioned form is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e645/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e645/README.html

26 February 2003 Request for Textile Tariff Relief No. TR-2002-05 Notice is given the the CITT is satisfied that the request received from Peerless Clothing Inc. (the requester) of Montréal, QC is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the…

25 February 2003 CCRA Seminars in Northwestern Ontario The Client Services Division will visit Northwestern Ontario Region in mid-March. Members and their clients may be interested in three seminars, as follow: AMPS Information Session, Thunder Bay, 21 March 2003 , 1:00 to 3:30 pm Customs Export…