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Travelling to Nassau?

3 October 2002 Travelling to Nassau? Just some friendly reminders for those who are planning to attend the November conference in Nassau!! Notice has just been received that Air Canada is now offering Monday flights between Toronto to Nassau. If you want to fly on Air Canada and have not yet made…
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CSCB AMPS Reference Guide

3 October 2002 CSCB AMPS Reference Guide The CSCB AMPS Reference Guide was mailed to all CSCB principals last week. Included in this package are Customs Outlooks on the following subjects: • CSCB successes and ongoing challenges • Penalties applicable to customs brokers • Reason to believe • C003 •…

More Information on the Customs Brokers...

2 October 2002 More Information on the Customs Brokers Professional Examination The CCRA has published a notice with further information regarding the Customs Brokers Professional Examination in December. This notice is available on the CSCB web site, in both English and French, at the following…
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Message to Members from CSCB Chairman

2 October 2002 Message to Members from CSCB Chairman The following message is from Tom Mountain, Chairman of the CSCB. With the implementation of the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) only days away, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all members who have provided valuable input…
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Industrial Unrest at the CCRA

2 October 2002 Industrial Unrest at the CCRA In anticipation of ongoing unrest with the Customs and Excise Union, the CCRA has established a command centre at the Ottawa headquarters. The CSCB is keeping in touch with this command centre. Members who experience delays or disruptions in service from…
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Customs Convention Program

2 October 2002 Customs Convention Program The CCRA is reviewing the Customs Convention Program and has asked for feedback from the CSCB. Any members involved in this program with an interest in providing comments, and perhaps participation in a conference call on the subject, are asked to contact…

Voluntary Disclosures Program

2 October 2002 Voluntary Disclosures Program The Voluntary Disclosures Program has been updated to accept information that is less than one year overdue, except when disclosures are being made to avoid late filing charges. The VDP allows people to come forward and correct inaccurate or incomplete…

D Memoranda Updated

2 October 2002 D Memoranda Updated The following D memoranda have been updated and are available on the CCRA web site: D17-1-19 Interest Rate for Customs Purposes Regulations D19-13-2 Importation and Exportation of Firearms (corrections in French only) These documents can be found as follows: D17-1…
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CSCB Welcomes Returning Member

2 October 2002 CSCB Welcomes Returning Member The CSCB is very pleased to welcome a returning corporate member, L.M. Clark Customs Broker Ltd. of Mississauga, Fort Erie and Windsor. The contact person is Jay Newport; the company’s head office details follow: L.M. Clark Customs Broker Ltd. 200, 1804…
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Draft Export Regulations -- Update

2 October 2002 Draft Export Regulations -- Update The CSCB has been provided with a revised draft version of the Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations. This most recent version is dated 28 September 2002. The only difference noted between this version and the 26 August version is a change in…

Orders in Council PC 2002-1557, 1558, 1578, 1579..

2 October 2002 PC 2002-1557 PC 2002-1557 fixes October 7, 2002 as the day on which sections 24, 25, 27, 28, 30 and 63, subsection 72(1), section 73 and subsection 74(1) of An Act to Amend the Customs Act and to make related amendments to other Acts come into force; and April 1, 2003 as the day on…

Customs Notice N-471

1 October 2002 Customs Notice N-471 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-471 Amendment to Customs Procedures Concerning the Category of Feeder Cattle from the United States This Notice refers to Customs Notice N-401, dated 1 October 2001. It is based on legislation…

D Memorandum D2-2-3 Updated

1 October 2002 D Memorandum D2-2-3 Updated The following D memorandum has been updated: D2-2-3 Importation of Goods by Seasonal Residents This memorandum has been adjusted to reflect updates to the Customs Tariff, and to provide clarification, in paragraphs 6 and 7, on the interpretation of the…

Outage Scheduled for 6 October 2002

1 October 2002 Outage Scheduled for 6 October 2002 There is a planned outage on Sunday, 6 October 2002 for the migration of a systems release. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 2:00 am until 8:00 pm (eastern time). This will impact all EDI applications, including: ER, RNS…

Customs Brokers Professional Examination

1 October 2002 Customs Brokers Professional Examination The Customs Brokers Professional Examination for 2002 will be written on Monday, 9 December. The examination will be three hours in length, and will consist of 100 questions, all of which will be multiple choice. There will be two to three case…

CSCB Presentation on Pricing and Compliance

1 October 2002 CSCB Presentation on Pricing and Compliance The CSCB has just finished a very successful collaboration with the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, a cross-Canada seminar series on AMPS. These sessions were well attended by customs brokers and importers alike, and…

SIMA Re-investigation regarding Preformed Fibre...

27 September 2002 SIMA Re-investigation regarding Preformed Fibreglass Pipe Insultation On 26 September the CCRA announced a re-investigation has concluded regarding preformed fiberglass pipe insulation with a vapour barrier, originating in or exported from the USA. This review of normal values and…
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AMPS -- Reason to Believe

27 September 2002 AMPS -- Reason to Believe This information is also available on the members-only area of the CSCB web site, in the AMPS Consultative Committee file. Members can log on as such to the CSCB web site, then click on “Where We Stand”, then “AMPS Consultative Committee”, and finally…