Trade News

The following messages were sent on 19 July: 1. Canadian Society of Customs Brokers(general) La version francaise d'ITO 14 est maintenant... Great Hotel Rate for CSCB Members Visiting Ottawa 2. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (general) NAFTA Tariff Preference Level Utilization

18 July 2002 Tariff Amendment T2002-6 Tariff Amendment package T2002-6 has been completed. The package of amendments to the 2002 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff reflects the following: 1. amendments made pursuant to the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs…

18 July 2002 Update on outage July 21, 2002 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The outage scheduled for Sunday, July 21, 2002 from 3:00 to 13:00 (ET) as noted in this morning's message has been postponed. As such, all EDI systems will be available as usual for…

18 July 2002 Scheduled Outage for Maintenance, 21 July 2002 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. There will be a planned quarterly outage this Sunday, July 21, 2002. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 3:00 am until 1:00 pm (EDT). This will…

17 July 2002 Customs Notices 456, 457 and 458 The following Customs Notices are available on the CCRA web site: CN 456 Preformed Fibreglass Pipe Insulation with a Vapour Barrier, Originating in or Exported from the USA CN 457 The Tariff Classification of Ensembles CN 458 DRAFT — Canada-Israel Free…

17 July 2002 Extension of SIMA Investigation re Certain Waterproof Footwear and Waterproof Footwear Bottoms On 17 July 2002, pursuant to paragraph 39(1)(a) of the SIMA, the CCRA extended to 135 days the time period for rendering the preliminary decision respecting the alleged injurious dumping into…

17 July 2002 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on Complete Tissue Paper Machine The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duty on a complete tissue paper machine, with a design speed of a minimum 1555 meters per minute. This machine is classified…

17 July 2002 Canada Pleased with WTO Finding on US Trade Legislation Canada welcomed the news today of the World Trade Organization (WTO) interim decision that the U.S. Byrd Amendment violates international trade law. The Byrd Amendment, also known as the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of…

16 July 2002 D Memorandum D2-5-7 This Memorandum has been revised to reflect the changes made to the E311 Customs Declaration Card in October 2001. Canadian residents must now pay duty on cigarettes, tobacco sticks and manufactured tobacco they include in their personal exemption entitlement, unless…

16 July 2002 Form A48 Available on CCRA Web Site Form A48, the fillable RMD correction form, is now available on the CCRA web site. From the home page, click on "Customs", then the "Business" bullet, then "Small Business", and finally the Small Business Customs Library. From this section, click on…

16 July 2002 Notice to Importers No. 632, Item 117.1 — Specialty Creams The purposes of this Notice are: (a) to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices regarding the administration of the 394,000 kilogram TRQ for specialty creams; and (b) to invite applications for quota shares of…

16 July 2002 Notice to Importers No. 633 — Item 125.1 — Powdered Whey The purposes of this Notice are: (a) to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices regarding the administration of the 3,198,000 kilogram TRQ for powdered whey; and (b) to invite applications for quota shares of the…

15 July 2002 Enhanced Biosecurity Measures The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is enhancing its biosecurity measures at airports, seaports and land borders as part of the Government of Canada Protecting Our Borders and Skies public awareness campaign. The Agency's enhanced measures are intended to…

15 July 2002 Suspended Implementation of ISPM No. 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade The following message is from the Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program at the CFIA. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a multilateral treaty of…

15 July 2002 CSCB Conference and AGM November may be four months away, but that hasn't stopped eager CSCB members from making their travel plans for the 2002 Conference and AGM in Nassau, The Bahamas. Although conference program details are not yet available, we certainly want to help any way that…

12 July 2002 Cancellation of Country Alert for Farmed Fish Products from China The CFIA has cancelled the country alert for chlorampheicol in farmed fish products from China announced on 2 May 2002. The country alert has been cancelled for a combination of reasons. There is now an adequate…