Trade News

The following messages were sent on 18 June 2002. 1. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Electronic Commerce - Civic Holiday in Québec Notices - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Customs Tariff, the Excise Tax Act and the Excise Act, 2001 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Health Hazard…

17 June 2002 Appeal No. AP-2001-017 UNOFFICIAL SUMMARY This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. The issue in this appeal is whether the marble and granite tiles imported by the appellant on August 21, 1997…

17 June 2002 Proposed change to the Customs Tariff After receiving comments from interested parties, the Department of Finance has advised of a proposed change to the Customs Tariff. Following is the text of their message to the CSCB; any comments regarding this proposal may be forwarded to the…

17 June 2002 U.S. Customs ISA begins Monday The following article is excerpted from the 17 June 2002 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce". The U.S. Customs Service Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) program will be open for business on June 17, according to Deborah J. Spero, assistant…

17 June 2002 Michigan May Add Crossing The following article is excerpted from the Globe and Mail of 17 June 2002. DETROIT -- Michigan's Department of Transportation is studying the feasibility of a third border crossing between Detroit and Canada. The study is part of a $1.3-billion (U.S.) effort…

17 June 2002 Guiding Canada-U.S. Relationships The following article is excerpted from the Toronto Star of 17 June 2002. AMID THE kerfuffle about a government crisis over ethics and political leadership, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has struck a Liberal-dominated Task Force on Canada-United States…

17 June 2002 Partial Outage - Sunday, June 23, 2002 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Please note that there is a PARTIAL outage planned this Sunday, June 23, 2002 for the migration of a systems release. The CADEX/CUSDEC notification of release (AO) as well as…

14 June 2002 Border guards get radiation detectors The following article is excerpted from The “ Toronto Star” of 14 June 2002 NIAGARA FALLS -- Niagara border inspectors will soon be equipped with radiation detectors as part of a Canada-wide shield against a possible "dirty bomb" or "nuke in a box"…

14 June 2002 Bonner: Homeland plan good for Customs, trade The following article is excerpted from the 14 June 2002 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce" Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner said that including the Customs Service in a new cabinet-level homeland-security department will be…

14 June 2002 PC 2002-973 PC 2002-973 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2002-3. Amendments 1.Tariff item No. 5209.41.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule of the Customs Tariff is repealed. 2.The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the…

13 June 2002 Minutes of Meeting in Windsor, May 2002 The following minutes are available to members only on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging in as a member, click on the CSCB reference system bullet and then on "Regions". Choose the Ontario Region bullet. Attendees for Brokers…

13 June 2002 Customs Notice N-446 This Notice advises that a re-investigation initiated on October 29, 2001, concerning the normal values and export prices of certain top-mount electric refrigerators, electric household dishwashers, and gas or electric laundry dryers, originating in or exported from…

13 June 2002 Canada suffers WTO blow over softwood The following article is excerpted from the Globe & Mail of 13 June 2002 OTTAWA -- Canada has suffered an apparent setback in its fight at the World Trade Organization against U.S. softwood lumber duties, but federal government officials played down…

13 June 2002 U.S. trade through Canada, Mexico grows The following article is excerpted from the 13 June 2002 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce". United States trade transshipped through Canada and Mexico in 2000 increased in both tons and value, and is expected to continue to grow at the…

13 June 2002 Pettigrew Releases Public Consultations Report On Market Access For Least Developed Countries International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today released a public consultations report on Canadian proposals to eliminate import duties and quotas for 48 of the world's least developed…

13 June 2002 Updates to Sublocation List The following file contains updates to the sublocation list. Members who require the complete sublocation document, please contact Nadia Le Guerrier at (613)941-0335 or via e-mail: [email protected]. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/subcodes…

12 June 2002 U.S. announces steel tariff exclusions The following article is excerpted from the 12 June 2002 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce". The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced its first list of steel products that will be excluded from the temporary tariffs imposed on…

12 June 2002 U.S. trade promotion revisited The following article is excerpted from the 11 June 2002 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce". What a difference a little over a year makes! In early 2001, the Bush administration stunned the business community by proposing to phase the U.S. Export…