Trade News

3 January 2001 Expiry No. LE-2001-006 The CITT is issuing a notice of expiry with respect to its findings issued 27 October 1997 in Inquiry No. NQ-97-001, concerning the goods described in the Notice of Expiry, Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate (Expiry No. LE-2001-006). The notice should appear…

3 January 2001 Reminder to Members Regarding Toronto Region Seminars Members are reminded about the forthcoming seminar series in Toronto Region. Four seminars will be presented this winter, on Mandatory HS, Exports, AMPS and Customs Examinations. You may enroll for a single event, all four, or any…

2 January 2002 EDI Emergency Service — Contacts The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are reminded that EDI emergency service after 5:00 pm ET on Monday to Friday (or weekends or statutory holidays) is available on a new pager number, at 613-239-5880. Some…

2 January 2001 Tariff Rate Quotas on Certain Agricultural Products Entitled to the Benefit of the Mexico Tariff The only Mexican TRQ to reach its limit in 2001 was broccoli and cauliflowers; the quota filled on 28 May 2001. For more information, members can contact the CCRA via its toll-free number…

2 January 2001 Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes Updated The "Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes 2001" has been updated as of 30 December 2001. Members can find the changes in pdf format from the DFAIT web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/general/Bluebook2001…

2 January 2001 Orders in Council PC 2001-2282, 2283, 2284 and 2417 PC 2001-2282 is the Customs Duties Accelerated Reduction Order, No. 12. Amendments 1. The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended as set out in Part 1 of the schedule to this Order. 2…

24 December 2001 Notice to Importers No. 624 Serial No. 624 - Turkey and Turkey Products ITEMS 105 TO 113 - TURKEY AND TURKEY PRODUCTS 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purposes of the Notice are: a) To outline the Minister's policies and practices respecting import allocations or tariff rate quota (TRQ) for…

21 December 2001 Customs Notice N-419 This Notice concerns the tariff classification of compression or support hosiery and tariff item no. 9979.00.00. It outlines the administrative policy regarding the tariff classification of compression or support hosiery and the eligibility of these goods for…

21 December 2001 NEXUS Lanes Re-opened at Blue Water Bridge The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the United States Customs Service, and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service have announced that the NEXUS lanes at the Blue Water Bridge between…

21 December 2001 Become a volunteer! Lend a hand -- Make a difference Many people with low incomes, such as the elderly, students and newcomers to Canada, do not know how to complete their income tax returns and can't afford to pay a professional for this service. These people risk not receiving all…

21 December 2001 Customs Notice N-420 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-420 Follow-up on Euro Conversion This notice is a follow-up to Customs Notice N-403, Conversion to Euro on January 1, 2002. Please note ... a list of countries that are not members of the European…

20 December 2001 Exchange Rate for Slovenia for 19 December 2001 The CCRA reports that the exchange rate for Slovenia (Tolar) effective 19 December 2001 was incorrectly entered into CCS. The correct rate should have read 0.006500.

20 December 2001 CTACC Operations Subcommittee on Exports A CTACC Operations Subcommittee on Exports meeting was held in Toronto on December 5, 2001, and was attended by two CSCB representatives. The minutes of this meeting are available at the following address on the CSCB web site: http://www.cscb…

19 December 2001 Availability of IPPS and ECS Services between 24 December and 2 January The following message is from the EICB. The IPPS and ECS systems for the period 24 December 2001 to 2 January 2002 will be available as follow: Monday, 24 December 2001 available until 5:00 pm Ottawa time…

The following minutes are also available to members in the members-only Toronto Region page in the CSCB reference systemin http://www.cscb.ca. After logging on as a member, click on the "CSCB Reference System" bullet, then "Regions", then "Toronto". Toronto Region Customs Verification Committee…