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Customs Information Day in Montréal, 25 January

16 January 2002 Customs Information Day in Montréal, 25 January 2002 Members and their clients may wish to attend the CCRA's Customs Information Day that will be held at the Wyndham Hotel in Montréal on Friday, 25 January 2002. Staff from the CSCB national office will be on hand at this event, and…
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AMPS Penalties — Highway Carriers Required to....

16 January 2002 AMPS Penalties — Highway Carriers Required to Barcode Cargo Control Documents CSCB members have started to see notices of penalties issued during the AMPS grace period. One penalty, issued under contravention C007, was brought to our attention since the notice appeared to be…
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Cabinet Shuffle Brings New Minister to CCRA

15 January 2002 Cabinet Shuffle Brings New Minister to CCRA In today's Cabinet shuffle, a new Minister of National Revenue was appointed. The Honourable Elinor Caplan, PC, MP is now the Minister responsible for the CCRA. Ms. Caplan was previously Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, from August…

Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes ..

15 January 2002 Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes — 2001 Further to the message sent to members this morning (15 January) concerning the update to section E6 of the "Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes — 2001", the CSCB contacted DFAIT and asked that changes to the content of…

Classification Problems

15 January 2002 Classification Problems The CCRA Electronic Commerce Unit reports that the majority of classification problems reported to the ECU from 2 January to 14 January have been corrected (a message concerning these problems was sent to members on 9 January 2002). The reported problems…

RD-2001-001

15 January 2002 RD-2001-001 Garlic, Fresh or Frozen, Originating in or Exported form the People's Republic of China and Vietnam, Excluding Fresh Garlic Subject to the Finding made in the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Inquiry No. NQ-96-002 Order On 20 November 2001 the China Chamber of…

New CSCB On-Line Course Available!

14 January 2002 New CSCB On-Line Course Available! In addition to the three on-line modules already available (on NAFTA, valuation and tariff classification), the CSCB is now offering a course entitled "Refunds, Drawbacks, and Underpayments of Customs Duties". Over 170 students have participated in…

Classification and Tariff Code File

14 January 2002 Classification and Tariff Code File The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The ECU will be updating the classification and tariff code files on 14 January to incorporate the changes made to the hard-copy Customs Tariff. These changes are outlined in…

Appeal No. AP-2000-013

14 January 2002 Appeal No. AP-2000-013 This is an appeal under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency made under subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act on March 17, 2000. The issue in this appeal is whether a wooden blowpipe…

Exchange Rates for Argentina

14 January 2002 Exchange Rates for Argentina The following message is from the CCRA. The exchange rates for Argentina, effective 8-11 January 2002 were incorrect. The correct rates should have read as follow: 8 January 1.59950 9 January 1.59660 10 January 1.59780 11 January 1.60270

Customs Notice N-425

11 January 2002 Customs Notice N-425 The following Customs Notice has been issued: N-425 Updated List of GST/HST Status Codes This Notice provides an appendix with an updated list of GST/HST status codes for completion of Form B3, Canada Customs Coding Form, and Form B2, Canada Customs - Adjustment…
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AMPS Implementation Date

11 January 2002 AMPS Implementation Date At yesterday's CTACC meeting it was announced that the AMPS regulations are not yet available. As a result, the implementation date of AMPS may be extended until April 15. Customs plan to review this issue next month, and CSCB members will be kept up-to-date…
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In Memoriam

11 January 2002 In Memoriam The CSCB was saddened to learn of the passing of David Stewart on 10 January. Mr. Stewart was principal of David M. Stewart Limited, a founding shareholder of Federated Customs Brokers Ltd., past director of Freight Consolidators of Canada, and a three-time past President…

Customs Notice N-423

11 January 2002 Customs Notice N-423 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-423 National Customs Rulings Affected by Amendments to the 2002 Customs Tariff As noted in our message to members of 17 December 2001, the recently published 2002 version of the Departmental…

Notice of Change of Date of Public Hearing

11 January 2002 Notice of Change of Date of Public Hearing On 23 November 2001 the CITT gave notice that it had initiated a review of its recommendation to the Minister of Finance in Review No. TA-98-004 concerning certain ring-spun yarns, as implemented by Order in Council PC 1999-1342, dated 28…
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Renewal Surety Bonds

11 January 2002 Renewal Surety Bonds It is the time of year when many members are considering the renewal of their surety bonds. This message is just a reminder that you might want to give CSCB Business Partner, Moore-McLean a call. Moore-McLean Corporate Insurance is offering a 3 year prepaid…

Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2001-002

10 January 2002 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2001-002 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF FRESH TOMATOES ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCLUDING TOMATOES FOR…