Trade News

4 January 2002 Minutes of 6 December 2001 CTACC Meeting Minutes of the CTACC meeting held in Toronto on 6 December 2001 are now available on the CSCB web site in pdf format, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/Dec6Minutespdf.pdf Presentations provided at this meeting have already…

4 January 2002 Electronic Mailing Lists from CCRA Members may wish to take advantage of a new service from the CCRA web site by subscribing to one or more of the following electronic mailing lists: 1. GST/HST News 2. Media room (CCRA press releases) 3. Payroll deductions To subscribe, go to the…

4 January 2002 Memorandum D17-1-19 The following D memorandum is now available on the CCRA web site: D17-1-19 Changes to the Table of Interest Rates, Appendix to Memorandum D17-1-19 This revision includes the Table of Interest Rates and Monthly Interest Rate Factors for the first quarter of 2002…

4 January 2002 New Requirements for the Importation and Domestic Movement of Firewood The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has developed a new policy to limit both the risk of introduction and spread of quarantine pests. The policy will regulate the importation of firewood into Canada and…

4 January 2002 Update to Notice to Importers No. 624 The application form for a share of the turkey TRQ for the period 1 January 2002 to 1 December 2002 is now available on the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/notices/ser624-e.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

4 January 2002 Changes to HS Sub-headings The following message is from Mr. Gord Chesnut, Acting Director, Administration and Technology Services Division. Effective 1 January 2002, there have been changes to the following HS sub-headings at the international level (digits 1 to 6). HS sub-headings…

3 January 2001 Introduction of the Euro The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The expiration of currencies now using the Euro is causing rejects in ACROSS for shipments released in 2002 with a direct shipment date prior to 2002. To get around this problem, please…

3 January 2001 Customs Notices N-420, N-421 and N-422 The following Customs Notices are available on the CCRA web site: N-420 Follow-up on Euro Conversion N-421 Co-operation Arrangement for the Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Inquiries related to Customs Fraud N-422 Revisions to…

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…