Trade News

9 May 2001 CSCB Education On-line CSCB members understand the value of properly trained staff. The three on-line courses developed by the CSCB during the past year have become an extremely popular means of delivering training to member firms' employees. The design and delivery method of our courses…

9 May 2001 Sublocation List Update Updates to the sublocation code list are available on the CSCB web site, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sub2.htm Members who wish to receive the complete sublocation document should contact Ms. Jill Burgess at the Electronic Commerce Unit of…

9 May 2001 SIMA Index for May 2001 The SIMA index for May 2001 is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html

9 May 2001 PC 2001-799 PC 2001-799 is the Iodinated Contrast Media Anti-Dumping Duty Remission Order. The Order implements the recommendations of the CITT in its August 29, 2000 public interest report to the Minister of Finance under Section 45 of the SIMA. The CITT recommended that anti-dumping…

8 May 2001 Application Forms for CSA Carriers and Importers Available on CCRA Web Site The following documents related to Customs Self Assessment are now available on the CCRA web site: Carrier Part II application http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4439 Importer Part II application http://207.61…

8 May 2001 CFIA Maintenance Outage The following message comes from the electronic commerce unit of the CCRA. The CFIA EDI system, which interfaces with ACROSS for CFIA requests, will not be available on Saturday, 12 May 2001 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) for maintenance purposes. Members are advised…

8 May 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Uruguay The following message is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division, to all importers. All certificates dated on or after March 23, 2001, covering beef and lamb, other than commercially sterile canned meat…

8 May 2001 Customs Bond Form available on CCRA Web Site The Customs bond form from the CCRA is available on their web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4440 http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4440

7 May 2001 Schedule of Maintenance/Enhancement Outages for ACROSS/CCS/EDI from 1 May 2001 to 9 December 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is a list of planned maintenance/enhancement activities that will impact the availability of ACROSS/CCS…

7 May 2001 SIMA Re-investigation re Machine-Tufted Carpeting from the United States The CCRA announced on 7 May that a re-investigation has been completed regarding certain machine-tufted carpeting from the US. The subject goods are normally imported into Canada under HS classification numbers 5703…

4 May 2001 Request for Amendment of Tariff Item No. 9921 The Department of Finance has received a request to amend tariff item No. 9921, which provides duty-free entry for certain 100% cotton fabrics and shells for use in the manufacture of down or feather- filled pillows, duvets and featherbeds, to…

7 May 2001 New Procedure for Invoicing Softwood Lumber Permits The following is from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 1. Purpose The purpose of this message is to advise on-line customs brokers of the change in how softwood lumber (SWL) permits are invoiced in IPPS. 2…

4 May 2001 EICS Deployment Phases for CCRA Licensed Customs Brokers The aforementioned document has been updated on 3 May to include customs brokerage firms added to the third phase of the program. This document is available on the DFAIT web site at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

3 May 2001 Canada and Nigeria to Co-operate on Trade and Investment The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP and Chief Dubem Onyia, the Nigerian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, have signed a Trade and Investment Co-operation Arrangement , during a three…

3 May 2001 Appeal Nos. AP-95-149 to AP-95-165, AP-95-167 and AP-95-168 These are appeals under section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) dated June 27, 1995, regarding the re-appraisal of…

3 May 2001 Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Further to messages sent to members in March and July, 2000 concerning the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA), the following excerpts from a press release from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade provides some…

2 May 2001 NAFTA Certificates and AMPS Compliance The following letter is from Mr. Fred Light, Director of the Customs-Wide Sanction Study at the CCRA, to the Consulting Department of a CSCB member firm. It contains information concerning record keeping and AMPS. ..... You asked if it was acceptable…