Trade News

12 March 2001 Anti-dumping Initiation of Investigation re Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet Products On 12 March the CCRA initiated an investigation under the SIMA into the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of certain cold-rolled steel sheet products originating in or exported from Brazil, Chinese…

12 March 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease in the United Kingdom Further to the notice sent to members on 7 March regarding meat and animal products from the UK, the CFIA has provided information about foot and mouth disease, and the import conditions prevailing as a result of the outbreak in the UK. This…

9 March 2001 T2001-2 Tariff Amendment and 2001 Customs Tariff The T2001-2 Tariff amendment is available from the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4322 and the 2001 Customs Tariff can be downloaded from http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4323 These…

9 March 2001 EICS Participants Requirements Document, Version 1, Draft 5 The latest draft of the EICS Participants Requirements Document (PRD) is available from the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/whatsnew-e.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb…

9 March 2001 Table of Interest Rates and Monthly Interest Rate Factors for Second Quarter, 2001 The table of interest rates and monthly interest rate factors for the second quarter of 2001 is available on the CSCB web site, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm http://www…

9 March 2001 Expiry Review Decision re Certain Carbon Steel Welded Pipe The CCRA determined on 9 March 2001, pursuant to paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the SIMA, that the expiry of the order made by the CITT inrespect of certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from Argentina, Brazil…

9 March 2001 Rejection of Report or Producer Re-Determination Request The "Rejection of Report or Producer Re-Determination Request" form is available from the CCRA web site at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4321 http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4321

9 March 2001 D Memoranda D13-7-3, D13-9-1 and D17-1-13 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-7-3 Deductions from the Price Per Unit (Customs Act, Section 51) D13-9-1 "Residual Basis of Appraisal" Method (Customs Act, Section 53) D17-1-13 Interim Accounting (Provisional…

8 March 2001 D Memorandum D13-4-8 The following D memorandum has been posted on the CCRA web site: D13-4-8 Assists This Memorandum outlines and explains the manner in which the goods and services referred to in subparagraph 48(5)(a)(iii) of the Customs Act are to be treated in determining the…

8 March 2001 Inquiry No.: NQ-2000-005 In the matter of an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: CERTAIN GRAIN CORN ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IMPORTED INTO CANADA FOR USE OR CONSUMPTION WEST OF THE MANITOBA-ONTARIO BORDER…

8 March 2001 Inquiry NQ-2000-008 Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on March 5, 2001, from the Acting Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, stating that a preliminary…

8 March 2001 Scheduled EDI Maintenance Outage, 11 March 2001 The following is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are minded of a planned outage for maintenance activities on Sunday, March 11, 2001. Therefore the EDI system will be unavailable from 03:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (ET)…

8 March 2001 Ten Digit Dialling is Coming to 905 and 604 Area Codes In order to prepare for ten digit dialling in area codes 905 and 604, permissive dialling in the 905 region begins on 7 April 2001. This means when dialling a local seven digit number within the 905 area, you will hear a message…

7 March 2001 D Memorandum D2-3-6 PROVINCIAL SALES TAX AND HARMONIZED SALES TAX COLLECTION PROGRAMS 1. This Memorandum has been updated to reflect the termination of the agreement for collecting New Brunswick retail sales tax and its replacement by the harmonized sales tax (HST) effective April 1…

7 March 2001 Tariff Preference Level Utilizations The NAFTA 2000 Tariff Preference Level Utilization for both imports and exports for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 is now available on the DFAIT web site, at the following addresses: imports http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/textile/ntpl…

7 March 2001 CFIA Service Centre in Toronto is Moving The Central Import Service Centre will be moving on March 9th and 10th 2001 to a new location to serve clients better. The fax or phone number will not change, but the address will. The new mailing address will be: 6725 Airport Road, 6th Floor…

7 March 2001 Warning regarding Meat and Animal Products from the UK The following is extracted from a CCRA Port Lookout bulletin. Effective 23 February to 23 March 2001, the importation of all meat and animal products from the UK is suspended. Products include: swine, cervine embryos, porcine…

6 March 2001 Customs Notice N-373 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-373 Amendment to Customs Procedures Concerning the Importation of Oak Logs with Bark, Originating from Certain States in the United States Contrary to instructions in section 10, "Plants and Plant…