Trade News

12 April 2000 Inevitability and ACE The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 12 April 2000. The congressional oversight hearing last week on the Clinton administration's budget request for a new [U.S.] Customs computer system brought to mind a refrain from an old…

12 April 2000 Exchange Correction re Haiti The weekly exchange rate effective 4 April 2000 for Haiti (HTG) was incorrect. The correct rate should read 0.079592.

12 April 2000 Exchange Rate Correction re Ghana The exchange rate effective 12 April 2000 for Ghana (GHC) was incorrect. The correct rate should read 0.000345.

12 April 2000 Customs Notice N-319 The following Customs Notice has been issued: N-319 Wrecked Vehicles Imported as Parts or Scrap — Clarification This notice is to clarify and reinforce Transport Canada's requirements for the importation of wrecked vehicles as parts or scrap. For Transport Canada…

12 April 2000 Entry into Force of Improvements to Canada's Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty The Finance Minister has announced that improvements to Canada's trade remedy system will come into force on April 15, 2000. These changes are contained in Bill C-35 - an Act to Amend the Special Import…

11 April 2000 Updates to the Sublocation List Members who wish the complete sublocation document should contact Pauline Morris at 613-954- 0827 or mailto:[email protected]. Division Port Sub-office Warehouse Name #1-1 Atlantic 0009 2040 Maritime Moving & Storage #2-2 Quebec 0316 4273…

11 April 2000 Waiving of K84 Penalties due to CADEX Problems on 10 April 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Due to the CADEX problems experienced on 10 April, penalties will be subsequently waived (without the need to apply for this waiver) for entries which…

10 April 2000 T2000-2 Tariff Amendment Members who wish to download tariff amendment T2000-2 in MS Access format may do so from the CCRA internet site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca. From the front page, under the Customs heading, click on "Business", then the "Virtual Customs Office". Once in the…

10 April 2000 Minutes of Meeting between CCRA and Customs Brokers in Windsor, 5 April 2000 These minutes also appear on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Commercial Offsite Facility April 5, 2000 - 09:00 hrs. Attendance: J. Chabot - A.I.B.A. R. Griffin - C.S.C.B. L…

10 April 2000 Exchange Rate Correction re Surinam The CCRA has announced that the exchange rate, effective 5 and 6 April 2000 for Surinam (SRG) was incorrect; the correct rate should read 0.001805.

10 April 2000 CADEX Problems The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA, at 3:00 pm ET. This advises that the CCRA is experiencing communications problems and have been unable to process any CADEX B3's and queries since 10:00 am today. Members are requested not to resend…

7 April 2000 Notice to Exporters No. 124, Softwood Lumber Export Fees The purpose of this Notice is to provide information to exporters on the fee schedule for softwood lumber exports to the US that came into effect on 1 April 1996, regarding export fees. This Notice cancels and replaces Notice to…

7 April 2000 Minister of National Revenue Unveils Customs Action Plan The following information is from the CCRA. CSCB President Carol West served on the Minister's Consultative Committee on the Blueprint. The Honourable Martin Cauchon, PC, MP, Minister of National Revenue, launched the Customs…

7 April 2000 SOR/97 SOR/97 is the Order Amending the Domestic Substances List. Part I of the Domestic Substances List is amended by adding the following in numerical order: 172924-47-9 This Order came into force on 16 February 2000. *** 7 April 2000 SOR/98 SOR/98 is the Order Amending the Domestic…

6 April 2000 Canada's Market Access Priorities for 2000 The following is background information from "Opening Doors to the World: Canada's International Market Access Priorities -- 2000", a report issued by the Minister for International Trade on 5 April 2000. World Trade Organization (WTO) Canada…

6 April 2000 Correction to Exchange Rate for Mexico, 28 March The CCRA has announced the following correction to the exchange rate for Mexico effective 28 March 2000. The correct rate should read 0.1592.

6 April 2000 Scheduled Outage for Quarterly Maintenance The following message is from the CCRA's Electronic Commerce Unit. EDI will not be available on Sunday April 9 2000 between 3:00 a.m. and 13:00 hours ET due to quarterly maintenance. This will impact all EDI applications including ER, RNS…

6 April 2000 Notice of Commencement of Inquiry NQ-2000-001 Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on April 3, 2000, from the Acting Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency…

5 April 2000 Weft Knit Fabric (Request No. TR-99-005) On 4 April 2000 the CITT issued its report, with a recommendation, to the Minister of Finance regarding a request for tariff relief filed on 19 August 1999 by Distex Inc. regarding weft knit fabric. RECOMMENDATION The Tribunal hereby recommends…