Trade News

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…

5 April 2000 Minutes of Vancouver Longroom Committee Meeting, 2 March 2000 The following minutes are also posted on the British Columbia Region page on the CSCB internet site, at http://www.cscb.ca. In Attendance: Customs: Wes Ferris, Chief /Commercial Operations Jacquie Stadel, Superintendent/…

4 April 2000 Top-Mount Electric Refrigerators — Preliminary Determination of Dumping On 3 April 2000 the CCRA announced that provisional duties will be imposed on top-mount electric refrigerators, in sizes greater than 14.5 cubic feet (410.59 litres) and less than 22 cubic feet (622.97 litres)…

4 April 2000 OGD Single Window Interface Information Session The CCRA is offering a free information session on Customs and the OGD single window interface at the Glen House Resort, 409 Thousand Islands Parkway, Gananoque, Ontario on Thursday, 13 April 2000 between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. The event will…

4 April 2000 CCRA Organizational and Name Changes The following letter, from CCRA Assistant Commissioner Denis Lefebvre to CSCB President Carol West, outlines the organizational and concomitant name change for the Customs and Trade Administration Branch at headquarters and in the regions. The…