Trade News

3 April 2000 SIMA Review of Undertakings re Plastic Shrinkable Bags The CCRA has completed a review of the undertakings accepted from Viskase Corporation and Cryovac, division of Sealed Air Corporation, and their related importers, with respect to plastic shrinkable bags, whether in finished or semi…

3 April 2000. For international traders who want to keep their businesses well positioned for future opportunities, attending the IFCBA World Conference is a business imperative. Representatives from both the World Trade Organization and the World Customs Organization will participate in the IFCBA…

3 April 2000 Tentative Labour Agreement Reached Between CCRA and its Union The CCRA and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing many CCRA employees, have come to a tentative labour relations agreement. The agreement recognizes that the CCRA is a separate employer from…

3 April 2000 RNS Mailbox or Receiver ID The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Further to the CCRA note of December 14, 1999 concerning the RNS/Arrivals Re-engineering Project, RNS clients who are sending arrival messages are requested to ensure they send to the…

31 March 2000 Deadline for filing 1999 income tax returns extended to May 1 The following information is from a press release from the CCRA. The Minister of National Revenue has announced that Canadians have until midnight on Monday, May 1, 2000 to file their 1999 income tax returns. "As April 30…

31 March 2000 Re-investigation of Bicycles and Bicycle Frames The CCRA's investigation of the normal values and export prices of bicycles and bicycle frames, originating in or exported from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China, was scheduled to be completed by 31 March 2000. The CCRA requires…

31 March 2000 SIMA Index for April 2000 To view the SIMA index for April 2000, please go to the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm Thank you. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm

31 March 2000 Initiation of SIMA Investigation in Dumping of Stainless Steel Round Bar from Brazil On 31 March 2000 the CCRA announced initiation of an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of certain stainless steel round bar from Brazil, and into the alleged injurious subsidizing of…

30 March 2000. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) announced today the final determination of dumping respecting iodinated contrast media used for radiographic imaging, in solutions of osmolality less than 900 mOsm/kg H20, originating in or exported from the United States of America…

30 March 2000 Investigation Commences into Woven 100 Per Cent Polyester Fabric The CITT is satisfied that the request received from JMJ Fashions Inc. (the requester) of Winnipeg is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period, of the customs duty on importations…

30 March 2000 Blend of Cationic Corn and Potato Starch The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for removal of the customs duty on a blend of cationic corn and potato starch for use in the manufacture of paper or paperboard. We understand that this product is classified under tariff item No…

30 March 2000 Certain Woven Pile Fabrics The Department of Finance has received a request for fast track tariff relief on certain woven pile fabrics for use in the manufacture of paint rollers. The applicant claims that these fabrics are not available from Canadian sources and that tariff relief…

29 March 2000 Customs Notice N-315 Customs Notice N-315 has been issued: N-315 Customs Office - Change of Address This notice advises that an incorrect address was inadvertently included in the listing for St- Bernard de Lacolle, QC in Memorandum D1-1-1, List of Customs Offices. Effective…

29 March 2000 The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, formerly Revenue Canada, recently launched a new 1-800 network with extended hours to better serve Canadian business. Clients with business enquiries can now speak to a client service representative from 8:15 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time, Monday…

29 March 2000 PC 2000-349 PC 2000-349 is the Export Control List Notification Regulations. Under subsection 101(1) of the renewed Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999), Canadian exporters must provide notice to the Minister of the Environment of proposed exports of substances…

28 March 2000 Toronto Region Annual General Meeting The Toronto Region will hold their annual meeting at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston, Ontario on Thursday, 15 June 2000.

27 March 2000 Quarterly Interest Rate Table Updated To view the updated quarterly interest rate table, please go to the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm Thank you. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm

27 March 2000 D Memoranda Updated The following D memoranda have been revised: D17-1-19 Changes to the Table of Interest Rates Appendix to Memorandum D17-1- 19 D3-1-5 International Commercial Transportation D3-2-1 International Air Traffic D8-2-5 Foreign Aircraft Servicing Equipment Remission Order…

24 March 2000 Request for Removal of Duty on Certain Aluminum Can Lids The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of Customs duty on certain aluminum can lids, with an easy-open feature, for use in the manufacture of food cans. The aluminum lids in question are coated or…