Trade News

25 February 2000 Minutes of Meeting re Release of Goods Inland (Carriers, Brokers and CCRA) Niagara Falls, Ontario February 10, 2000 This meeting was called by the CCRA due to the release of goods inland, prior to the driver's arrival at the Canadian border. According to Customs Notice N-265…

25 February 2000 Ontario Region Annual General Meeting Members should note that the Ontario Region AGM will take place on Friday, 9 June 2000 at the Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend, Ontario. A golf tournament is planned for Thursday, 8 June. Registration packages will be distributed to members in the…

25 February 2000 Minutes from Ontario Region Committee Meetings, October 1999 and January 2000, and Windsor Standing Committee, February 16, 2000 Members will wish to read the minutes of two Ontario Region Committee meetings, held on 26 October 1999 and 20 January 2000, and of the latest Windsor…

25 February 2000 Notice of Public Hearing re Peerless Clothing Inc. (Request No. TR-99-004) The CITT has reviewed the recent request for a hearing made by Peerless Clothing Inc. relative to the above-noted request for tariff relief and hereby notifies all counsel and parties in the investigation…

24 February 2000 Request for the removal of the customs duty on certain forged steel snap hooks for use in the production of debris chutes. The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of the customs duty on certain forged steel snap hooks for use in the production of debris…

23 February 2000 Extension of Investigation The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency announced today the extension of the investigation with respect to the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of certain top-mount electric refrigerators, electric household dishwashers, and gas or electric laundry…

22 February 2000 Appeal Nos. 97-124 and 97-125 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) made under section 63 of the Customs Act. The issue in these appeals is…

22 February 2000 at 15h00EST. The following message is from Canada Customs and Revenue Agency - Electronic Commerce Unit This is to advise you that we are experiencing communication problems and are unable to process any inbound or outbound messages from clients using the value added networks since…

21 February 2000 Request for the removal of customs duty on certain "fine" and shaped wires The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of the customs duty on certain "fine" and shaped wires of non-alloy steel for use in the manufacture of various wire rope products. The fine…

21 February 2000. The following D-Memo is now available. D10-15-23: Administrative Policy - Interpretation of 'Noxious Atmosphere' For Gloves Under Tariff Items 3926.20.10 and 4015.19.10

21 February 2000 Establishment added to the list of designated facilities. Please note the addition of the following facility for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. S702 3088-1239 Québec Inc. 1000 Boul. Ste-Marie Laval, QC

18 February 2000 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US Please note the addition of the following facility for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. S785 Atlas Cold Storage Québec Ltd. 6100 Cote de Liesse St-Laurent, QC H4T 1E3

18 February 2000 The following message was received today at the CSCB National Office from DFAIT. Brokers are advised that effective February 4, 2000 U.S. Customs will require an export permit for each shipment of sugar-containing products exported from Canada to the United States entering under…

18 February 2000 The following message was received today from DFAIT. Effective December 19, 1999, Macau reverted to Chinese administration for the purposes of the Agreement on textiles and clothing (ATC), the special administrative region of Macau remains a separate customs territory with separate…

18 February 2000 Following is background information to Customs Notice N-309. As many members are aware, there are often difficulties in enforcing the requirement for extra copies of commercial invoices required by some government departments. As a result, it was decided that the requirement for an…

The following is from Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. OTTAWA, ONTARIO--The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of National Revenue and Secretary of State responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec, announced today that the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency…

The following Customs Notice is available: N-309 Deletion of the Requirement for an Extra Copy of the Commercial Invoice for Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical and Contraceptive Devices

Members are invited to attend the February 28th presentation titled " The New Customs Environment: Opportunities and Obligations", scheduled for Richmond, BC. The program and registration form are available at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/forms/10febfor.htm. Plan to attend this event -…