Trade News

14 January 2000 Seminars Offered in Toronto Region, Winter/Spring 2000 The CSCB in Toronto Region is offering the following seminars during the winter and spring of 2000. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. The events will take place at the Best Western Toronto Airport - Carlton Place, 33…

14 January 2000 Request for Fast Track Tariff Relief on Woven Cotton Flannel The Department of Finance is considering a request for fast track tariff relief on certain woven cotton flannel fabrics for use in the manufacture of tailored collar shirts. The applicant claims that these fabrics are not…

13 January 2000 Scheduled Outage for 16 January 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. EDI will not be available on Sunday, 16 January 2000 from 3:00am to 1:00 pm ET. This will impact all EDI applications, including ER, RNS, CUSDEC, marine and rail cargo. No EDI…

13 January 2000 Inquiry No.: NQ-99-002 — Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar Originating in or Exported from The Republic of Cuba, The Republic of Korea and The Republic of Turkey Finding The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the provisions of section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act…

12 January 2000 Customs Notice N-302 Published The following Customs Notice is available: N-302 Certain Machine Tufted Carpeting

12 January 2000 K84 Problem Fixed The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. There were problems with importers' K84's run on 11 January, requiring that two complete runs be made on 12 January. Clients will receive two K84's today. The first may be a repeat for many…

11 January 2000 Expiry No.: LE-99-009: Notice of Expiry of Findings concerning Refined Sugar The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that its findings made on November 6, 1995, in Inquiry No. NQ-95-002, concerning the dumping in Canada of refined sugar, refined…

10 January 2000 The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" issue of 10 January 2000. Capitol Hill 2000: Boom or another bust? After years of wheel-spinning on important trade proposals, the stage now seems set for action on some major new initiatives. Well, not exactly new…

10 January 2000 Customs Modernization Project Delayed The US Customs Service has indefinitely postponed the release of a request for proposals for its Customs Modernization Project due to lack of funding. The project is designed to upgrade computer systems at ports and offices around the US. Users…

10 January 2000 TRQ for Frozen Pork from the European Union (EU) Effective 24 December 1999, the frozen port TRQ from the EU imported under tariff item No. 0203.29.00 of the Customs Tariff has filled, and therefore all imports to 31 July 2000 will be subject to the European Union Surtax Order. The…

Customs Notice N-301 The following Customs Notice is now available: N-301 Filling of the Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota

7 January 2000 Waiver of Late Accounting Penalties The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Due to the millennium transition, 28 December 1999 was considered a normal business day in the CCRA system. Therefore, late accounting penalties may be generated for clients on…

7 January 2000 Extension of Investigation re Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate The following message is from the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate of the CCRA. The CCRA announced on 7 January the extension of the investigation concerning the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of…

7 January 2000 Scheduled EDI Outage on 9 January 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are notified that EDI will not be available on Sunday, 9 January 2000 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am (ET). This outage will impact all EDI applications, including ER, RNS…

7 January 2000 Request for Tariff Elimination on Frozen Snow Crabs The Department of Finance has received a request for the elimination of the tariff on frozen snow crabs for further processing. The Canadian company making this request has stated that tariff removal would lengthen its seasonal…

5 January 2000 BC Rail Lockout Continues BC Rail and its unions are continuing the dispute that has stopped freight and passenger services for over a week. There are no talks scheduled between the two sides. BC Rail and the unions are at odds over the railroad's demands for productivity gains…

5 January 2000 Arrests renew debate on immigration law The following article is excerpted from "The Journal of Commerce" edition of 5 January 2000. As the U.S. Customs service tightened controls at the U.S.-Canada border in the days leading up to the new year, waiting times grew exponentially for…