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The following is excerpted from a 27 August 2012 news release by Canada Revenue Agency. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, accompanied by Tom Lukiwski, Member of Parliament for Regina – Lumsden – Lake Centre, today met with members of the local business community to discuss a…

The following is excerpted from a 26 August 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today launched a trade mission to Southeast Asia to further deepen Canada’s trade and…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 25 August 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canada Border Services Agency, under the Special Import Measures Act. Preliminary determination of dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe, commonly identified as standard pipe…

Chapter 44 was published to add the release recommendation of "Refer to CFIA-ISC" and a new end use for the following HS code. 44.01.22.0122 - Wood chips, wood particles, non coniferous, forestry products (not manufactured) New end use: # 121 - For meat smoking or wine making purposes Please check…

Revised notice of commencement of Inquiry No. NQ-2012-002, Steel Piling Pipe is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/notices/NQ2m002_e.asp

Further to the CSCB's messages regarding the 999 line limit in ACROSS, CBSA has now issued Customs Notice 12-025. This notice confirms the date of October 29, 2012 as the date upon which penalties will be assessed when the 999 line limit is exceeded. Questions on this issue can be directed to the…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-069) Sunday, August 26th, 2012 Full EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable from 05:00 to 12:00 (Eastern Time) : Electronic Releases, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, CSA, ACI Marine, ACI Air, ACI eManifest Highway as well as Rail and…

a) Chapter 04 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes from the United States. 04.07.19.1021.01 - Small water fowl 04.07.19.1021.02 - Large water fowl 04.07.19.1021.03 - Psittacine 04.07.19.1021.04 - Songbird 04.07.19.1021.05 - Bird of prey 04.07.19.1021.06 - Ratite…

The following is excerpted from the 22 August 2012 edition of Industry Week. The Obama administration welcomed Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization Wednesday, but said exporters would be disadvantaged unless Congress repeals Russia's Cold War-era trade status. "We congratulate Russia…

The following is excerpted from the 23 August 2012 edition of the Times Colonist. Despite repeated Harper-government boasting about imposing some of the toughest sanctions against Iran, newly released documents show that Canadian customs agents are stretched thin and have been missing some shipments…

The following is excerpted from the 22 August 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. Canada cannot devalue its way to prosperity or blame weak exports solely on the strong Canadian dollar, the head of the Bank of Canada said on Wednesday. Speaking to an auto union that blames the strong dollar for higher…

The following is excerpted from a 23 August 2012 commentary from Export Development Canada. After a long wait, Russia is finally in. Yesterday, the world’s 9th largest economy was welcomed into the World Trade Organization (WTO) following 18 years of negotiations. Getting to this point has been a…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-068) The following is a message for CADEX, CUSDEC and ACROSS clients. Please note the following: If you are seeking information regarding a paper B3, cash entry or any paper release service option (i.e., ACROSS service options 117, 174, 331) please contact the…

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for SEPTEMBER 2012 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual SEPTEMBER allocation.

Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes from Mexico. 05.11.99.1294.03 - Bovine (cattle) - dairy 05.11.99.1294.04 - Bovine (cattle) - beef This created requirement version changes for the following HS codes from all other off-continent origins. 05.11.99…

Decision and reasons issued Friday, August 3, 2012 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on April 5, 2012, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF 20 decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated December 23, 2010, with…

Order issued Monday, August 20, 2012 The Order is available in its entirety on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/appeals/orders/ep2m003_e.asp

Order issued Thursday, August 16, 2012 The Order is available in its entirety on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/appeals/procedures/ap2l15b_e.asp