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Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency Publications
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Several
CCRA publications are available over the web, some that may be of
interest are investing in:
Customs
Compliance
Customs Service
Standards
Customs Services
to Suit Your Needs
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CanadaPlus.com
Update
In
our Fall issue we introduced a new Farrow service, CanadaPlus.com.
We are now pleased to announce the opening of a new canadaplus
warehouse facility in Delta, B.C. The warehouse is located 30
minutes from the Pacific Highway border crossing and 30 minutes
from the Vancouver airport. Just some of the services offered
are:
-Cross-dock (unloading and reloading of delivery trucks)
-Unloading of ocean
containers (both 20 foot
and 40 foot)
-Sorting (with or
without forklift)
-Shrink-wrapping facilities
-Pick and Pack
-Local Deliveries -
Vancouver Region
For more information, please contact our manager Tom Bell by phone:
604-540-2088, fax: 604-540-2086
e-mail: Tom.Bell@Farrow.com
or visit our website:
www.canadaplus.com.
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Having Difficulty Obtaining The Right Information
For U.S. Customs?
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The
ever-changing landscape of U.S. Customs laws and regulations continue
to cause many of our customers headaches and sleepless nights. It's
no wonder, U.S. Customs is just one of the many governmental agencies
currently in the process of re-writing their regulations and statutes.
How does a company keep up with this work in progress and remain compliant?
Those of us who work in the industry on a daily basis reach out to
the many governmental web sites for the latest and most current information.
Most sites include archival "warehouses" that include past
legislation and/or sample government documents for easy downloading.
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Here is a
list of some web sites to help you navigate the sea of international
commerce:
www.customs.ustreas.gov
(US Customs Service)
www.wto.org
(World Trade Organization)
www.ustr.gov
(US Trade Representative)
www.doc.gov
(US Department of Commerce)
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www.access.gpo.gov
(US Government Printing Office, including The Federal Register)
www.naftaworks.org
(NAFTA information sponsored by Mexican government)
For
specific information or assistance, contact your local Russell A.
Farrow (U.S.) Inc. associate.
Good luck and
happy sailing!
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Implementation
Delay
The Customs
Self Assessment (CSA) program and the Administrative Monetary Penalty
System (AMPS) scheduled to be implemented on April 29, 2001 has
been postponed to October 29, 2001.
This date may
still change depending on when the necessary legislation is passed.
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Canada-US Softwood
Lumber Agreement to End on 31 March 2001
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The
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade (DFAIT) announced
on February 26 that the Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement, in effect
since April 1, 1996, will terminate on March 31, 2001. During the
past five years, Canada has voluntarily restricted the quantity of
softwood lumber exports |
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We're
Moving - the Pearson
International Airport Office
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Effective
Monday, April 2, 2001, our Pearson International Airport release
operations and staff in Toronto will be moving to our Toronto
Regional Centre on Eglinton Avenue W., just south of the airport
property.
As
construction of a new terminal building will encroach on the
existing cargo facilities at Pearson, the existing facilities
will be razed beginning in April. As such, we are compelled
to vacate the premises.
On Monday, April 2, 2001, you can reach our Pearson International
Airport release operations staff at 416 622-3777. The new
direct facsimile line to our Pearson release staff will be
416 622-3928. The cell phone number for after hours calls
to our Pearson release staff will remain unchanged at 905
677-3362.
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to the U.S.
in return for the absence of legal challenges from the U.S.
Minister for
International Trade, Pierre Pettigrew, has met with the new US Trade
Representative, Mr. Zoelleck, in Washington and this subject was
apparently included on the agenda. There is no Canadian support
for a new Agreement and, after March 31 DFAIT expects that softwood
lumber will return to the NAFTA rules that prevailed prior to the
Agreement.. To date the two countries have not determined what they
will do in the immediate future, although DFAIT has indicated that
it will continue to consult with stakeholders.
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