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Canadian Society of Customs Brokers Jan 03, 2012

Members may be interested in the following, published on 31 December 2011 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.

1. Appeal to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Special Import Measures Act, Levolor Home Fashions Canada v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency. Appeal No.: AP-2011-015

Goods in Issue: Certain aluminum extrusions for use with venetian blinds

Issue: Whether the goods in issue have a powder coat finish which is certified to meet the American Architectural Manufacturers Association AAMA 2603 standard and are therefore excluded from the Tribunal’s findings in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-31/html/commis-eng.html#f105

2. Appeal to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Customs Act, Canadian Tire Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency. Appeal No.: AP-2011-024

Goods in Issue: Certain models of ratchet tie-downs.

Issue: Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item No. 6307.90.99 as other made up articles of other textile materials, including dress patterns, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item No. 8205.70.90 as other vices, clamps and the like, as claimed by Canadian Tire Inc.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-31/html/commis-eng.html#f105

3. Appeal to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Customs Act, Maurice Sporting Goods Distributor Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency.

Appeal No.: AP-2011-026

Goods in Issue: Various models of electronic game calls.

Issue: Whether the goods in issue are properly classified in heading No. 85.19 as sound reproducing apparatus or, in the alternative, in heading No. 92.08 as decoy calls of all kinds, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified in heading No. 85.31 as electric sound signalling apparatus, other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30, as claimed by Maurice Sporting Goods Distributor Inc.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-31/html/commis-eng.html#f105

4. Appeal to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the Special Import Measures Act, Aluminart Products Limited v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency. Appeal No.: AP-2011-027

Goods in Issue: Certain aluminum parts and products.

Issue: Whether the goods in issue are goods of the same description as the goods to which the Tribunal’s findings in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-003 apply and whether the President of the Canada Border Services Agency improperly relied upon “zeroing” to establish the quantum of anti-dumping duties.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-31/html/commis-eng.html#f105

5. Government Notice, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The Government of Canada is seeking the views of Canadians on the scope of possible free trade negotiations between Canada and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) members, which include: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile (see footnote 1), Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru (see footnote 2), Singapore, United States (see footnote 3) and Vietnam.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-31/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d106