Trade News

On May 17, 2025, the following updates were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I ( link): Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Renewable diesel — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Expiry review RR-2024-006 — Notice of order Steel plate Expiry review RR-2025-001 —…

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: May 25, 2025 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) CFIA…

Bulletin 5403 - Reminder – Filing an appeal of a Notice of Penalty Assessment (NPA) issued under the Customs Act for an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) in the CARM Client Portal (CCP) ( Link ) Appeal Submission via the Portal This is a reminder to all Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) that if you…

On May 20, 2025 t he Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of polyethylene terephthalate originating in or exported from China and Pakistan have caused injury to the domestic industry. By June 17, 2025, the CBSA…

On May 15, 2025, Global Affairs Canada issued the Message to Industry - Requirement to provide Manufacturer (MID) and Importer of Record (IOR) Information reminding exporters of the following: Starting February 16th, 2025, when applying for export permits for products to be exported to the United…

On May 15, 2025, Memorandum D3-2-1: Air Pre-Arrival and Reporting Requirements ( link) was updated with the following: add definitions and the French terms to the English definitions add a carrier obligations section and a domestic in-transit shipments section to separate in-transit movements from…

On May 15, 2025, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have issued the Import Alert: Import Restrictions on Canada due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ( link) Importation into the United States of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching…

Customs Notice 25-19: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) (link ) has been updated with the following paragraphs: 8. Claims for relief of surtax upon importation or for refund of surtax paid under this Order must be made by the importer of record (which may be a private or public sector…

The CBSA is aware of a forthcoming Canada Post service disruption. Payments for your commercial import duties and taxes normally made by mail will experience delivery delays. Please note that a payment for your account balance will need to be received by the payment due date of May 30, 2025…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been identified in Brazil. Poultry, birds (including pet birds) and certain poultry products originating from Brazil are not permitted for import into Canada. Products and by-products from birds…

Canada Post workers have issued strike notice to start on Friday, May 23 at 12 a.m. local time. On Monday, Canada Post said it was notified by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that workers for both urban and RSMC (rural and suburban mail carriers) bargaining units issued strike notice…

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) Friendly reminder, when submitting a paper package to the CFIA’s National Import Service Centre (NISC) for review, by email (or fax), ensure to include the completed 5272 form, along with any required import documents and a commercial invoice or Canada…

La version française suit This bulletin serves as a reminder that as of 03:00 (ET) on May 20, 2025, importers seeking to continue to benefit from electronic release service options – specifically, the IID and PARS - and paper RMD will be required to enroll in Release Prior to Payment (RPP) and post…

(Le français suit l’anglais) A) Chapter 10 Chapter 10 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions: 10.08.29.0105.06 – Eragrostis tef – Organic 10.08.29.0106.06 – Eragrostis tef ii) remove the following OGD extensions: 10.08.90.1807 – Eragrostis tef 10.08.90.1807.01 – Grain B) Chapter 35…

CSCB National Office will be closed on Monday, May 19, 2025 in observance of the Victoria Day statutory holiday.

La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-05-15 14:00 (ET) 2025-05-15 18:30 (ET) All clients submitting trade data using the eManifest, CERS and CARM Client portals. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is currently…