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On February 10, 2025, the President of the United States signed executive orders adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into the United States. Reference FRN 2025-02833 and FRN 2025-02832 for additional information. All Section 232 tariff rate and absolute quotas shall expire on March 11, 2025. All…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC) is experiencing delays in processing import declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected, and clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Integrated Import…

A) Chapter 04 Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes originating from Hungary and Slovakia: 04.06.10.3567 – Mozzarella cheese, pizza cheese, cottage cheese, whey cheese, curds and cream cheese – Unpasteurized 04.06.20.3576 – Variety…

On March 6, 2025, the CBSA concluded Expiry Review No. RR-2018-007, concerning the dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate originating in or exported from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Romania. It was found that the expiry of the order is unlikely to result in the dumping of such goods from Bulgaria…

On March 6, 2025, t he Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a review to determine normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy applicable to certain carbon steel fasteners (fasteners) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) by Robertson (Jiaxing) Inc…

At a news conference this morning Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will impose a 25% surcharge on " all U.S.-bound electricity, as part of its retaliatory measures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods." This surcharge, an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 per day…

In retaliation to Canada's tariffs ( Customs Notice 24-36: China Surtax Order (2024) – Steel and Aluminum), China has announced that effective March 20, 2025, they will apply a 100% tariff on Canadian: rapeseed (canola) oil oil cakes pea imports And a 25% tariff on Canadian: aquatic products pork On…

CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT Corrosion-resistant steel sheet — Decision Decision On February 26, 2025, pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) extended the preliminary phase of the investigation…

Updated: March 7, 2025 1. This notice is to advise interested parties that on March 7, 2025, the Government of Canada updated the amendment to the Classification Regulations for firearms. As a result, additional firearms and their variants that were previously classified as non-restricted or…

On the CARM Client homepage, under Bulletins, the CBSA has published Bulletin 5399 - Reminder - Filing of Statement of Adjustments appeals under Section 60 of the Customs Act in CARM: Appeal Submission Portal This is a reminder to all trade chain partners (TCP)s to submit their appeal requests under…

On March 6, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that based on a complaint by Tidewater Renewables Ltd. investigations will begin to determine whether imports of renewable diesel from the United States are being dumped and subsidized. These practices can harm Canadian industries…

On March 8, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement on tariffs: Based on Executive Orders issued March 4 and 7, 2025, CBP is collecting the following additional tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act:  Additional 25…

Found at the top of the Customs Notice homepage, users will now see For latest information on Canada-U.S. relations, visit: Canada’s engagement with the United States Here, the Government of Canada provides detailed information on the following topics: Strengthening border security Tariffs…

La version française suit CARM Engagement has added new webinar dates . We invite you to share this with your clients and colleagues. Impacts to Highway Carriers - Upcoming Changes to Release Requirements This webinar provides an overview of the impacts to Highway Carriers and Freight Forwarders as…

The media is reporting that United States (US) President Donald Trump has issued temporary tariff exemptions for a wide range of goods coming into the US from Canada and Mexico, partially reversing the sweeping 25% duties he imposed on the two trading partners just days earlier. The exemptions will…

Do your clients make use of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)? Do you have current or potential clients who could be using CETA more effectively? With recent trade tensions and tariffs imposed by the United States on Canada, and the impending threat of…

Customs Notice 25-10: United States Surtax Order (2025-1) has been updated. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-10-eng.html The broken link to the United States Surtax Order (2025-1) , has been fixed and p.4 has been updated to include a link to the page from the Department of…

Under the Special Economic Measures Act, today t he Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced new sanctions against seven individuals and three entities associated with ongoing Sudanese civil war . The list of sanctioned individuals and entities is as follows: Abdel Fattah…