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On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security published Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Canada Pursuant to the President's Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border…

The CARM Client Portal is currently displaying the following message: A pre-authorized debit (PAD) payment was initiated by the CBSA on March 3rd for limited registrants only. An additional PAD will be initiated this week for remaining registrants. There is no need to remit manual payment at this…

The CBSA CARM team has published the fifth issue of a limited series newsletter to help small and medium businesses stay up-to-date on all things CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM). Link to French and English versions: https://cscb.ca/en/media/document/carm-did-you-know-newsletter-0

The World Trade Organization has advised that Canada requested dispute consultations with the United States regarding the tariffs imposed on March 4, 2025. Canada claims the additional duties on all goods are inconsistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the WTO's…

Today, the Government of Canada published the State of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Report which concluded that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” commonly found in everyday products, including clothing, electronics, food packaging and…

Due to system maintenance, CARM Client Portal (CCP) will be unavailable on Saturday, March 08, 2025 from 21:00 (ET) until 23:59 (ET). Action Required Please refer to the contingency procedures outlined below or be prepared to resume transmission once the system is available. The procedures to follow…

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching…

A) Chapter 07 Chapter 07 was published to: i) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses”: 07.10.10.2001 – Potatoes (frozen) (Solanum spp.). 07.10.21.2004 – Peas (frozen) (Pisum sativum). 07.10.21.2005 – Snow peas (frozen) (Pisum spp.). 07.10.22.2003.01 –…

The World Trade Organization's ( WTO) Tariff & Trade Data (TTD) platform was launched today and includes details from 150 economies on: bilateral trade datasets, time series views, and reports on export and import patterns by product and trade partner The WTO says that increased functionality is…

Considering Canada's reciprocal tariffs imposed today against the U.S., the federal government is advising how requests for remission will be handled for the following scenarios: To address situations where goods used as inputs cannot be sourced domestically, either on a national or regional basis…

Today, Canada imposed reciprocal tariffs of 25% against C$30 billion in imports of goods from the United States (U.S.). The federal government is now seeking input on a second round of tariffs against $125 billion in imports of additional goods from the U.S. This second round of tariff…

Ottawa, March 1, 2025 1. Elvers (baby eels) are a life stage of eels that are less than 10 cm in length. American eel elvers ( Anguilla rostrata) are harvested in Atlantic Canada under elver fishing licences issued by DFO, and exported to Asian countries for aquaculture purposes. American eel elvers…

In a press conference this morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined in clear terms the measures Canada will take in response to the tariffs imposed by the United States (US) government earlier this morning. Prime Minister Trudeau noted that, in addition to retaliatory tariffs on certain US…

Today, Canada has imposed the United States Surtax Order (2025-1) found here: https://orders-in-council.canada.ca/attachment.php?attach=46877&lang=en which includes the list of applicable tariff classifications. When compared to the repealed United States Surtax Order (2025) SOR/2025-03 from…

A) Chapter 19 Chapter 19 was published to change the release recommendation to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS code with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from all countries except the United States: 19.04.90.7192 – Prepared foods with more…