Trade News

The CBSA has announced that Border Services Officers have seized a significant shipment of cocaine at a CN railyard in Quebec. A railcar, which had originated in Mexico and travelled through the US, was found to contain 119 bricks containing 142 kg of cocaine, valued at $3.5M. The search and seizure…

Customs Notice 25-05: China Surtax Remission Order has been updated on March 24, 2025, link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-05-eng.html Amendments introduced in the Order Amending the China Surtax Remission Order (2024) include: a new condition on remission granted for goods…

On March 19, 2025, the CBSA began investigations regarding the dumping of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from China and Pakistan and PET resin from China based on a complaint filed by Compagnie Alpek Polyester Canada. The subject goods are usually imported under the following tariff classification…

On March 6, 2025 the Canada Border Services Agency determined that the expiry of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in the 2019 Expiry Review No. RR-2018-007, is unlikely to result in the dumping of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and…

On March 6, 2025 the Canada Border Services Agency initiated investigations respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of renewable diesel originating in or exported from the United States. Please visit this link for the Statement of reasons—Initiation of investigations: Renewable…

Canada has imposed additional sanctions against individuals linked to crisis in Haiti, with the most recent sanctions targeting three individuals: Dimitri Hérard, Jeantel Joseph and Jeff Larose Canadians both at home and abroad will be prohibited from engaging in transactions with these individuals…

Canada has asked the World Trade Organization to assist with dispute consultations with China, based on their tariffs on some Canadian goods; see our Trade News article here: China imposes tariffs on Canadian Canola, Peas, Seafood and Pork For more information please click this link to the WTO news…

The CSCB will be hosting a Sanctions 101 webinar on March 26, 2025, featuring subject matter experts from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the current sanctions landscape and…

A) Foot-and-Mouth Disease AIRS Updates New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) admissibility requirements/instructions have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Hungary and Slovakia. The affected commodities can be found in the following link…

Less than two weeks after he was sworn in as Prime Minister, Mark Carney has called for a federal election to be held on Monday April 28, 2025. " All federal party leaders are expected to focus their campaigns on the economic threat posed by Trump’s trade war with Canada, which has included several…

The trade war brought on by the United States has renewed the urgency to address longstanding barriers that have fragmented our economy and reduced opportunities for Canadians. At a March 21 meeting with provincial and territorial premiers, Prime Minister Mark Carney updated premiers on the…

The federal government has announced the launch of a 30-day public consultation on possible trade measures to protect against the threat of diversion of steel products from third countries into the Canadian market as a result of the recent trade measures by the United States (US). According to a…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that T-4-130 – Labeling requirements for fertilizers and supplements and T-4-128 – Customer formula fertilizers have been updated to provide improved clarity and guidance. These documents are available on the Fertilizer web page, Trade Memoranda . Mises à jour…

La version française suit Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest and CERS Portal. Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices. Les bureaux EDI 24/7 Les clients affectés : Tous les clients et…

The CBSA announced four arrests in conjunction with the attempted smuggling of Ketamine from Europe into Toronto Pearson International Airport between February 18th and March 3rd , 2025, Baggage examinations by CBSA border services officers uncovered 154 kgs of suspected Ketamine with an estimated…

Today, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal terminated the 2019 expiry review RR-2018-007, concerning steel plates from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania. Because the CBSA determined that expiry of the order in respect of the goods was unlikely to result in dumping (see Trade News…