Trade News

Today, the Chinese government imposed tariffs of 100% on Canadian canola meal and oil, and peas and 25% tariffs on Canadian seafood and pork. "China is imposing the tariffs following an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola, undertaken by the Chinese government in September of 2024 after…

On March 8, 2025, CBSA officers in Coutts Alberta performed a secondary exam on a commercial transport vehicle from the U.S. and discovered approximately 108 kg of cocaine. A Calgary resident has been charged in connection with that incident and will appear in court on May 7, 2025. Link: https://www…

In the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) hearing of Medline Canada Corporation vs the CBSA (AP-2022-004 - AP-2022-017 - 2025-03-18), the CITT found that the goods in question, sterile rubber surgical gloves imported by Medline, may be classified under 4015.11.00 and tariff item 9977.00.00…

On March 19, 2025 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it would be continuing their 2019 order (expiry review RR-2018-002) regarding the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules from China. More information can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/international-trade…

RESOLVED - CERS, eManifest and CARM Client Portals are Unavailable Start Date / Time 2025-03-20 23:46 (ET) End Date / Time 2025-03-20 07:00 (ET) Clients Affected All clients submitting trade data using the eManifest, CERS and CARM Client portals. Description The problem reported below has now been…

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, reported to be a "cool-headed, legal-minded acolyte of Trump’s first-term trade adviser Robert Lighthizer" was confirmed to the USTR role in late February, suggesting that his new role could offer a slight reprieve from the recent U.S. tariff chaos. This…

UPDATE - EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-03-22 06:00 ET 2025-03-23 06:00 ET 2025-03-22 07:00 ET 2025-03-23 07:00 ET All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-03-22 06:00 ET 2025-03-23 06:00 ET 2025-03-22 07:00 ET 2025-03-23 07:00 ET All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal…

Based on intelligence from the CBSA's National Targeting Centre, when attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. two commercial trucks were referred for secondary examination. Upon inspection, CBSA officers seized approximately 419 kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $11 million…

Environment and Climate Change Canada and would like to remind stakeholders of the following: On June 19th, 2025, amendments to the Products Containing Mercury Regulations will come into force. As a reminder, these amendments were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on June 19th, 2024, as the…

The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from China and Pakistan and its subsidization by China Based on a complaint submitted by Compagnie Alpek Polyester Canada (Alpek) the CBSA announced today that it will look into polyethylene…

The EDI release requests received report for February 2025 is available on the CSCB website ( download ). The following indicates the IID transactions:

Common Business Number Change Errors The CBSA has noticed a significant amount of business number (BN) changes being requested incorrectly and reminds Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) to follow the procedures outlined in Memorandum D17-2-3, Business Number Changes and Commercial Accounting Declaration…

Memorandum D9-1-3: Coin, Base or Counterfeit has been updated. Plain language summary Target audience: Importers of currency. Key content: How to administer the provisions of tariff item No. 9897.00.00 set out in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff. Keywords: Coins, base, counterfeit, money, bank…

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…

The CBSA's Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) has shared the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices, please click here for that document: https://cscb.ca/en/media/document/list-edi-offices-247

The U.S. has issued a reply to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to the complaint submitted by Canada on March 4, 2025, see Trade News article: https://cscb.ca/en/article/canada-initiates-wto-dispute-complaint-regar… Link to the WTO site: https://www.wto…

Having trouble navigating the twists and turns of the recent Canadian tariffs? The Financial Post has created " Tariff tracker: Confused by the trade war? Here's where things stand today". This article provides an interactive chart as well as a detailed timeline, starting on March 4, 2025, and…

Great news! Room reservations are now available for the #CSCB2025Conference in Charlottetown, PEI. Accommodation details: Hotel: Delta Hotels Prince Edward Address: 18 Queen Street, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 4A1 CSCB Rate: $279 per night (plus applicable taxes) Booking link: https://bit.ly/4bANuk2 The…