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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) adjusts its service fees annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in accordance with the Service Fees Act. This requirement ensures that the CFIA’s service fees keep pace with the costs of providing services. The next annual adjustment will result…

A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to: i) modify the registration type list and import conditions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “In transit through Canada”, “Other end uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use (Research)”, and “Show or exhibition”…

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

Please see the updated fourth 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). This updated version contains new webinar dates. CARM: Did you Know? Newsletter Thank you, CARM Stakeholder Engagement /…

The following is the CBSA news release reminding importers to submit financial security before CARM transition measures end in April. CBSA reminds importers to submit financial security before CARM transition measure ends in April. Thank you. CARM Stakeholder Engagement / Commercial and Trade Branch…

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: March 5, 2025 from 6:00 am to 6:45 am (ET) Consequently, the following service may not be available for this period…

La version française suit Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices . Action Required Please share this information with your teams (day, after-hour and weekend) Client Services / Contact Information For eManifest Portal, Canadian Export Reporting System…

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), representing 45,000 East and Gulf Port employees, have ratified a new six-year contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) valid until Sept. 30, 2030. Contract negotiations between the ILA and the USMX came to a standstill in October…

The CBSA has updated their CARM webinar site with new dates for March 2025. Please note the change to the length of some of the webinars from 90min to 30min. Click on this link to register: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/carm-gcra/webinars-webinaires-eng…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-09-02 N/A All importers and brokers using the IID Description Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has advised the Canada Border Services Agency that a new General Import Permit (GIP) will be created within the Single Window, Integrated Import…

CBSA has implemented validations with certain tariff classification codes within CARM, to encourage voluntary compliance at the time of creating a declaration. This is with aim to potentially avoid costly errors, corrections, and appeals. The use of these validations will ensure that GST exemptions…

CARM only allows Commercial Accounting Declarations (CADs) to be created and adjusted using a business number with an Importer RM account. As such, importers who previously accounted for goods under an Exporter RM account in error, will be unable to see and convert their B3s into Pre-CARM “As…

Memorandum D19-6-4: Exporting and Importing Rough Diamonds, the Kimberley Process has been updated: Updates made to this D-memo This D-memorandum has been updated with new contact information. The new phone number is 1-855-525-9293 (toll-free). Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md…