Trade News

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…

Foot-and-Mouth Disease AIRS Updates New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) 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: Foot and Mouth Disease – Disease…

The Government of Canada has announced regulatory amendments to the legislation for Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing. Some of the new regulatory measures are: Enhancements to the Canada Border Services Agency’s authorities in order to reinforce its ability to detect, deter…

The CBSA has published " answers to common questions you may have about bringing goods into Canada from the US for personal use (by travel, mail or courier)." Here you'll find detailed information regarding: What the tariffs apply to How individuals will pay tariffs, duties and taxes on goods they…

Notice to Industry – Certification of logs originating in the United States to China As of 3 March 2025, China suspended the import of logs of all species from the United States (US). As such, reexport of logs originating in the US from Canada to China is also suspended. Therefore, no phytosanitary…

On Thursday March 13 David Paterson, Ontario's representative in Washington, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, and federal cabinet ministers, met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss the U.S…