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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, issued the following statement: “Canada will participate as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings initiated…

Pre-recorded webinar and Q&A platform on proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) Health Canada is notifying interested parties that a pre-recorded webinar with a virtual Questions & Answers (Q&A) option (i.e. using Slido) is now…

A watchdog created by the federal government to probe corporate wrongdoing abroad says it is opening investigations into whether three clothing retailers, Walmart Canada, Hugo Boss Canada and Diesel Canada, are selling products made in China with Uyghur forced labour. These are the fourth, fifth and…

Consumers are increasingly knowledgeable about food labels, and labelling is one of the most important and direct ways for the industry to share information. All food sold in Canada must be properly labelled in a way that is not false or misleading, including origin indications. The Canadian Food…

Chapter 07 Chapter 07 was published to add the end use “Canadian goods returning to Canada” to the following HS codes: 07.04.20.3006.01 – Brussels sprouts – unprocessed (fresh or chilled) 07.04.20.3007.01 – Brussels sprouts – fresh cut (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3010.01 – Other broccoli – whole…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage We will be performing planned maintenances in the CARM Production Environment and all systems will be unavailable Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). We thank you for your patience and understanding. Soutien à la clientèle…

Please refer to the document below to access the list of intermodal holiday gate hours - Sept. 4, 2023 (Canada). Intermodal Holiday Gate Hours

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the United States’ fourth administrative reviews on softwood lumber from Canada: “Canada is a world leader in softwood lumber and has an important…

On August 21, 2023, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on October 15, 2018, in Expiry Review No. RR-2017-005, concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel welded…

La version française suit Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to…

The CSCB is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2023-2024 CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course. This interactive online course emphasizes the four major customs processes in Canada: reporting, release, accounting, and payment of duties and taxes. Available in either…

The EDI release requests received report for July 2023 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.61%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. This is to inform you that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has published an updated Notice of Intent to amend Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016, to update energy efficiency and testing standards of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, freezers…

Chapter 30 Chapter 30 was published to : i) add the following OGD extension: 30.02.12.1995.27 – Bulk porcine serum, plasma or derivatives, dried or liquid (more than 1L) ii) change the description of the following OGD extension: 30.02.12.1995.08 – Blood, serum, plasma or derivatives for in vitro use…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has published a “What We Heard” report to summarize key themes in comments submitted in relation to the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) regulatory package. Between November 26, 2022, and January 10, 2023, the CBSA invited interested parties to…

Updates made to this D-memo This memorandum is revised to reflect the implementation of the Canada-United States- Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d14/d14-1-9-eng.html Mémorandum D14-1-9 Renseignements ayant trait à l'acceptation, à l'exécution et au…

Updates made to this D-memo This memorandum has been revised to add re-determinations for the purpose of an anti-circumvention decision and to take into account the implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d14/d14-1-3-eng…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2023-08-19 / 05:00 ET 2023-08-19 / 06:00 ET 2023-08-20 / 05:00 ET 2023-08-20 / 06:00 ET 2023-08-19 / 05:30 ET 2023-08-19 / 07:00 ET 2023-08-20 / 05:30 ET 2023-08-20 / 07:00 ET All clients and service providers who…