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A) Chapter 28 Chapter 28 was published to: i) remove the end uses “Commercial”, “For fertilizing crops/plants”, “Further processing”, “Manufacturing”, “Resale”, “Retail use” and “Samples for testing” from the following HS code. 28.34.21.9000 – Potassium nitrate, other ii) modify the import…

The EDI release requests received report for August 2023 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 99%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded the expedited review of certain upholstered domestic seating (UDS), exported to Canada from China by Eterno Co. Ltd. (Eterno) and Zhe Jiang Shengli Furniture Co., Ltd. (Shengli), in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)…

The union representing striking seaway workers in Ontario and Quebec said Sunday that it has reached a tentative agreement with management. Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, said details of the deal will be shared with St. Lawrence Seaway workers before it is made public, and that a…

Please be advised that the following Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) services have now been restored: Automated Import Reference System Verification Service (AVS) CFIA Shipment Tracker for Food, Plant and Animal products Electronic Data Interchange – Integrated Import Declaration (EDI – IID)…

*** La version française suit *** The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital initiative is changing how CBSA assesses and collects duties and taxes on commercial goods imported into Canada. Before May 2024, importers and other trade chain partners need to register and adapt their…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data Reference: Message to Industry: Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Prepared and Distributed by: Global Affairs Canada Please be advised that the wheat products tariff…

REMINDER: There will be a CFIA schedule maintenance between October 28 at 15:00 ET and October 30 at 07:00 ET. See details below. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID). This notice is to advise Trade Chain Partners…

Registration for the 2023-2024 CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course is open until October 31, 2023. This interactive online course emphasizes the four major customs processes in Canada: reporting, release, accounting, and payment of duties and taxes. Available in either English or French…

If you haven’t yet registered for the 2023 CSCB National Conference being held on from November 5-7, 2023, at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal – time is running out! Registration will close today, Friday, October 27, 2023, at 2:00pm EDT.

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: effective April 1st, 2023 the company located at 250 rue St-Urbain, Granby, QC has surrendered their "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse licence. the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has decided not to advertise for a new highway sufferance…

1. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (Tariff). 2. The 2023-7 Tariff reflects a change to the description of tariff item 9984.00.00, which took effect October 11, 2023. The description is amended by…

The EDI release requests received report for September 2023 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.70%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

Please note that this is not a change in policy, but clarification of an existing policy. For more details, the Terrestrial Animal Products and By-products Import Policy Framework discusses trans-shipments in Section 8 (General Import Requirements). Trans-shipment means a movement of commodities…

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) REMINDER: Maintenance notice To perform necessary system maintenance, the following services will be unavailable from October 28, 2023 3:00 PM to October 30, 2023 7:00 AM (ET): Automated Import Reference System Verification Service (AVS) CFIA Shipment…

The transition period for the Fertilizers Regulations comes to an end on October 26, 2023. Going forward, all fertilizer and supplement importers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers are required to comply with the provisions of the amended regulations. Find out more in the Notice to Industry…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Daily Notices (DN) and Statement of Accounts (SOA) for October 25, 2023 resolved A technical issue occurred overnight, resulting in the delay of Daily Notice (DN) and Statement of Accounts (SOA) not being sent to external partners for October 25, 2023. The issue has…