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La version française suit Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to CBSA or receive EDI messages from CBSA for approximately 5-10 minutes…

(Le français suit) Reactivation of Mexican OMIC for exporting poultry meat products to Canada On July 21, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reinstated the recognition of the Mexican inspection system for processing imported poultry and has reactivated the use of the ‘’Official…

La version française suit As per memorandum D3-5-1, a vessel required to wait at an anchoring point due to port congestion or boarding of surveyors/testers, may do so without providing an A6 General Declaration inward/outward to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), or sending a Conveyance…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the list of countries that are considered as high-risk for rabies caused by canine-variant viruses (dog rabies). The list of countries at high-risk for dog rabies is reviewed regularly and is subject to change. Importers…

Please note there was an omission of a publication notice on July 18, 2023. The email update that should have been distributed is as follows : Chapter 41 Chapter 41 was published to: i) add the following OGD extension. 41.03.90.1930.98 – Other: hard dried, pickled, or limed. ii) change the release…

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, July 22, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). We thank you for your patience and understanding. Soutien à la clientèle…

On July 20, 2023, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing with respect to wind towers from China. The subject goods are usually classified under the tariff…

2023 CSCB Scholarship Applications Are Now Being Accepted! Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CSCB is pleased that we are able to continue our support of members and their families by offering three scholarships. The CSCB National and the CSCB Guy Graveline scholarships are for those…

The union representing dockworkers at B.C.'s ports has revoked the 72-hour strike notice it issued Wednesday – just hours after it was issued – a move that could signal an end to a tumultuous labour dispute. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada said in a brief statement Wednesday…

As announced on June 27 the CFIA is implementing temporary import conditions for U.S. romaine lettuce. These temporary import conditions will be in effective from September 28 to December 20, 2023 for specific US locations. Importers of fresh fruit and vegetables will receive the notification and…

AIRS was published to modify the country name from Turkey to Türkiye. If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service Centre.

(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: July 20, 2023 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 15 on July 19, 2023: Russian Goods Remission Order — Certain Customs Tariff

Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “CBSA Inspection” for the following HS code with the end uses “Canadian animals returning to Canada”, “For breeding purposes, not for direct retail sale”, “In special “training status””, “Resale…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. This notice is to advise Trade Chain Partners (importers and brokers) that recent compliance review activities have resulted in numerous regulated shipments of goods that…

Thousands of port workers across British Columbia are resuming strike activity after failing to ratify a tentative deal that was reached through federal mediation. More than 7,400 workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) had walked off the job from July 1 until July 13…

The TCCU has published an updated version of the error messages as support to commercial clients using the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) electronic data interchange (EDI) and Portal systems. ALL - External Error Messages JuneB 2023 ALL - External Error Messages JuneB 2023 - French Version