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The issue is dairy. U.S. says Canada not fairly implementing changes it promised, and could face tariffs Canada has lost its first dispute case under the new North American trade agreement to the United States, with a panel agreeing that Ottawa flouted part of its obligation to open the dairy market…

(Un message français suit) Message to Industry – Changes to Certain EICS Commodity Codes Effective January 1, 2022 The purpose of this message is to inform you of upcoming changes to certain Export and Import Controls System (EICS) commodity codes as a result of World Customs Organization’s (WCO) HS…

A) Chapter 07 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption” and “Further Processing” originating from the United States. 07.05.19.3028.10 - Romaine lettuce 07.05.19.3028.11 - Romaine…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce that amendments to the Harmonized System HS Code structure, implemented by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), were successfully executed to the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. On January 1, 2022, there will be updates to the Harmonized System (HS) code structure as a result of recent changes announced by the World Customs Organization. HS codes are used at the CFIA as part of the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) and are…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for New Year’s Day Due to the New Year’s holiday, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted Saturday January 1, 2022 to Tuesday January 4, 2022 will appear on the Daily…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated…

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 Saturday, January 1st, 2022 from 12am to 3am (EDT). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period…

Canada's border agency is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID-19. The Canada Border Services Agency said the affected offices are in Bathurst, N.B., and Charlottetown. CBSA spokesperson Judith Gadbois-St-Cyr said service at the offices is being suspended…

The CBSA has provided the following Excel workbook for the SW Matching Criteria for all PGA’s that are effective on January 1, 2022.

(Le français suit) Please be advised that the competent authority of Brazil has accepted a new CFIA health certificate for the export of fish oil for human consumption. The new certificate, "Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products from Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Fish Oil Intended for…

(Le français suit) Following the emergency measures announced by China in October 2021 regarding Pine Wood Nematode (PWN), Customs China has communicated the implementation of the following import requirements regarding pine wood (Pinus spp.) including logs and lumber. The new requirements will come…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CFIA is updating its systems to reflect the soon to be updated Harmonized System (HS) code structure coming into effect January 1, 2022. Importers and/or brokers who use the HS codes in AIRS should review the following lists that identify newly added or…

(Le français suit) Following the extreme flooding in British Columbia (BC), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is providing this updated information for regulated parties regarding labelling and packaging for certain foods imported from the United States (U.S.) and sold at retail or to…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, December 27, 2021, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 and Monday, January 3, 2022, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. For…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, December 27, 2021, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 and Monday, January 3, 2022, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. The…