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(Le français suit) On May 2nd, 2022, new import requirements for simple pet chews will be published in the Automated Import Reference System. The conditions will be modernized and simplified to more clearly categorize imported products. One of the changes applying to all chews is a clarification…

(Le français suit) On April 26, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) sent out a message to inform importers of a new tool called the CFIA Shipment Tracker for Food, Plant and Animal that could search the transaction status of any food, plant or animal import. This tool experienced…

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 April 29, 2022 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (EDT). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) due to monthly maintenance of the servers. Thank you for your patience. Service à…

Canada's small business confidence over the short and long-term remained virtually unchanged in April versus March. CFIB's Business Barometer® Short-term Index, based on 3-month forward expectations for business performance, sat at 60.8, a monthly gain of +0.7. The long-term optimism index, which is…

Chapter 12 was published to remove the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” from the following HS codes with the miscellaneous codes “Other than small "lots" / Non-authorized importer”, “Other than small "lots"/ Authorized importer” and “Small "lots"”. 12.02.41.4081.01 - Edible nuts - peanuts…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Corded Window Coverings Regulations Quarterly mail-out: To better protect children by eliminating strangulation hazards associated with corded window coverings, in May 2019 the Government adopted the Corded Window Coverings Regulations (the Regulations) under…

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations in response to President Putin’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. These new measures impose restrictions on 11…

The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Implementation Working Group at the CBSA has advised that NRCan explosives permits can now be submitted using the IID. A previously identified system issue has been resolved and paper entries are no longer required.

A) Chapter 21 was published to add the end uses “Research and educational use”, “Samples for testing” and “Scientific use (Research)” to the following HS codes. 21.01.11.7100 - Instant coffee, decaffeinated 21.01.11.7200 - Instant coffee, not decaffeinated 21.01.11.7999 - Coffee extracts, essences…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making it easier for food, plants, or animals importers to track the status of their imports. For all commodities declared using the Integrated Import Declarations (IID), importers can now use the CFIA Shipment Tracker for Food, Plant…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain mattresses from the People’s Republic of China have caused injury to the domestic industry. The Tribunal’s inquiry was…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: (a) effective March 28, 2022 the company located at 1721 Rue A R Décary, Québec, G1N 3Z7 will be surrendering their "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse licence. (b) the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA is creating a CARM Experience Simulation (CES) and we invite the Trade community to volunteer to immerse themselves in this interactive practice experience. The attached document contains information on when the CES will happen and who can volunteer…

A) Chapter 02 was published to add the end use “Show or exhibition” to the following HS codes. 02.08.50.8013.02 - Turtles - freshwater, with shell, frozen 02.08.50.8013.03 - Turtles - freshwater, without shell, fresh, chilled or frozen 02.08.50.8014 - Alligators and crocodiles 02.08.50.8017 - Snakes…