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Issue: Importers have four avenues to pay the CBSA Resolution / Action Required: Importers have four (4) avenues to pay the CBSA for the duties and taxes on their imports. These are: Paying in full at time of importation. Payment is provided with the account documentation at time of importation…

Notice of initiation of investigations and associated news release are available on the CBSA website. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations, on June 11, 2020, under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain…

Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of heavy plate from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Germany, Malaysia, South Korea and Turkey. Decision Ottawa, June 11, 2020 Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import…

CBSA in Montreal have asked that we post the following important message. Please inform your members that they need to have the transaction number on the manifest when they send their inquiries. By not having that number, we need to have agents manually add it for everyone and in return it slows…

On March 23, 2020, the CFIA activated its business continuity plan in order to prioritize critically important services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary suspension of low-risk activities allowed the CFIA to continue to safeguard the health and safety of its staff while refocusing efforts…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The second Designate Quiz of 2020 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 2, 2020 to submit your responses to the CSCB. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the…

Start Date / Time: 2020-06-11 / 10 :14 End Date / Time: No estimated time of resolution (ETR) UPDATE: Please be advised the CBSA is continuing to investigate the system problem reported below. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The CBSA is…

Due to the unprecedented events of 2020, the CSCB is pleased to be offering an additional free CCS/CTCS designate quiz to support your professional development. In order to accommodate the addition of a fourth free opportunity to obtain points/credits during 2020 we will offering our third quiz one…

Start Date / Time: 2020-06-11 / 10 :14 End Date / Time: No estimated time of resolution (ETR) Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The CBSA is experiencing a system delay in processing releases that are related to some marine cargo control documents…

A) Chapter 02 was published to: i) modify the registration type list and the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use (Research)” and “Show or exhibition” and the miscellaneous code “< 100 kg” originating from the United States. 02.01.10…

June 11: Port of Montreal (395) provided additional instructions for email messages related to technical problems that are delaying the transmission of RNS release messages. April 24: Port 395 has provided information regarding email submission of commercial documents. For the submission of paper…

For Canada, June is looking upbeat. Someday in the future, we’ll have real-time data on just about everything. For now, we have to deal with lags. Big lags. And we’re the lucky ones—other countries have far worse data problems. But even for Canada, using this data is like trying to drive forward…

The coronavirus crisis has triggered the worst global recession in nearly a century — and the pain is not over yet, even if there is no second wave of infections, an international economic report warned Wednesday. Hundreds of millions of people have lost their jobs, and the crisis is hitting the…

The Canada-U.S. border closure to all non-essential traffic will be extended beyond the June 21 date set last month, sources tell CBC News. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation have confirmed to CBC News that Canada and the United States are holding talks about extending the border…

Find out about returned quantities of the Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that are now available for reallocation: https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/controls-controles/notic……

Start Date / Time: 2020-06-04 / 16:30 ET End Date / Time: 2020-06-10 / 22:10 ET The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The CBSA is experiencing a system delay in…

Start Date / Time: 2020-06-04 / 16:30 ET End Date / Time: 2020-06-10 / 22:10 ET The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The CBSA is experiencing a system delay in…