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United Steelworkers ratify new CN agreement

CN and United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that following a tentative agreement reached between CN and USW Local 2004 negotiators in December, union members in communities across the country reviewed the agreement and approved the contract in a national ratification vote held over the last…

Certain Copper Pipe Fittings, Notice of Re-investigation

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), respecting certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea and China and the amounts of subsidy…
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Proposed Change to the Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations

CBSA is proposing a legislative change to Section 1 of the Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations. The Regulations currently provide the following definition of exporter: “in respect of goods that are exported, means the holder of a business number for the purposes of the Act [Customs Act] who…

Updated information on food imports

New information for foreign businesses preparing foods for export to Canada can now be found on the Food imports webpage. The requirements for Non-resident importers have also been further clarified. Consult the CFIA's guidance finder: food to search for the latest SFCR technical and regulatory…

Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) for Certain Steel Goods

This message pertains to imports of certain steel goods as listed in the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods. The purpose of this message is to inform importers that they must now apply for shipment-specific permits for energy tubular goods with the Harmonized System…

Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) for Certain Steel Goods

This message pertains to imports of certain steel goods as listed in the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods. The purpose of this message is to inform importers that a new Notice to Importers has been published reflecting amendments to the Order Imposing a Surtax on the…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 5 February

Chapter 20 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from China. NO VERSION CHANGE. 20.03.10.2050 - Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus (air tight containers). 20.03.90 - Other 20.05.40 - Peas. (Pisum sativum) 20.05.59 - Beans : Other. (Vigna spp…

Delaying service hour changes for CFIA importers and brokers

Based on feedback we recently received from industry, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has decided to continue to offer our regular service hours in the National Import Service Centre (NISC). Changes were announced on January 7, 2019 and were going to start on February 4, 2019. Originally…

Goods Aboard the Yantian Express

Members may be aware of the Yantian Express, a container ship that was headed for Halifax but redirected toward the Bahamas after catching fire. It appears that goods on this ship may have already been released and accounted for. CBSA has advised that corrections may be filed after accounting and…

Business Barometer: New year doesn’t bring new confidence for small business

Small business confidence rose 2.5 points to 56.1 in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer® this month, but remained below fall 2018 levels. “We’re seeing an uptick in confidence levels, but they are still well below what you would expect to see in a healthy…

Canada Gazette - Statutes of Canada, 2018

Canada Gazette Part III was published on January 25, 2019 and includes Statutes of Canada, Chapters 1 to 21 Acts assented to from 28 December, 2017 to 22 June, 2018. The purpose of Canada Gazette Part III is to publish public Acts as soon as is reasonably practicable after they have received royal…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations (2)

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on February 2, 2019. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Corrosion-resistant steel sheet — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2018-024 Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental…

CPTPP Export Seminar Opportunity

Global Affairs Canada and the Trade Commission Service (TCS) are hosting a series of free seminars across Canada during the week of February 11th - 15th 2019. “Expanding Your Business Horizons Abroad: the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Seminar” is a…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on January 26, 2019. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Carbon steel welded pipe — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2018-023 Expiry of order Aluminum extrusion Global Affairs Canada…
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CPTPP Origin Criteria

An earlier message to members from CBSA advised that for CPTPP purposes, the origin criteria can … reference the article, i.e. Article 3.2 (a), (b), (c) or Annex 4-A (in the case of Textiles and Apparel), or the trader can choose, if applicable, to provide the actual Product-Specific Rule of Origin…

CBSA Message (TCC19-017) – EDI/Portal Maintenance Outages

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date/Time End Date/Time Clients Affected: 2019-02-02 / 05 :00 ET 2019-02-03 / 05 :00 ET 2019-02-02 / 05 :30 ET 2019-02-03 / 05 :30 ET All clients who submit their trade data using the eManifest portal. Description: Saturday February 2 2019, from 5:00 to 5:30 (ET)…

Save the date - CSCB Toronto/Ontario Regions General Meeting

We're pleased to announce that this year's General Meeting for Toronto/Ontario Regions will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The focus of this meeting will be the Single Window Initiative. Stay tuned for more details soon!