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CFIA Delays Explained

The CSCB spoke with senior management at CFIA today regarding recent lengthy delays in EDI processing. Other subjects, such as the use of IID for CFIA regulated goods, were also discussed. CFIA began by providing some interesting statistics – they receive 4.5 million declarations a year, 1.5 million…
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SWI IID stats - December 20, 2018

Members are reminded that two of the EDI service options currently used to declare regulated imports, OGD PARS (option 463) and OGD RMD (option 471), will be decommissioned for CFIA, Natural Resources Canada and Transport Canada clients on April 1, 2019. After April 1, 2019, the only service option…

EICS / EXCOL Bulletin – Seasonal Holidays

Global Affairs Canada Trade and Export Controls Bureau’s offices will be closed on December 25, 26 2018 and January 1 2019 (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

CBSA Message (TCC18-172) – Holidays Schedule

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Tuesday, December 25, 2018, Wednesday , December 26 2018 and…

CBSA Message (TCC18-171) – Holidays Schedule

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1 , 2019, however, the CBSA external client support will be…

E-Commerce: Global Considerations in a Canadian Context

The CSCB President, Carol West, contributed the following article to the December 2018 issue of the Canadian Retailer Magazine. There are few issues today as complex for cross-border traders as e-commerce. And there are few issues which have so quickly mobilized global efforts to harmonize…

CFIA processing delays - Resolved

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-21 8:48 AM EST Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please fax documents to (613) 773-9999. The…

CFIA processing delays

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-21 3:02 AM EST Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in processing import declarations. During this time clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Electronic Data…
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Additional Relief for Certain Steel Goods – Update

Further to a message posted earlier today, CBSA has clarified information regarding additional relief for certain steel goods, announced by Finance on December 19th. The notice from Finance includes four schedules of goods and, for goods listed in Schedules 1 – 3: remission is granted in the case of…

CN 18-24, Provisional Safeguards – In-transit Steel Goods Remission Order

Remission of Provisional Safeguards on Certain Steel Goods in Transit: Heavy plate Concrete reinforcing bar Energy tubular products Hot-rolled sheet Pre-painted steel Stainless steel wire Wire rod 1. This notice provides information on the introduction and application of the In-Transit Steel Goods…
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Additional Remission on Steel and Aluminum

The Department of Finance has announced an amendment to the remission order on Canadian imports of steel and aluminum. There are four schedules of goods subject to remission: For goods in Schedule 1, relief is granted for an indefinite period for steel and aluminum products imported from the U.S. on…

CFIA processing delays - Resolved

Notice received: Thursday 2018-12-20 8:24 AM EST Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please fax documents to (613) 773-9999. The…

CFIA processing delays

Notice received: Thursday 2018-12-19 3:38 PM EST Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in processing import declarations. During this time clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Electronic Data…

Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

This message pertains to imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02 . The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2018-19 Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota will be filled as of 11:59 pm local time on…
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Additional Relief for Certain Steel Goods

The Government of Canada has announced an Order-in-Council concerning certain steel goods that were in transit to Canada prior to October 25th, 2018. This OIC permits importers to apply for remission of the safeguard surtaxes announced on October 11th, 2018 on these items, as described in Customs…

CFIA Improvements to the Integrated Import Declaration (IID)

For those who declare Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulated imports using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID), this is to announce improvements effective December 19, 2018. Changes are in the following areas: Clients will receive more descriptive “rejection” notices moving forward…
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Clearance of Personal Effects

A CSCB member has expressed an interest in setting up a network with other customs brokers who clear personal effects. They have been approached by the CAM (Canadian Association of Movers) and IAM (International Association of Movers), asking for assistance in seeking customs brokers who provide…

2019 Customs Tariff

CBSA has advised that the 2019 Customs Tariff files are expected to be posted by December 21st; concordance tables will also be available.