Trade News

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-14 8:12 AM EST The problem outlined below is now resolved. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) We are currently experiencing an outage for…

Notice received: Friday 2018-12-14 5:05 AM EST Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) We are currently experiencing an outage for clients that submit the Integrated Import…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Saturday December 15th, 2018 from 6:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers using the IID The purpose of this notice is to advise the trading community that the following changes will take place on December 13, 2018. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Explosives – Requirements Update A problem has been discovered with the…

The CSCB is pleased to announce an end-of-year webinar on what’s ahead in 2019! From the SFCR (Safe Food for Canadians Regulations) coming into force, IID becoming the only service option for some PGAs, new trade agreements, and continued consultation on CARM (CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management)…

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

Notice received: Tuesday 2018-12-12 1:21 PM 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…

On December 10, 2018, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its order made on December 20, 2013, in Expiry Review No. RR-2013-001, concerning the dumping of hollow structural sections…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act ( SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its order made on December 20, 2013, in Expiry Review No. RR‑2013‑001. That order, which concerns the dumping of…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is currently consulting on a new proposed import directive, D-18-01: Phytosanitary import requirements for propagative material of Rubus and Ribes species from all origins. This directive outlines the specific requirements that must be met…

The Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that it would lobby Congress to pass the US­-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade when it comes up for a vote next year, but that support was contingent on exempting Canada and Mexico from the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports... “Every week that the tariffs…

In an effort to improve the clarity of content in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed a review of commodities identified in the database which the CFIA does not regulate. These commodities will no longer be identified in AIRS with a…

Notice received: Tuesday 2018-12-11 6:45 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…

This article in American Shipper points out that Canada isn’t the only country that is subject to additional U.S. tariffs on steel and has filed appeals with the WTO regarding these additional tariffs. As well, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the WTO has established four panels, at the request…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Application for Daily Notice (DN) and Statement of Account (SOA) https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/bsf815-eng.h…

After months of fruitless efforts with the Trump White House, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears ready to make Canada's case for the lifting of steel and aluminum tariffs directly to allies in Congress and across the U.S., as U.S. workers and businesses also feel the sting of the border taxes. In…

1. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the September 1, 2018 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. 2. As a result of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Tariff (CPTPP) Agreement, the following additions and…