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Upcoming Energy Efficiency requirements for battery chargers

October 31, 2018, Amendment 14 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations was published in Canada Gazette Part II. Amendment 14 includes new requirements for battery chargers. Please refer to a summary of the regulations for battery chargers with a list of what you need to do to meet the requirements…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on October 17 and 31, 2018. Surtax on the Importation Certain Steel Goods — Order Imposing - Customs Tariff SOR/2018-206 11/10/18 United States Surtax Remission Order - Customs Tariff SOR/2018-205 11/10/18 Import Control List — Order…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain nitisinone capsules — Decision Carbon steel welded pipe — Decision Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Regulations Amending…
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Toronto Region CSCB-CBSA Trade Operations Division Committee Meeting

Minutes of the CSCB-CBSA TOD committee meetings held on June 21, 2018 are now available on the CSCB Toronto Region page. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the Committees menu item and click on Toronto Region in the Regional Committees section, scroll down to see the documents…

CBSA Message (TCC18-146) - EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Outages, 4 November

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date/Time End Date/Time Clients Affected: 2018-11-04 / 01 :30 ET 2018-11-04 / 02 :30 ET All clients who submit their trade data using the eManifest portal. Description: In order to complete the time change from Eastern Daylight Time to Standard Time, the eManifest…
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CBSA Recent System Outages

The following message is from Mike Leahy, A/Director General of CBSA’s Programs Branch. Members are encouraged to read the procedures that are in place during outages. I am writing today to provide you with information on the recent systems outages that led to processing delays at the border. From…

ECCC Notice for Importers of Off-Road Diesel Engines

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is reaching out to importers of off-road diesel engines into Canada and manufacturers of such engines, to raise awareness of the upcoming importation and installation deadline for various transition engine power and emission standard categories under the…

CBSA Message (TCC18-145) - Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) HS codes

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note that changes have been made to the list of HS codes subject to the Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) requirements under the Energy Efficiency Regulations. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS…

Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) - New and updated guidance documents

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) will come into force on January 15, 2019. To help businesses prepare for the new consolidated regulations, the CFIA will continue to publish new and updated guidance documents on a regular basis. The following documents were recently posted to the SFCR…

Canada Border Services Agency moves to 'substantially' increase deportations

Canada's border agency is stepping up efforts to deport failed refugee claimants and other foreign nationals not welcome in this country, setting a goal of dramatically increasing deportation numbers by up to 35 per cent... CBSA confirmed it has set a national goal of 10,000 removals a year... "To…

Last Chance to Register for the SIMA Webinar!

Don't miss the chance to learn what's new with Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)! Registration for this webinar closes today! Join us tomorrow, November 1, 2018 at 1:00 pm ET, to hear Daniel Walczak, a Senior Policy Analyst at CBSA's Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate, discuss the changes…

CPTPP trade pact to go ahead as Australia becomes 6th country to ratify

A landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific will come into force at the end of December after Australia became the sixth country to ratify the agreement, four days after Canada formally approved it. Australia announced Wednesday it had completed procedures…
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TRQ Import Permits for Steel

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have confirmed that import permits for steel may be applied for prior to the periods in which the TRQs will be administered. In the examples provided below by GAC, “ arrival” and “ arriving” means “release” or “released”. A shipment-specific import permit can be obtained…

CBSA Pilots IBM Maersk TradeLens Blockchain Solution

[On October 25, 2018] Maersk announced that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has agreed to pilot TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping solution jointly developed by Maersk and IBM to promote more efficient and secure global trade. To facilitate the flow of legitimate travellers…

CBSA Messages (TCC18-144) - Delays in Processing All EDI outbound Messages

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note that CBSA is receiving and processing EDI inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices E.g. RNS, Completeness Notices…

CSCB Webinar on SIMA and Scope Proceedings - This Thursday!

Interested in refreshing your Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) knowledge and/or learning more about the new Scope Proceedings? We've got a webinar for you! This Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 1:00 pm ET, Daniel Walczak, a Senior Policy Analyst at CBSA's Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate…

Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet, Inquiry No. NQ-2018-004

Notice was received by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 24, 2018, from the Director General of the Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of corrosion…

CBSA Message (TCC18-131) - TCCU Client Survey (REVISED)

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically and/or using the eManifest portal. Since October 22 and up until November 12, the TCCU has posted a client survey on the TCCU pages of the CBSA. This is the second annual survey issued by the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU). Last…