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CARM Consultations – Critical Information for All Customs Brokers

As announced in our previous message, CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Consultations Begin – Member Input Will Be Critical, the CSCB has accepted a lead role in the CARM Customs Broker Sub-working group (CBSWG), the group that will be bringing forward the interests of Canadian customs…

Chinese oil importers shun U.S. crude despite tariff reversal

Chinese oil importers are shying away from buying U.S. crude as they fear Beijing’s decision to exclude the commodity from its tariff list in a trade dispute between the world’s biggest economies may only be temporary. Not a single tanker has loaded crude oil from the United States bound for China…

Morneau ready to use 'emergency' measure to protect steel sector

Saying Canada's now 'at risk for a surge,' Morneau launches short consultation on 7 steel products Bill Morneau is preparing to use emergency safeguard measures for the first time to respond to the risk of a surge of cheap foreign steel imports. The finance minister launched a 15-day public…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 15 August

Chapter 03 was published to add the miscellaneous codes “Consignment requires certification”, “Consignment destined to an approved facility by the Office of Biohazard Containment and Safety” and “Consignment destined to a CFIA approved quarantine unit” to the following HS codes with the end use…

Ottawa to seek input before deciding on offshore steel tariffs

The federal government, which has been considering slapping tariffs on steel from offshore amid the trade battle with the United States, will seek input from steel companies and users of the metal before it decides whether to go ahead. Ottawa will take comments during the next 15 days before…

Feelin’ Groovy

It's summer, and everyone's feeling good; will it last into the autumn? Political discontent seems to be rife. Trust in established leaders and their parties is low, and change is a mantra with clout at polling booths everywhere. But the foul feelings go further, extending from politicians and…

Do you have questions about the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations?

Get your answers during the CSCB webinar featuring Matthew Bell, Policy and Program Specialist, Food Imports from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency! The Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations are coming into force on January 15, 2019 and will affect almost all importers – both resident and…

New from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program

Safety of teething necklaces worn by children under three years of age in Canada The purpose of this notice is to inform you that the Consumer Product Safety Program of Health Canada will be conducting compliance verification activities for teething necklaces worn by children under three years of…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS) - Technical Difficulties - RESTORED

Notice received: Monday 2018-08-13 1:10 PM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is fully restored. At this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests via email unless advised by the…

2018-19 CCS Course - Registration now available!

Le texte français suit le texte anglais The CSCB is pleased to announce that applications for the 2018-19 CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course are now available. The CCS online course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners. Available in either English or French…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 13 August

CFIA APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN SENDING THIS MESSAGE AS THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from « Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection » to « Refuse entry » for the following HS code originating from all countries except…

Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet, Statement of Reasons

Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet from China, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), India and South Korea. Decision Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act…

Canada braced for hard bargaining on dairy when NAFTA talks resume

The United States has unfinished business with Canada's supply-managed dairy, egg and poultry sectors if bargaining to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement gets down to the short strokes this fall. U.S. farmers could have sold more of their products into Canada under the Trans-Pacific…

Updates to the CFIA Fish List

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added or modified the common names for the following fish species within the CFIA Fish List: Arapaima gigas Bathyraja interrupta Beringraja binoculata Chaceon affinis Chloroscombrus orqueta Engraulis anchoita Oratosquilla oratoria…

CBP announces User Fee Changes

Information on COBRA User Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2018 Pursuant to the General Notice (83 FRN 37509) published August 1, 2018, various changes to user fees within the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 will take effect on October 1, 2018. The FRN may be accessed…

Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Plate, Expiry Review No. RR-2017-004

IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 8, 2013, in Expiry Review No. RR-2012-001, concerning: HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE…

CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, 12 August

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that Shared Services Canada (SSC) will be performing network maintenance on Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 6:00AM to 7:00AM (EST). Consequently, the following services may be unavailable: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)…