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CBSA warns importation of marijuana remains illegal

July 12, 2018
Recreational marijuana is to be legalised in Canada on October 17, making Canada the first G7 country to allow the drug nationwide and the second in the world after Uruguay. However, shippers aiming to take advantage of the change in the law by airfreighting marijuana into the country are warned by…

Deadline for 2018 National Conference early bird pricing is Friday, July 13

July 12, 2018
We know that the ongoing surtax implementation is challenging and taking up much of members’ time. Therefore, we have decided to extend the early bird deadline for our 2018 national conference until July 13. Hope you are able to take advantage of this extra week to register! This year’s conference…

List of ARL service providers

July 11, 2018
We are assisting CBSA with compiling a complete list of companies providing IT services to customs brokers. CBSA has published the following list of ARL service providers. If your service provider is not listed here, please send an email containing their contact details to [email protected]. Thank…

U.S.-Canada tariffs to trim growth, boost inflation: Bank of Canada

July 11, 2018
The tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by Canada and the United States will trim Canadian exports and imports by 0.6 percent and boost inflation by about 0.1 percentage point, the Bank of Canada said on Wednesday. The tariffs, along with related uncertainty about U.S. trade policy that hangs over Canada’s…

China vows retaliation for latest U.S. tariff threat

July 11, 2018
China slammed the U.S. threat to expand tariff hikes to imports including apples, fish sticks and French doors as a "totally unacceptable" escalation of their trade battle and vowed Wednesday to protect its "core interests." The government gave no details but the Commerce Ministry earlier threatened…

Certain Dry Wheat Pasta, Statement of Reasons

July 11, 2018
Concerning the final determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of certain dry wheat pasta originating in or exported from the Republic of Turkey. The Statement of Reasons is available on the CBSA website.

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 11 July

July 11, 2018
Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” and miscellaneous code “Pure mushroom spawn with carrier material”. 06.02.90.0029.02 - Mushroom spawn - morel Armilaria (Armilaria spp., Armillariella spp.). 06.02.90…
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Retaliatory Tariff Q and A

July 10, 2018
Although all of our questions regarding the surtax implementation have not yet been answered, we didn’t want to wait any longer to provide you with this initial list. As we update the content, we will certainly let you know. Please continue to send us your questions through [email protected]. Q1. Does…

Deadline extended for 2018 National Conference early bird pricing

July 10, 2018
We know that the ongoing surtax implementation is challenging and taking up much of members’ time. Therefore, we have decided to extend the early bird deadline for our 2018 national conference until July 13. Hope you are able to take advantage of this extra week to register! This year’s conference…

Updates to the phytosanitary requirements for importing micro-organisms

July 10, 2018
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently updated its plant health requirements for importing bacteria, fungi and yeast. The requirements to import potentially injurious organisms are provided in the CFIA's Directive D-12-02: Import Requirements for Potentially Injurious Organisms (Other than…
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CSCB Provides Commentary on the Implementation of Retaliatory Tariffs

July 10, 2018
The CSCB has presented a submission to CBSA on the implementation of Canada’s surtax/retaliatory tariff measures which became effective July 1. We have provided an assessment of the impact of the implementation of the surtax on Canadian business, some recommendations for improvements, and a Q&A…
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If You Love the Harmonized System. . .Don’t Miss this!

July 9, 2018
The following message was drafted by the CSCB, acting as the Secretariat for the IFCBA (International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations) in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the Harmonized System (HS). The CSCB also drafted the IFCBA article which appears in the WCO News, below. We…