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CFIA have updated the webpage on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) to include the following resources: New - Importing Food: A step-by-step guide http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/acts-and-regulations/regulat……

This memorandum outlines and explains the obligations, guidelines, and procedures for reporting goods that are exported from Canada. The May 10, 2018 revisions to the memorandum include: a reduction in the length of time a Summary Reporting Program (SRP) application is valid (from 5 years to 2 years…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Sunday May 13th, 2018 from 3:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available during…

Chapter 07 was published to modify the import conditions and remove a registration type for the following HS codes with the end use “Further processing” originating for the United States. 07.07.00.3001.01 – Cucumbers, field (fresh). 07.07.00.3001.02 – Cucumbers, greenhouse (fresh). Please verify…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act ( SIMA), that its finding made on November 12, 2013, in Inquiry No. NQ-2013-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules, with or…

Notice received from Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada: Tuesday, May 8, 5:00 PM ET We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS. We will send a notification as soon as EICS will be available.

Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA – veterinary inspection” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with end use “Culture” originating from Chile and various countries in Europe. 03.01.91.7871.54 – Salmo trutta – TSN 161997 – Brown trout (live) 03…

Canadian and U.S. negotiators held “constructive” talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Tuesday as efforts focused on agreeing new rules for the auto sector, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said. Freeland, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday May 12, 2018 from 08:00 to 18:00 (ET). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system. The annual interest rate for the third quarter of 2018 (July 1st 2018 to 30 September 2018) will be 1.1583

On December 8, 2017, 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 finding made on December 11, 2012, in Inquiry No. NQ 2012-003, concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel welded…

NAFTA negotiators are nearing the end of the runway. Observers tracking the ups and downs of these intense trade talks say that if Canada, the United States and Mexico can't get something on paper over the next few weeks, negotiations could easily drag on into 2019. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia…

Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal enter a make-or-break week on Monday, as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico seek to resolve an impasse in key areas before elections in Mexico and the United States complicate the process. Discussions in Washington will center on rules of origin…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded a re investigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey…

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with end uses “Breeding”, Canadian animals returning to Canada”, Feeding for slaughter”, “Immediate slaughter”, “Other end uses”, Temporary stay in Canada” originating from Australia. 01.06.13.2062.03 – Llamas 01…

Turns out all you needed to know about the Trump administration's trade policies, you could have learned from that iconic classroom scene from the 1980s classic film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Remember the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act? Anyone? Anyone? This week some of the best known and respected…

Anyone planning a trip stateside on Sunday may want to note the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed for three hours in the morning. A training exercise will shut down the tunnel from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m., so the Ambassador Bridge will be the only option to cross the border in Windsor. There's also…

Top officials from China and the United States reached a consensus on some aspects of the countries' trade row, but disagreements over other issues remain "relatively big", according to the Chinese government on Friday. The talks over the past two days have involved a high-level U.S. trade…