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A) Chapter 06 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” originating from all countries except, the Continental United States, Germany and the Netherlands. 06.02.90…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 30, 2018. Special Import Measures Act Certain 54-inch gypsum board — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2018-008 Canadian International Trade Tribunal Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data through Direct Connect. For maintenance purposes, all Direct Connect connections will encounter a 30 minutes outage on Tuesday, July 10 2018 between 03:00 and 04:00 (ET). During this time, the CBSA will be unable to receive…

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…

World's 2 biggest economies take next step in what could become accelerating series of tariffs The United States hiked tariffs on Chinese imports Friday and Beijing announced it was retaliating against American goods in a technology dispute between the world's two biggest economies that U.S…

Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world totalled $2.8 billion in May, widening from a $1.9 billion deficit in April. Imports rose 1.7%, mainly on higher imports of aircraft, while exports edged down 0.1%. Higher imports driven by aircraft Imports rose 1.7% in May to $51.1 billion, with 8…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 23, 2018. Proposed Regulations Health, Dept. of Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Regulations Amending the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (Licences and Permits) Regulations Amending the Food and Drug…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 16, 2018. Health, Dept. of Controlled Drugs And Substances Act Notice to interested parties — Proposal to add tramadol to Schedule I to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Schedule to the Narcotic Control Regulations…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on June 27, 2018. Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations — Regulations Amending Customs Act SOR/2018-121 12/06/18

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Construction on the bridge will begin later this month Bridging North America has been selected as the consortium group to build, maintain and finance the Gordie Howe International Bridge... The Gordie Howe bridge will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, spanning 853 metres across…

The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect, as Beijing ramped up the rhetoric in the heated dispute. The Trump administration’s tariffs on $34…

1. The purpose of this notice is to inform importers and customs brokers of an upcoming change in policy, regarding the earliest time frames in which goods may be released. 2. Upon implementation of changes to the house bill process (Date TBD), goods imported through the commercial process will only…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated Chapter 18 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures to use a more flexible, science-based approach to carry out inspection activities and to better align the meat inspection system with the impending Safe Food for Canadians…

Chapter 31 was published to add the following OGD extension. 31.01.00.6040 – Worm Castings Please verify your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service Centre.

Food security fears and protectionist subsidies could make economies less efficient for everyone Following a week filled with threats and counter-threats, there are ominous signs that a long era of free trade may be coming to an abrupt end. In a transition that would have seemed astonishing only a…

The federal government is still expecting NAFTA talks to accelerate this summer even though U.S. President Donald Trump says he's in no rush to sign a deal until after the U.S. midterm elections this fall. A government official familiar with the plan says now that Mexico's presidential election is…