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Do you have a client who wants to better understand CBSA’s plans for eCommerce?

Don't miss Accessing Ottawa: A Forum for Customs Brokers and their Clients to hear and engage with CBSA and OGD decision makers, communicate your mutual goals and challenges, and demonstrate the powerful partnership between customs brokers and importers. Here are the highlights of the event ( view…

Online list of CCS Designates

CSCB is excited to announce a searchable public listing of current CCS designates. It includes all CCS designates who are in good standing and who have agreed to publish their information. This means you will need to update your privacy settings if you wish to be included. All you have to do is…

CFIA-AIRS Updates January 30th, 2018

A) Chapter 05 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “Livestock feed”, “Other end uses” and “Canadian Goods Returning” originating from the United States. 05.10.00.1286.01 - Glands and other animal products used in the preparation of…

U.S. trade body backs Canadian plane maker Bombardier against Boeing

A U.S. trade commission on Friday handed an unexpected victory to Bombardier Inc against Boeing Co, in a ruling that allows the Canadian company to sell its newest jets to U.S. airlines without heavy duties, sending Bombardier’s shares up 15 percent. The U.S. International Trade Commission’s…

'A step forward': NAFTA Round 6 talks wrap up in Montreal with some progress

Trade ministers from Canada, Mexico and the United States wrapped up the sixth NAFTA negotiations in Montreal today, agreeing some progress was made but acknowledging tough challenges still lie ahead to strike a new deal. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said while some progress was made…

Copper Pipe Fittings, Inquiry No. NQ-2017-004

Notice was received by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 25, 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 and…

CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, 28 January

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Sunday, January 28 th, 2018 from 4:00am until 8:00am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available: Automated Import…

International Customs Day 2018

Through its active engagement in the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations, the CSCB recognizes the important leadership role of the World Customs Organization (WCO). At this time, the ongoing work of the WCO’s eCommerce Working Group is top of mind and a highly relevant example…
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ARL Update - Cheque Payment Package

Members will have noticed in the CBSA Payment FAQ, the following statement regarding payment of an SOA balance with a payment package (cheque(s) rather than by EDI. “Effective January 24, 2018, when making payment by cheque, a written and signed justification must be submitted with payment to the…

CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, 26 January

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Friday, January 26 th, 2018 from 3:00am until 5:00am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available: Automated Import…
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Transshipment and CETA

The CSCB has asked CBSA to clarify what is required when originating goods are sent from the EU to the U.S. for delivery to Canada or to another EU country in order to prove they have remained under customs control while in the U.S.; including requirements for goods that enter an FTZ in the U.S CBSA…

NAFTA negotiations grind on, little sign of quick breakthrough

U.S. negotiators are holding firm in their demands for a wide-ranging overhaul of NAFTA, sources close to the talks said on Thursday, raising questions about whether any real movement is happening at the latest round of negotiations on the treaty. Officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States…

Certain Copper Pipe Fittings, Notice of Preliminary Determinations

On January 25, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing with respect to certain copper pipe fittings originating in or exported from the Socialist Republic of…

Certain Steel Piling Pipe, Expiry Review Decision

On August 28, 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 November 30, 2012, in Inquiry No. NQ 2012-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel…

CBSA Message (TCC18-011) – EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 28 January

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) applications will be unavailable on Sunday, January 28, 2018 from 04:00 to 04:30 (ET) AND clients may experience delays on Sunday, January 28, 2018…
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Bring a Client to Ottawa

Do you have a client who wants to better understand how CBSA plans to manage rapidly increasing volumes of eCommerce shipments? Or maybe a client whose business is highly dependent on current trade agreements such as NAFTA? Don't miss Accessing Ottawa: A Forum for Customs Brokers and their Clients…

U.S. official backs weak dollar amid fears of trade war

A senior U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar on Wednesday, sending the greenback reeling and underlining concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up his attack on China and other big trading partners as part of his America First agenda. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the…

Canada to unveil proposals to head off NAFTA clash over autos

Canadian negotiators at the NAFTA talks will unveil on Wednesday ideas to address U.S. demands for higher North American content in autos, a contentious issue that is threatening the effort to modernize the 1994 trade deal, three well-placed sources said. The sixth and penultimate round of…