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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 April 22th, 2018 from 3:00am until 6:300am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2017 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%, based on the results of the final examination and the results of four tests taken throughout…

Job action now possible within 72 hours The union representing about 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has formally served the company with a 72 hour notice of an intent to strike. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference cites a lack of progress at the…

This memorandum has been revised to provide more precise policy direction to commercial air carriers. This update clarifies who is required to provide Advance Passenger Information/ Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) data to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), clarifies exceptional circumstances…

A) Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from all origins except the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 05.11.99.1567.03 - Processed pizzles, penises. 05.11.99.1567.05 - Cow hooves. B) Chapter 30 was published to change the release…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for March 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.1.

Trump had threatened tariff hikes on Chinese goods in response to complaints China taking U.S. technology China announced plans Tuesday to allow full foreign ownership of automakers in five years, ending restrictions that helped to fuel its trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump as it…

The ministers leading the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could meet again on Thursday in Washington as they push for quick progress, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Monday. Guajardo said he had spoken to Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia…

The following has been updated as is available on the CBSA website: B13A - Export Declaration https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b13a-eng.html

Clients Affected: Importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) / Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) Please be advised that due to processing problems the DN scheduled to be issued on Tuesday April 17, 2018, was partially…

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” and the miscellaneous code “With growing media that is free of soil and related matter (CGMP)” originating from the Netherlands. 06.02.20.0017.72 – Salmonberry -…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has specific responsibilities to administer and enforce the Cultural Property Export and Import Act in collaboration with the Department of Canadian Heritage. This memorandum explains the legislation, how exporters may obtain a cultural property export permit…

Two of the three political leaders with the most at stake at the NAFTA table huddled Friday behind closed doors, their most senior trade lieutenants alongside, in hopes of unlocking a mutually beneficial solution to the cross-border conundrum posed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Prime Minister…

Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, March 13, 2018 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 29, 2018, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated October 11, 2016, with…

In a pair of dramatic moves, the Trump administration has signalled a growing desire to secure new trade deals — softening one key demand in the NAFTA negotiations, then expressing an interest in re-joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The twin developments are a departure from the combative…

Determination issued Monday, February 26, 2018 Reasons issued Tuesday, March 13, 2018 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: DRY WHEAT PASTA ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY The Determination…