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IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on July 11, 2017, 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 21, 2016, with respect to a request for re-determination pursuant to…

The annual interest rate for the first quarter of 2018 (January 1st, 2018- March 31st, 2018) will be 0.9783.

Accounts Receivable Ledger Bulletin #40 Issue: Outstanding account balances for transactions filed by Icecorp Logistics must be paid by the importer. Resolution / Action Required: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is aware that many importers may be impacted by the sudden closure of Icecorp…

Please be advised that the DN scheduled to be issued on December 6, 2017, is late and will be issued as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this delay and thank you for your understanding.

Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2018 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest Portal clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in the early morning: January 20/21 February 17/18…

Boom! Canada hit 4.5% growth in the second quarter after a torrid 3.7% expansion in Q1. Sounds like growth in India, not a sleepy advanced economy. As a result, Canada’s deficit is lower than expected and the government announced additional spending. So is it time to stop worrying and pop the…

Canada and the United States would fall back upon a decades-old bilateral free trade agreement should current renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement collapse, Canada’s chief negotiator told MPs ...— adding it likely would require “a presidential proclamation” to bring the…

On December 5, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made a final determination of dumping in respect of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea. The Canadian…

Don't miss the CSCB webinar on the CBSA's new ARL payments policy and the proposed credit re-allocation procedures. Led by Marc Séguin, Director, Revenue Accounting and Reporting Division, CBSA, the webinar will be hosted this Thursday, December 7 at 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET. Additionally, Tracy McLean of…

[On December 4, 2017,] the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated 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…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded talks with the Chinese premier in Beijing, but they were not able to announce the start of formal free trade talks. Trudeau said there wasn't one particular issue that held up the talks, but he wants a progressive trade deal that includes addressing issues…

Donald Trump promised to govern for America's forgotten men and women; yet he promoted a tax reform plan on Wednesday that independent analysts say does the exact opposite, transferring tens of billions of dollars in wealth up the income ladder... The U.S.'s currently high corporate taxes would be…

The Liberal government is in talks with U.S. officials to resolve fresh demands from Washington that Canada get tougher on counterfeit goods, such as fake iPhones and phoney Prada fashions, CBC News has learned. The Trump administration wants Canadian customs officers to begin seizing so-called fake…

Please be advised that effective December 4 2017, online banking for importers will be available through HSBC. The Payee name is ‘CBSA Importer / Importateur de L’ASFC’.

Chapter 08 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 08.08.30.4003.15 – Common pears (fresh). (Pyrus communis) 08.10.90.4051 - Maqui (fresh). (Aristotelia spp.). ii) remove the following OGD extensions. 08.08.30.4003.03 - Common pears "Anjou" (fresh). 08.08.30.4003.04 - Common pears…

As a result of data conversion issues faced by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. data regarding the utilization of the Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for fabric and made-up goods under the North American Free Trade Agreement indicates that the quota has closed as of November 30, 2017…

Please be advised that effective December 4 2017, online banking will be available through HSBC. The Payee name is ‘CBSA Importer / Importateur de L’ASFC’.

On November 16, 2017, as a result of the CBSA’s preliminary investigations and pursuant to subsection 38(1) of SIMA, the CBSA made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing of certain Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin originating in or exported from China, India, Oman and Pakistan.…

CBSA has advised that as of December 4 2017, online banking will be available through HSBC. The Payee name will be ‘CBSA Importer / Importateur de L’ASFC’. Unfortunately, we also were told that HSBC is currently not pursuing EDI820 payment as an electronic payment option with CBSA.