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Copper Pipe Fittings, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI‑2017-003

January 2, 2018
IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: COPPER PIPE FITTINGS Determination issued Wednesday, December 27, 2017 The Preliminary Determination of Injury is avaliable on the CITT website.

CBSA Message (TCC18-001) – LVS Releases for December 2017

January 2, 2018
Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system. All Low Value Shipment (LVS) releases for the period of December 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 should be consolidated and must be transmitted to the CBSA by Wednesday…

Create new watchdog to review border agency, RCMP, federal report recommends

January 2, 2018
The Trudeau government should create a new watchdog to handle public complaints about the Canada Border Services Agency, says a federally commissioned report. The report, prepared for Public Safety Canada, also recommends the proposed body be able to look into trends and any systemic problems at the…

CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, 30 December

December 28, 2017
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on the Digital Document Store (DDS) on Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 03:00 to 07:00am (ET). The CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS) may be unavailable during this time. If you have any questions please…

Certain Liquid Dielectric Transformers, Notice of Expiry Review

December 22, 2017
Ottawa, December 22, 2017 On July 25, 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 order made on May 31, 2016, in Interim Review No. RD-2013-003, continuing, without amendment, its…

Restored: CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS)

December 22, 2017
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is fully restored. At this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests via email unless advised by the National Import Service Centre (NISC). Thank you…

EICS / EXCOL Bulletin – Seasonal Holidays

December 22, 2017
The Bureau’s offices will be closed on December 25, 26 and January 1 (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

CBSA Message (TCC17-246)- CFIA Digital document store

December 22, 2017
Notice received: Thurs 2017-12-21 5:37 PM ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit EDI trade data to CFIA. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time…
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CETA and the Registered Exporter

December 21, 2017
As a result of questions regarding requirements for completion of the CETA Origin Declaration in the EU, the CSCB contacted the European Commission. Today, we received the following response from the Directorate General for Trade. In the EU, the REX system is applied since 1 January 2017 for the…

Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference

December 21, 2017
The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) took place from 10 to 13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was chaired by Minister Susana Malcorra of Argentina. The Conference ended with a number of ministerial decisions, including on fisheries subsidies and duties on electronic transmissions…

CBSA Message (TCC17-245) - Holidays Schedule

December 21, 2017
Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2017, Tuesday, December 26, 2017 and Monday, January 1, 2018, however, the CBSA external client support will be operating…

CBSA Message (TCC17-244) - Holidays Schedule

December 21, 2017
Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday, December 25 2017, Tuesday , December 26 2017and…

WCO Holds Major Conferences on E-Commerce and AEO

December 21, 2017
CSCB members may be interested in upcoming WCO (World Customs Organization) events on E-Commerce and AEO (Authorized Economic Operator). The WCO’s first Global E-Commerce Conference will be held in Beijing, China on 9-10 February, followed by the 4th Global AEO Conference in Kampala, Uganda on 14-16…

What was this year’s big surprise?

December 21, 2017
"I know enough of the world now, to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything…” So wrote Dickens in David Copperfield, and it could well describe this past year. Shocks and shock-talk have become so commonplace that it would indeed be a surprise if there were no major…

Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program

December 21, 2017
20-12-2017 - Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program - continued use of the Canadian tariff classifications set out in Annex 1B of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement This message is in reference to the message posted on January 23, 2016 titled “ For the purposes of the Softwood Lumber…

CFIA-AIRS Updates December 19th, 2017

December 21, 2017
A) Chapter 08 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the Republic of Korea. NO VERSION CHANGE. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh). (Malus spp.). B) Chapter 12 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA – NISC”…