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CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the third and final designate quiz for 2017 starts October 5th. Available Due Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward maintenance of the…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for August 2017 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 96.9.

With NAFTA Round 3 starting this weekend in Ottawa, good news is hard to come by. Optimism is being dimmed by a lack of common purpose among the three countries, as Canada and Mexico try to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive "America first" agenda, aimed at hammering the two smaller…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. UPDATE Further to Customs Notice 17-30 and the 2017-5 Customs Tariff amendment package, please be advised the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be implemented on September…

CBSA has confirmed that until Brexit is in place, goods that originate in the UK may enter Canada under the CETA tariff treatment. 1. This customs notice is to inform you that the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be implemented on September 21, 2017. With…

Please note that although this Customs Notice refers to Certificates of Origin, we have been assured by CBSA that a Certificate of Origin is not required for goods that originate under CETA. When a statement can be used in place of a certificate, the statement is considered a Certificate of Origin…

Concerning an expiry review determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act regarding Certain Stainless Steel Sinks originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. The Statement of Reasons is available on the CBSA website.

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) is pleased to announce the unveiling of the new and improved TCCU web pages. The TCCU web pages now provide clients with an intuitive and fresher look while allowing for user friendly…

This message pertains to imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2017-2018 Wheat Products tariff rate quota will be filled as of 11:59 p.m. local…

A) Chapter 01 was published to remove a registration type to the following HS codes with the end uses; “In-transit through Canada” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.06.32.2088 - Psittacines over 3 days old. 01…

In the last weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released multiple documents regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) including the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). On August 7, 2017, the FDA released guidance on exemptions under FSMA for products covered by…

Notice received: Fri 2017-09-15 3:20 PM EDT Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 02:30 to 03:00, 09:30 to 12:00, and 17:00 to…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday September 17, 2017 from 02:30 to 03:00 (ET) , from 09:30 to 12:00 (ET) AND from 17:00-18:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or…