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Clients Affected: All clients that transmit their trade data using EDI. Reminder* Duplicate Cargo Control Numbers If you receive a reject message on your release transaction for “invalid status of request/cargo control number” or “ccn in history” ( error code 464 and T36) there is no need to contact…

Following is a notice from Global Affairs Canada. The United States Customs and Border Protection has been collecting cash deposits equivalent to the applicable preliminary countervailing duty rate for all softwood lumber products captured within the scope of the U.S. investigations as of 12:00 a.m…

Some eastern premiers are staying hopeful on the first day of trade meetings in Charlottetown with New England governors, amidst threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to terminate NAFTA. Sunday was the first of three days of trade discussions, and talks focused on renewable energy and food…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of koi herpesvirus disease (KHVD) in cultured koi carp (Cyprinus carpio koi) in British Columbia (B.C.). The disease detection was associated with an import of koi from Israel by a wholesaler who distributed fish to greenhouses…

A handful of government officials representing the timber producing Canadian provinces met in Washington Thursday to encourage a “negotiated solution” to the long-simmering softwood lumber trade dispute between the United States and Canada. But the officials warned that the Canadian provinces are…

The Statement of Reason was issued Wednesday, August 23, 2017 is available on the CITT website.

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requirements have been made. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS system on Monday, August 28, 2017, and…

It was Canada's ultimate prize in the original free-trade deal with the U.S.: a third-party arbitration system to judge whether punitive duties were being applied unfairly. On the final night of negotiations, after a tense phone call involving Brian Mulroney, Canada got what it wanted. It had been a…

A) Chapter 7 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses: “Educational use”, “Industrial use (i.e. is not commercial use)” and “Scientific use (Research)”. 07.12.90.3038.01 - Parsley (dried) 07.12.90.3038.02…

As a follow-up to the MAS message sent on July 4, 2017, please find attached the Government of Canada’s official comments on the 30 questions for stakeholder input regarding the establishment of a National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (see link to questions here) posted by the U.S…

The United States has fired the opening shot in a latest softwood-lumber war against Canada, with the Trump administration announcing its first batch of duties on imported wood in the neighbourhood of 20 per cent. The move was expected: the historic dispute over lumber pricing has led to once-a…

Decision and reasons issued Wednesday, July 26, 2017 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on April 4, 2017, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF four decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated July 13, 2016, July 18…

Decision and reasons issued Monday, July 31, 2017 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on April 6, 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 May 20, 2015, with respect to a…

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically Please note that a number of external clients have received what appears to be malicious emails from the CBSA-EDI mailbox, as well as other email addresses with the CBSA/EDI embedded in the name stating that an invoice is past due and…

Chapter 03 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Approved" for the following HS codes with the end uses: “Food service” and “Retail use” originating from the Republic of Korea. 03.01.99.2682.38 - Epinephelus septemfasciatus - TSN 551093 - Convict grouper…

Mexican rush to get a deal has altered NAFTA negotiating strategy: Don Pittis President Donald Trump's braying about NAFTA being the "worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere" might leave the impression that U.S. negotiators have all the cards in the current renegotiation. But according to…