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Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the following documents on the "Accredited Veterinarian's Manual" web page www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1343915611518/1343915703253 : Module 5.2 Export to the U.S. - Cattle and Bison Born on or After March 1, 1999 Article 3.2…

1. The Advance Commercial Information (ACI)/eManifest requirements for highway carriers have been mandatory since January 11, 2016 and carriers who do not comply with eManifest requirements may be issued Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP). 2. Due to recent system instability, the Canada Border…

This memorandum outlines and explains the interpretation of tariff item 9899.00.00, paragraph (a), of the Schedule to the Customs Tariff. This memorandum was revised to update contact information and to make some minor editorial corrections. This memorandum is available in its entirety on the CBSA…

This memorandum explains the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) procedures regarding the disposition of excess alcoholic beverages. The following changes were applied as a result of a technical review: (a) Correction to the storage time frames for alcoholic beverages. (b) Update to reference of…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an investigation on June 8, 2017, under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea. The investigation follows a…

A) Chapter 19 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 19.01.90.3739.01 - Condensed beverage sweetener and whitener. 19.01.90.3739.02 - Evaporated beverage whitener. B) Chapter 21 was published to add the following OGD extension. 21.06.90.1502.01 - Condensed beverage sweetener. Please…

The Notice of Expiry of Order is available on the CITT website. http://www.citt.gc.ca/en/node/8074

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, June 11, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 and from 07:00 to 08:30 (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) applications will be unavailable on Sunday June 11, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) AND from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday June 10, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday June 11, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET)…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The CBSA hosted webinars regarding open payment credits appearing on SOAs in May 2017. The attached document provides responses to all questions posed during those webinars. Open Payment Credits on Statement of…

Rules of origin for casual goods regulations are used to determine the entitlement of casual goods to preferential tariff treatment with respect to Canada’s Free Trade Agreements. This memorandum contains guidelines concerning the administration of the regulations named below. This memorandum has…

1. The purpose of this notice is to provide information on a risk-based alternative approach for clearing commercial cargo and conveyances, in the marine mode, for specific vessels destined to the Arctic. The Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearances Program (ASECC) is a pilot program now in…

This memorandum provides information regarding the proof of origin requirements for imported goods. This memorandum has been revised to reflect the implementation of the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPAFTA). Changes have been made to provide policy and procedural information related to the…

When the federal government sets out to bolster a sector already under fire for getting too much of a boost, it has to tread carefully. Last week, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr tried to explain how his softwood lumber action plan was an "appropriate response" to U.S. countervailing duties…

Decision and reasons issued Monday, May 1, 2017 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 17, 2017, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 12 and July 21, 2016…