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The message issued on April 20th contained errors, please see the corrected version below. Please be advised that there are new certification requirements for the export of poultry meat and poultry meat products to Singapore. As of December 1, 2016, Annex B "Veterinary Certificate for Poultry Meat…

Final determination on the softwood duties will be made in September New Brunswick sawmills are facing an uncertain future after the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump announced tariffs of almost 20 per cent on softwood lumber from the province. While that number is only preliminary, the…

1. This memorandum has been updated to reflect requirements under the Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations that came into force on December 29, 2016, and replaced the Ozone-depleting Substances Regulations, 1998. Main revisions to this memorandum include: the…

This memorandum outlines and explains the interpretation of the term “for processing”, as they appear in Chapters 1 to 21 and tariff item 9907.00.00 of the Customs Tariff . This memorandum replaces D10-14-2, Administrative Policy – Tariff Interpretation of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Processing…

A draft executive order that would withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement is under consideration, a senior administration official said on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report from Politico. It is unclear whether the order will be enacted by President Donald Trump…

Canada and the United States have made progress in recent days on a dispute over Canadian lumber exports "but we are not there yet", Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday. Freeland, speaking to reporters on a conference call, also said the United States should treat Canada…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the Mexico requirements for fish and their products. A master certificate is required for all fish exported to Mexico. These changes are effective immediately. For more information, please consult the following link: http…

Notice received: Wed 2017-04-26 2:16 AM EDT Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) / Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) Please be advised that the DN scheduled to be issued on April 26, 2017 is…

A) Chapter 05 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 05.11.99.1291.01 - Animal oocytes - bovine. ii) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from all countries. NO VERSION CHANGE…

Clients Affected: All marine carriers, air carriers and service provider who transmit trade data using EDI. The following is an important message for all air and marine carriers: Air and marine carriers must ensure that cargo reports correctly indicate whether a shipment is import, in-transit or…

On April 25, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made final determinations of dumping with respect to certain fabricated industrial steel components (FISC) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Kingdom of Spain (Spain…

Exploratory free trade talks are underway this week as Canadian and Chinese officials visit one another's countries to discuss what a potential agreement might look like. Chinese officials are gathering at the offices at Global Affairs Canada, while two federal ministers, International Trade…

The United States will impose preliminary anti-subsidy duties averaging 20 percent on imports of Canadian softwood lumber, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday, escalating a long-running trade dispute between the two neighbors. The move, which affects some $5.66 billion worth of imports of…

Start Date/Time 2017-04-25 07:44 ET End Date/Time 2017-04-25 09:27 ET The system issue reported below has now been resolved. We are experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound data and are still unable to process outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway We are working…

Start Date/Time 2017-04-25 07:44 ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. We are experiencing intermittent problems processing inbound data and are still unable to process outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway We are working to…

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that free quizzes will be offered during 2017 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 2 June 8 June 29 Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits…

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stood beside Donald Trump as the U.S. president called Canada's actions against American trade interests "a disgrace." "That also includes what's happening along our northern border states with Canada, having to do with lumber and timber," he said, a vague snark…

Irving Paper Ltd. has had its tariff reduced from 18 per cent to 5.97 per cent by the United States Department of Commerce following its expedited review of supercalendered paper from Canada. The reduction comes after the tariff was upheld earlier this week by the North American Free Trade Agreement…