Trade News

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…

Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures in British Columbia? Register today for the CSCB BC Region Annual Conference, featuring sessions specifically designed for your business. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, April 27 at the Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver…

Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures in the Quebec region? Register today for the CSCB Quebec Region Annual Conference, featuring sessions specifically designed for your business. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, May 4 at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal…

Are you still on the fence about attending the BC Region Annual Conference? We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for delegates attending next week’s event. Thanks to the longstanding relationship between CSCB and CBSA, we will be hosting a panel featuring the CBSA staff closest to you…