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Thank you for participating in the Technical Notices Walkthrough sessions from March 17 and 18. Below please find the presentations, which have been corrected in various places where errors were identified during the sessions. Questions and Answers combined from both sessions have been compiled in…

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States of the Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated with the following information: Species and processing category information of establishments eligible to export to the United…

A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection" to "CBSA Inspection" for the following HS code with the end uses: "Breeding", "Feeding for slaughter", "In Transit through Canada", "Other end uses", "Riding and Pleasure (for horses)",…

This memorandum outlines and explains the manner in which the value for duty of used automobiles and motor vehicles (herein referred to as “vehicles”) and boats and other vessels is to be determined. This memorandum has been amended to remove paragraph 1.(e) from the “Guidelines and General…

This memorandum outlines the policy and procedures of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in respect of the administration of tariff item 9937.00.00 and the recognition of an ethno-cultural group. This memorandum has been amended to update the mailing address for the Canada Border Services…

Ordinarily, payments of the Statement of Account (SOA) must be received at CBSA payment offices by 16:30 local time on the last business day of the month. The CBSA recognizes that certain months of the year have fewer days for clients to arrange for payment, therefore should the payments for SOAs…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) with the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations . This memorandum outlines the…

Please be advised that the List of Establishments approved to export meat to Mexico and Brazil in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), has been revised on April 4, 2016, with the following information: Mexico: Establishment 007M removed - As per operator’s request (2016-03-24)…

We’d like to invite you to participate in the CSCB/CBSA webinar on the Single Window Initiative (SWI) and Integrated Import Declaration (IID) tomorrow, April 7 th at 1:00-3:00 pm ET. The presentation will cover the current status of the SWI, CBSA’s plans for sunsetting ACROSS and implementation…

This memorandum provides guidelines concerning importation of aquatic species, relating directly to the supportive role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the border with respect to the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations , made under the Fisheries Act . To the extent that these…

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States of the Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated with the following information: 11.7.3, United-States- Annex W –Species and Processing category is included as per FSIS…

CCS designates are reminded that the first quiz of 2016 is due Thursday, April 7th at 2pm EDT. As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation, and is FREE of charge. To access the quiz, you must login to your CSCB account. If you do not…

This memorandum provides guidelines concerning importation of aquatic species, relating directly to the supportive role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the border with respect to the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations , made under the Fisheries Act . To the extent that these…

Canada's exports fell 5.4% to $43.7 billion in February, after reaching a record high in January. Export prices decreased 3.2% and volumes were down 2.2%. Imports declined 2.6% to $45.6 billion, as prices were down 1.4% and volumes decreased 1.2%. Consequently, Canada's merchandise trade deficit…

A) Chapter 44 was published to: i) add the following OGD extension: 44.01.39.0030 - Wood Shavings ii) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS code originating from the United States: 44.01.39.0012 - Wood waste and scrap not agglomarated in logs…