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The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d17/d17-1-9-eng.html . This D memo was published in June with an error as was referenced in our December 2nd message, D17-1-9 Clarification.

Notice was received by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on December 3, 2014, from the Director General of the Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), stating that preliminary determinations have been made respecting the dumping…

The 2015 Beef and Veal Notice to Importers (No. 867) inviting applicants to submit an application for a share of the beef and veal tariff rate quota for the period January 1st to December 31st, 2015 is available in Appendix 1 of the notice. The deadline to submit your 2015 application is December 31…

The CBSA outage reported earlier has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally.

We are currently unable to process inbound and outbound data for clients using the direct connect named GEIS. During this time, the CBSA is unable to receive all incoming data or send outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices, e.g. RNS, Completeness through this direct…

The deadline to apply for an allocation under the yogurt tariff rate quota for 2015 is December 22, 2014. The application form is available as an appendix to the Notice to Importers No. 863: Yogurt (Item 158 on the Import Control List). Completed applications can be sent by email, mail or courier…

The deadline to apply for an allocation under the ice cream and ice cream novelties tariff rate quota for 2015 is December 22, 2014. The application form is available as an appendix to the Notice to Importers No. 862: Ice Cream and Ice Cream Novelties (Item 134 on the Import Control List). Completed…

The deadline to apply for an allocation under the products of natural milk constituents tariff rate quota for 2015 is December 22, 2014. The application form is available as an appendix to the Notice to Importers No. 861: Products of Natural Milk Constituents (Item 125 on the Import Control List)…

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on Air and Ocean Clearance Procedures on Tuesday, December 9th in Mississauga. The presenter, Harmeet Kohli, B.S.B.A., M.B.A., CCS, CTCS, CCCF, PFF, FIATA, CITP, CCI, has been involved in international business for the past 28…

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced that the Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act has received royal assent. This announcement coincides with the passage of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) ratification bill in the South Korean National…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 3 December 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Remission Order Customs Tariff SOR/2014-270 21/11/14 Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations — Regulations Amending…

Minutes of the CBSA-CSCB meeting held on 1 October 2014 are now available on the CSCB Toronto Region page. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “Regional Activity" or “Recent Updates”.