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Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS code originating from Poland. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh) This created a requirement version change to the same HS code from all origins except the continental United…

Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods, Notice of Expiry Review Decision

On June 27, 2014, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on March 23, 2010 in Inquiry No. NQ-2009-004 concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain oil country…

BC Region Executive Meetings Minutes

Minutes of the BC Region executive meetings held on May 27th and September 16th 2014 are now available on the BC Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “Regional Activity" or “Recent Updates”. Questions…

CSCB Webinar: SIMA Compliance

The CSCB is pleased to announce that our next webinar, presented by CBSA Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate, will be on SIMA compliance and will take place on Wednesday, November 26th at 1:30-3:30 pm EST. Further details will be available at a later date. Members may send questions or…

2014 Toronto Region Education Seminar - GST/HST Rulings

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on GST/HST Rulings. The objective of this seminar is for participants to obtain a clear understanding of CRA’s GST/HST Rulings and how they relate to import and export transactions. Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2014 Time: 2:30 pm…

Third CCS Designate Quiz of 2014 due this Thursday!

CCS designates are reminded that the third quiz for CCS designates is due this Thursday, October 23rd 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 log into your CSCB account…

2014-15 CCS Course - Register now!

Registration is open for the 2014-15 Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course. The online CCS course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners. Available in both English and French, the CCS course covers the entire CCS curriculum, including web-based tests and…

WTO rules against U.S. meat labelling laws

Canada has won an important battle in an ongoing trade dispute with the United States over meat labelling laws that have hurt the beef and pork industries. The World Trade Organization has ruled that U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules discriminate against exports from Canada and Mexico…

You’ve Lost That Latin Feeling

It's happening to emerging markets everywhere. Slower growth seems to have taken hold of the world’s ascendant economies. The reasons for decline are manifold: sluggish developed-world growth; internal policy woes; structural constraints; geopolitical developments; weak commodity prices; and the…

RCC Regulator and Stakeholder Event

On October 7-8, 2014, the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) held its annual Regulator and Stakeholder Event in Washington, DC. Meetings over the two days attracted more than 400 stakeholders and government officials from both sides of the border who gathered to discuss the…

CBSA Message (TCC014-043) – Update to the NRCAN HS code Regulated List

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an update to the current version of the NRCAN HS code regulated list. Tariff item 8404.10.90.00 is expired as of 2014-10-17. A new Tariff item 8404.10.00.90 will be introduced on 2014-12-10. The changes are reflected in the Customs…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 03 was published to; i) to modify the import conditions and change the Release Recommendations from "Refuse Entry" to "Approved" for the following HS codes originating from the following states; Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware…

EICS Bulletin - Technical difficulties

We experienced technical difficulties with EICS which have since been resolved. However, should you receive the following error message and are unable to access the system, please contact our EICS Help Desk at 1-613-944-1265 or 1-877-808-8838.

EICS Message: Softwood Lumber quota for November 2014

Please be advised that as the prevailing monthly price for November 2014 exceeds US $355. Charges and volume restraints under the Softwood Lumber Agreement will not be applicable during the month of November 2014. Pursuant to Article VII of the Agreement, when the prevailing monthly price for any…