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[Recording & Presentation] CSCB Webinar: CETA

The recording and presentation deck from the CSCB webinar on the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), held on April 23, 2025, are now available on the CSCB website. Past webinar recordings can be found in the Advocacy section, under Recordings.

TCC25-0049- EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Unavailability

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Saturday April 26, 2025 from 06:00 to 07:00 (ET) and Sunday April 27 2025 from 06:00 to 07:00 (ET): eManifest Portal users may experience forced re-logon. Portal users will still be able to create and submit all trade…

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 9

The following has been posted in Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 9: United States Surtax Order (2025-1) and the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) — Order Amending the Customs Tariff United States Surtax Order (2025-1) 1 (1) Paragraph 3(2)(a) of the French version of…

CFIA-AIRS Updates April 24, 2025

A) Chapter 06 Chapter 06 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end use “Ornamental use” originating from the state of Hawaii: 06.03.11 – Fresh: Roses. 06.03.14 – Fresh: Chrysanthemums. 06.03.19.0032.02 –…

DHL to suspend global shipments of over $800 to US consumers

Due to new U.S. customs rules implemented on April 5, 2025, changing the requirements for a formal entry from $2500 USD to $800 USD, DHL Express, a division of Germany's Deutsche Post, posted on it's site that as of Monday April 21, 2025, DHL will "temporarily suspend the collection and shipping of…

CFIA scheduled system maintenance

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: April 25, 2025 from 6:30 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following service may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) If you…

CITT Inquiry NQ-2025-001 Corrosion-resistant Steel Sheet

The CBSA has advised the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of corrosion‑resistant flat-rolled steel sheet products of carbon steel from Turkey, including products alloyed with the following elements: Boron (B) not more…

CFIA-AIRS Updates April 23, 2025

A) Foot-and-Mouth Disease AIRS Updates New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) admissibility requirements/instructions have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Austria. The affected commodities can be found in the following link: Foot and Mouth…

CSCB Webinar: RPP Financial Security

Please join the CSCB team on Thursday, May 1st from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET as we discuss RPP Financial Security with Omar Yonis and Abderrahim Boussanni of the CBSA. This session will cover: How to post RPP Financial Security in the CARM Client Portal; How to allocate specific amounts to RM…

Publication of grapevine import and domestic movement requirements

On May 15, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched a public consultation seeking feedback on a new proposed program directive, D-22-03: Phytosanitary requirements for the importation and domestic movement of grapevine material for propagation or decorative use as fresh cut vines…

CBSA seizes over 17 kg of cocaine at Montréal-Trudeau Airport

On April 4, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) border services officers detected and seized 17.6 kg of cocaine at the Montréal-Trudeau airport, found in baggage from a flight arriving from Panama. This seizure was valued at over $2million CAD. Please visit this link for more inforamtion…
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Confirmation: Surtax Remission is Retroactive to March 4, 2025

Last week the CSCB joined a call with the Government of Canada called the "Forum on Canada-U.S. Issues / Forum sur les questions canado-américaines". We learned more about the remission order detailed in Customs Notice 25-19: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) and Customs Notice 25-17…

Don't miss tomorrow's CETA webinar!

Do your clients make use of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)? Do you have current or potential clients who could be using CETA more effectively? With recent trade tensions and tariffs imposed by the United States on Canada, and the impending threat of…
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P.8 (c) of Customs Notice 25-19: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)

Members, the CSCB asked the CBSA to confirm the following process for applying the remission. Regarding p.8 (c) of CN25-19 - the importer makes a claim for remission to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness within two years after the date of importation. Q: To apply the remission…