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APHIS Removes Restrictions for Zone PCZ-269 / Saskatchewan

Effective July 8, 2025, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has removed restrictions on imports of poultry and related products originating from or transiting zone PCZ-269 in Saskatchewan, Canada, originally imposed due to concerns about avian influenza. There are currently…

GAC Information Package for brokers; Steel tariff rate quota

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has provided brokers with an information package, please click here to review the document and links in English and French. English text of the document is shown below. Steel tariff rate quota information package To support the Department of Finance’s measures to protect…

CFIA-AIRS Updates July 14, 2025

A) Chapter 04 Chapter 04 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes originating from New Zealand: 04.07.21.0271 – Shell eggs from chicken. 04.07.29 – Other fresh eggs: Other. 04.08.19.0276 – Egg yolk from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and turkeys…
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JMD Customs Brokers Inc. – CSCB Membership Application

We received an application for membership from JMD Customs Brokers Inc. The CSCB contact is Ekta Malhotra, Director, and the qualified officer is Ajay Kumar Khanna, President. The licence was issued in June 2008. The contact information follows: JMD Customs Brokers Inc. 260 Export Blvd Mississauga…

Notice of initiation of investigations: Cast Iron Soil Pipe (CISP 2025 IN)

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on July 11, 2025, under the Special Import Measures Act, respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of cast iron soil pipe originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. The investigations follow a…
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CARM updates

Customs brokers/importers still cannot consistently upload documents in the CCP for adjustments and Voluntary entries. CBSA Update: Although issues persist, interim fixes continue to be deployed this week with the permanent fix now scheduled for the weekend of July 26th. Late accounting penalties…

U.S. President Trump announces expanded tariffs for Canada by August 1st

On Thursday, July 10th, United States President Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to publish a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney in which he promised a blanket 35 percent tariff on Canadian goods effective August 1, 2025. Some media sources are reporting that the tariff will only apply…

CFIA-AIRS Updates July 10, 2025

(Le français suit l’anglais) A) Chapter 04 Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” and with the miscellaneous code “From Bovine or…

UPDATE - EDI & Portals Monthly Scheduled Maintenance Outage for 2025

La version française suit Please note the updated scheduled maintenance outage for 2025. Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2025 Clients using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) along with the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) and the eManifest portals of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)…
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New Q&A – U.S. Tariffs and Retaliatory Surtax

Members, thank you for continuing to send in your questions related to the Customs Notice 25-24: Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods and Customs Notice 25-19: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025). Additional submitted questions and responses have been updated to…

Notice to Industry: New CFIA System Maintenance Page

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) The CFIA has launched a new System Maintenance Page to enhance communication with external users during planned service outages. This improvement builds on past experiences with web banners and aims to provide clearer, more consistent messaging. The new page…