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La version française suit Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-06-26 13:44(ET) 2025-06-26 18:30 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. The CBSA is receiving and…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added the common names for the following fish species within the CFIA Fish List : Scientific name – English / French common name Astacopsis franklinii – Australian freshwater crayfish / Écrevisse Chaceon notialis – Southwest…

The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices (e.g. RNS, completeness notices, etc) through EDI and/or eManifest portal. During…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule requires that importers of organic products into the United States must be certified under the USDA organic regulations by a USDA-accredited certifier. This includes operations physically located outside…

Earilier this year B order Services Officers at the CBSA’s International Mail Processing Centres in Montreal, Quebec and Mississauga, Ontario intercepted and seized packages imported from the United States, destined to an address in Markham, Ontario. The packages contained a variety of firearms…

The problem reported below has now been resolved. ___________________________________ The CBSA is currently experiencing intermittent access problems with the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) and the eManifest Portals. The CBSA is actively working to resolve this issue, but we currently do…

The problem reported below has now been resolved. _______________________________________ We are currently unable to process inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway (CIG). During this time, the CBSA is unable to receive all incoming data or send outbound…

We are currently unable to process inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway (CIG). 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 the…

A) Chapter 05 Chapter 05 was published to modify the instructions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Breeding” and “Other end uses” originating from Italy: 05.11.10.1290.01 – non heterospermic semen. 05.11.99.1293.02 – Bison/buffalo. 05.11.99.1293.20 – Water buffalo. 05.11.99.1294.03 –…

We are currently unable to process inbound and outbound data for some clients using the Customs Internet Gateway (CIG). 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 the…

The CBSA is currently experiencing intermittent access problems with the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) and the eManifest Portals. The CBSA is actively working to resolve this issue, but we currently do not have an estimated time for its resolution. Further updates to this bulletin will be…

CBSA has updated Customs Notice 22-12: Ukraine Goods Remission Order with the new end date of June 9, 2026 . 2. Remission is granted of the customs duties paid or payable in respect of goods that originate in Ukraine and are imported during the period beginning on June 9, 2022 and ending on June 9…

The following update is effective June 26, 2025 at 10:00 (ET). Health Canada has identified some matching discrepancies within the documents posted on the Open Government Registry. Please note that some changes impact only the English version while other changes are only for the French version…

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Canada and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies have agreed to a new Defence Investment Pledge of investing 5 per cent of annual GDP by 2035 to ensure our individual and collective security. The commitment aligns with Canada’s…

This message is a reminder to companies (manufacturers, processors, storage facilities) whose products are exported to China and are registered in the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system, which is administered by the General Administration of Customs China (GACC). Please note…