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Customs Notice 25-10 has bee updated: 4. This updated notice provides details in paragraphs 22 and 23 on exceptions under the United States Surtax Order (2025-1) , and provides clarifications in paragraphs 6, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 24 and 25. 6. The surtax will only apply to goods that originate in the U…

Customs Notice 25-11 has been updated: 5. In accordance with the Order Amending the United States Surtax Order (2025-1) and the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) , this updated notice provides details in paragraph 24 on exceptions to the United States Surtax Order (2025-1) . It…

Individual arrested for charges related to importing prohibited weapons Working together, the CBSA and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized a suspicious package containing the following prohibited items: Brass knuckles Two automatic opening knives A brass knuckle knife A centrifugal opening…

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…

Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-15-eng.html Ottawa, April 8, 2025 1. This notice provides information on the application of the United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025), specifically regarding surtax provisions effective April 9, 2025, on motor vehicles that…

On April 8, 2025, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued CSMS# 64687696 advising the duty rate for imports from China is now 84%, replacing the previous rate of 34%. Imported goods of China, other than those that fall within the identified exceptions included in CSMS 64680374, entered for…

The United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025) have been updated by way of Order in Council PC 2025-0463 to establish reciprocal surtaxes of 25% on passenger vehicles and certain trucks that originate in the United States in accordance with the Determination of Country of Origin for the…

The United States Surtax Order (2025-1) and the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) have been updated by way of Order in Council PC 2025-0464 to: exempt poultry and egg products covered by the Order, provided they are eligible to be imported through Supplemental Import Permits…

The following message is relevant to companies based in the province of Quebec. Nous vous informons que la CNESST mène une consultation publique jusqu’au 2 septembre 2025 relativement aux valeurs d’exposition admissibles et aux notations de 19 contaminants. Ces contaminants présentent un écart entre…

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: April 13, 2025 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following service may not be available for this period: Electronic Data Interchange – Integrated Import…

Canada's latest countermeasures, in response to the US tariffs on the Canadian auto industry, will come into force at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 9, 2025. This includes: Twenty-five per cent tariffs on non- Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement ( CUSMA) compliant fully assembled vehicles imported into Canada…

Public Safety Canada would like to remind stakeholders of the following, as related to Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Supply Chains Act): This year's reporting deadline is May 31, 2025. The reporting process and requirements are slightly different for…

The World Trade Organization has announced that China has initiated a WTO dispute over the U.S. imposing a 10% additional duty on imports from all trading partners effective April 5th, and a 34% additional duty on imports from China that will become effective on April. 9th. Please see this link for…

The CBSA has updated Memorandum D19-12-1: Importing Vehicles into Canada with the following changes: Some housekeeping Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-12-1-eng.html

The CBSA has updated Memorandum D18-5-1: Coding Excise and GST exemption codes in the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system with the following changes: Excise Framework section Appendix A – Excise Duties C00-C05-C16 – associated goods and descriptions Appendix E – Code Removals Link…

A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to change the release recommendation to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “In transit through Canada”, and “Other end uses” originating from all countries except Australia: 02.08.60.5258 – Camel 02.08.90.5256 –…

The World Trade Organization has announced that Canada has initiated a WTO dispute over the U.S. imposing a 25% duty on automobiles and automobile parts from Canada. Please see this link for more information: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news25_e/ds637rfc_07apr25_e.htm

The CBSA has updated the form BSF255: Certificate of Origin – Textile and Apparel Goods Originating in a Least Developed Country. Please see this link for the updated version: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b255-eng.html

Canadian customs brokers are entities, not individuals. As a condition of being licensed, a customs brokerage firm must employ at least one Qualified Officer. The first step to becoming a Qualified Officer is successfully passing the Customs Brokers Professional Examination, administered by the…