Trade News

La version française suivra As part of the Trade Programs Directorates ongoing commitment to update all trade Departmental Memoranda (D-Memoranda) on a rolling five year basis to reflect legislative and regulatory amendments, to align with jurisprudence, and for plain language and accessibility, we…

Clients Affected: Carriers and Freight Forwarders As you may be aware, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is experiencing ongoing system delays. The CBSA is working on solutions and pursuing technology improvements and system stabilization. In addition, we are working with industry and…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-22 11:28 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description UPDATE 11: CBSA continues to process delayed commercial messages. Currently, inbound processing delay is approximately 1 to 3…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-22 11:28 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description UPDATE 6: CBSA continues to process delayed commercial messages. Currently, inbound processing delay is approximately 1 to 3…

The final version of the Terrestrial Animal Products and By-products Import Policy is now published on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. The old version of the policy has now been retired and is no longer accessible. The policy applies to the import of animal products and by-products such…

AVS keeps your EDI transactions clean, accurate, and moving quickly. The 5 W’s of AVS What is AVS? The Automated Import Reference System Verification Service (AVS) can validate the coding of multiple Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) commodities in a single request for brokers. It minimizes…

On April 20, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations to determine whether steel racks are being sold at unfair prices in Canada (dumped), subsidized, or both. The investigations focus on imports from producers operating in or exporting from China. These practices can…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-23 N/A All clients and service providers who transmit IID data using EDI Description As previously communicated in TCCU bulletin TCC24-107, the conditional Country of Melt and Pour (COM) rules for the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Steel…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-25 06:00 (ET) 2026-04-26 06:00 (ET) 2026-04-25 07:00 (ET) 2026-04-26 07:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal. Description Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 06…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-22 11:28 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description UPDATE 5: CBSA continues to process delayed commercial messages. Inbound messages are processed without delay, while outbound…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-22 11:28 (ET) Investigation still underway – no estimated time of resolution All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description UPDATE 4: We are continuing to investigate the issue, but do…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-22 11:28 (ET) Investigation still underway – no estimated time of resolution All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description UPDATE 1: We are continuing to investigate the issue, but do…

Please be advised that the following Fertilizer Trade Memoranda have been updated: T-4-130 – Labelling requirements for fertilizers and supplements This update provides additional example labels to support regulated parties in meeting fertilizer and supplement labelling requirements. T-4-102 –…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2026-04-22 11:28 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and eManifest portal. Description The CBSA is receiving and processing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eManifest portal…

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn26-02-eng.html Ottawa, January 26, 2026 1. The purpose of this Customs Notice is to provide information on how to make a claim under the Surtax on Imports of Certain Steel Goods Remission Order, 2025 (the Order), which is intended to minimize the…

Importers are reminded that as of December 2025 an animal health import permit is required for uncooked pork from Spain. This includes cured products such as hams and sausages. The import permit is different than the Safe Food for Canadians Licence and must be obtained BEFORE the shipment arrives in…

A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to modify the import conditions of the following HS codes: 02.06.80.5156 – Lamb 02.06.80.5157 – Mutton 02.06.80.5158 – Goat 02.06.80.5159 – Other animal 02.06.90.5163 – Lamb 02.06.90.5164 – Mutton 02.06.90.5165 – Goat 02.06.90.5169 – Other animal 02.07 – Meat…