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Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-21-eng.html Hamilton, May 5, 2025 1. The CBSA is inviting applications for a licence to operate a public “BW” type highway sufferance warehouse under the authority of the Hamilton CBSA office. 2. The successful applicant must provide a…

Environment and Climate Change Canada Enforcement lays 200 charges under the Fisheries Act against one company for alleged offences related to unauthorized deposits of deleterious substances On April 30, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada Enforcement laid 200 charges against ArcelorMittal…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has negotiated a Certificate for the Export of Shell Eggs from Latvia. Effective May 5th, 2025, the negotiated certificate will become valid and trade can commence as soon as the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) has been updated. A separate notice…

The following can be found in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 18: Certain carbon and alloy steel wire — Decision SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT Certain carbon and alloy steel wire — Decision The CBSA initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of carbon and alloy steel…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has renegotiated the certificate for the export of gelatin and collagen to the Republic of Korea (HA2733). Gelatin and collagen derived from bovine bones are now eligible for export to this country. The certificate can be used for products intended for both…

The EDI release requests received report for March 2025 is available on the CSCB website ( download) The following indicates the IID transactions:

A) Chapter 12 Chapter 12 was published to add the end use “Pet food manufacturing” to the following HS code: 12.11.90.6247.01 – Psyllium seed husk B) Chapter 21 Chapter 21 was published to change the release recommendation to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human…

On May 2, 2025, the CBSA published the Statement of reasons—Preliminary determination: Corrosion-Resistant Steel Sheet 3 (COR3 2024 IN) related to the alleged dumping of corrosion-resistant steel sheet from Turkey. Please see this link for more information: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e…

On May 2, 2025, the CBSA updated Customs Notice 25-10: United States Surtax Order (2025-1), Customs Notice 25-11: United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) and Customs Notice 25-15: United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025) Customs Notice 25-10: United States Surtax Order (2025-1)…

The CSCB is pleased to announce that we are hosting a follow-up RPP Financial Security webinar to address the many questions raised in the question panel during our May 1st session. Join the CSCB Team on Thursday, May 8th, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET as we continue the conversation with Omar Yonis…

Please note the additional two webinars in the series below. CARM Engagement has added new webinar dates . We invite you to share this with your clients and colleagues. Carriers and Freight Forwarders – Webinars on changes to Release Prior to Payment (RPP) These webinars provides an overview of the…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to eliminate a special exemption that allows products from mainland China and Hong Kong under $800 to enter the U.S. tariff-free, part of his trade offensive against Beijing, is hitting the ever-growing market of online shoppers. Starting Friday [May 2, 2025]…

25% auto part duties were set to go into effect on Saturday U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released on Thursday says automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on trade will not be hit with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. It's the latest sign of…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-05-03 06:00 (ET) 2025-05-04 06:00 (ET) 2025-05-03 07:00 (ET) 2025-05-04 07:00 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the eManifest Portal. Description Saturday, May 03, 2025 from 06:00…

On May 1, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) made changes to the French version of the Canadian Food Compositional Standards , titled Normes canadiennes de composition des aliments , to correct the French translation of the champagne cider standard. No update was made to the English…

Following successful negotiations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce that a new zoosanitary export certificate has been finalized: Zoosanitary Certificate for the export of ‘Dead Whiteleg Shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) and Barramundi…

A) New miscellaneous codes AIRS was published to add the following miscellaneous codes: 989 – From a regulated area for P. ramorum 990 – From a non-regulated area for P. ramorum B) Chapter 03 Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Approved” for the…

The Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) of Global Affairs Canada has launched the following new resources for Canadian exporters to help them benefit from CUSMA: a web page on understanding CUSMA compliance, a step-by-step guide to CUSMA compliance, self-serve resources for problem solving related to…