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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…

The CARM Client Portal currently has the following advisory: The CARM Client Portal has been experiencing intermittent issues with onboarding, business number registration and CBSA program enrolments. Should you receive an error, please try again after approximately 15 minutes.

Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-14-eng.html Saskatoon, April 4, 2025 1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: effective December 1, 2024 the company located at 3030 Cleveland Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7K 8B5, surrendered their “BW” type highway sufferance warehouse…

The CBSA has published a reminder for Canadians returning from extended stays in the U.S., regarding the possibility of Surtax being applied to the goods being brought back to Canada. "you may need to pay a surtax (as well as any applicable duties and taxes) on some of the goods you have purchased…

The following message is of relevance to employers in the province of Quebec. La CNESST a le plaisir de vous informer qu’une nouvelle capsule de formation intitulée Comprendre votre Avis de cotisation et votre État de compte a été mise en ligne sur son site Web. Elle permet de mieux comprendre les…

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…

(Le français suit l’anglais) 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…

Yesterday, the United States administration announced a series of unwarranted and unjustified tariffs that will fundamentally change the international trading system. While some important elements of the Canada U.S. trade relationship have been preserved, new tariffs on automobiles have now entered…

The United States (US) government has announced the details of reciprocal tariffs to be implemented on April 5th at 12:01 EST as a further response to what US President Trump has described as a national emergency. Tariff measures on Canadian- and Mexican-origin goods will remain the same: CUSMA…

(Le français suit l’anglais) 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…