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Commercial Client Bulletin CERS, eManifest and CARM Client Portals are Unavailable TCC25-0019 Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-02-06 06:30 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients submitting trade data using the eManifest, CERS and CARM Client portals. Description The…

On Wednesday February 6, 2025, a reporter asked the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, the Honourable Anita Anand, if the "interprovincial trade barriers [could] be dealt with, wiped away in 30 days? Her response: "The short answer to your question is yes." Minister Anand also said, "We are…

Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25–0018 RESOLVED- CARM is Unavailable Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-02-05 / 19:00 (ET) 2025-02-05 / 20:03 (ET) All users of the CARM Client Portal (CCP) Description The problem reported below has now been resolved. _____________________________…

Public Safety Canada issued a news release on February 4, 2025, with the Honourable David McGuinty detailing how Canada will expand on the $1.3 billion Border Plan that was announced in December 2024. New measures include: The appointment of a Fentanyl Czar The listing of organized crime cartels…

Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25-0017 CARM Scheduled Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-02-08 21:00 (ET) 2025-02-09 13:00 (ET) All CARM EDI, API and Portal Clients Description Due to system maintenance, CARM Client Portal (CCP) will be unavailable on Saturday…

Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25-0016 Update - Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-01-12 N/A All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data Description Reference: Message to Industry: Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ…

Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25-0015 Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-02-11 10:00 (ET) N/A All importers and brokers using the IID…

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has advised that China has requested dispute consultations with the WTO regarding the new US tariff imposed against them. More information can be found here: WT/DS633/1 Link to the WTO announcement: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news25_e/ds633rfc_05feb25_e.htm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has developed an industry guidance on the importation of non compliant meat products falling under section 19 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). Importers may import meat products from United States which do not meet Canadian labelling and…

In a letter, sent January 28 to Canadian Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, the leaders of the Chamber of Marine Commerce, the Shipping Federation of Canada, the St. Lawrence Shipoperators, the Ontario Marine Council, and the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) suggest that the…

On February 4, 2025 t he Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development announced that the free trade agreement negotiations between Canada and Ecuador have ended successfully. Both countries will need to ratify the new Free Trade Agreement before it's…

AIRS was published to add a new end use: 131: Import for export A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to remove the miscellaneous code “Waiver” and change the end use from “Human consumption” to “Import for Export” for the following HS codes originating from the United States: 02.01 – Meat of…

Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25-0016 Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-01-12 N/A All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data Description Reference: Message to Industry: Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)…

Customs Notice 25-05 has been published: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-05-eng.html Link to the China Surtax Order (2024): https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-187/index.html Customs Notice 25-05: China Surtax Remission Order Ottawa, February 4, 2025 1. The…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. Thank you for your cooperation. Fin des retards de traitement des déclarations d’importation de l’ACIA Les retards dans le traitement des déclarations d’importation de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments…

According to the news release issued February 3, 2025, t he Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping of corrosion-resistant steel sheet originating in or exported from the Republic of Türkiye by Borçelik Çelik Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş. has…

The CBSA has added more sessions in their CARM webinar series, please see below. Their webinar site has not yet been updated but likely will be soon, please share with your clients as needed: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/carm-gcra/webinars-webinaires-eng… CARM: Did you Know? Registering…