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" The Canada Border Services Agency is preparing a scheduled, planned system outage to conduct maintenance during the morning of March 15, 2025 (EDT). Many systems in the commercial stream – and some in the travellers stream – will not be available during the outage." The CSCB has asked the CBSA to…

With the following messaging US Customs and Border Protection confirmed that imports of Canadian aluminum and steel will be subject to 25% import duties, as of 12:01am March 12, 2025. Please click each link below for more information. CSMS # 64384496 - UPDATED GUIDANCE: Import Duties on Imports of…

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…

Environment and Climate Change Canada have distributed a reminder that the Amendments to the Formaldehyde Regulations (CANFER) are coming into force this month, 90 days after being published in the Canada Gazette Part 2 on December 18, 2024. The amendments: remove the accreditation requirement for…

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: March 16, 2025 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) CFIA…

Start Date / Time 2025-03-11 10:08 (ET) End Date / Time 2025-03-11 13:39 (ET) The problem reported below has been resolved. The CBSA is currently experiencing intermittent access problems with the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS), eManifest and CARM Client Portals. The CBSA is actively…

The National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD), Office of Trade, has published the 2025 schedule of webinars, focused on "Balancing Fair Trade". 60 minute webinars will be held March through September 2025, starting at 1:30 ET. Registration for March and April webinars is now open, links for each…

Please be advised that a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been identified in Hungary & Slovakia. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing import measures to safeguard the health of Canada’s livestock and mitigate the economic impact of a potential FMD outbreak in…

Today, the media is reporting that the U.S. will raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%, effective tomorrow morning, Wednesday March 12. It's reported that this is in response to Ontario's move to impose a 25% surcharge on…

Start Date / Time 2025-03-11 10:08 (ET) End Date / Time Initial investigation underway Clients Affected All clients submitting trade data using the eManifest, CERS and CARM Client portals. The CBSA is currently experiencing intermittent access problems with the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS…

On February 10, 2025, the President of the United States signed executive orders adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into the United States. Reference FRN 2025-02833 and FRN 2025-02832 for additional information. All Section 232 tariff rate and absolute quotas shall expire on March 11, 2025. All…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC) is experiencing delays in processing import declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected, and clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Integrated Import…

A) Chapter 04 Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes originating from Hungary and Slovakia: 04.06.10.3567 – Mozzarella cheese, pizza cheese, cottage cheese, whey cheese, curds and cream cheese – Unpasteurized 04.06.20.3576 – Variety…

On March 6, 2025, the CBSA concluded Expiry Review No. RR-2018-007, concerning the dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate originating in or exported from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Romania. It was found that the expiry of the order is unlikely to result in the dumping of such goods from Bulgaria…

On March 6, 2025, t he Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a review to determine normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy applicable to certain carbon steel fasteners (fasteners) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) by Robertson (Jiaxing) Inc…

At a news conference this morning Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will impose a 25% surcharge on " all U.S.-bound electricity, as part of its retaliatory measures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods." This surcharge, an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 per day…

In retaliation to Canada's tariffs ( Customs Notice 24-36: China Surtax Order (2024) – Steel and Aluminum), China has announced that effective March 20, 2025, they will apply a 100% tariff on Canadian: rapeseed (canola) oil oil cakes pea imports And a 25% tariff on Canadian: aquatic products pork On…

CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT Corrosion-resistant steel sheet — Decision Decision On February 26, 2025, pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) extended the preliminary phase of the investigation…

Updated: March 7, 2025 1. This notice is to advise interested parties that on March 7, 2025, the Government of Canada updated the amendment to the Classification Regulations for firearms. As a result, additional firearms and their variants that were previously classified as non-restricted or…