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(Le français suit) New restrictions due to Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany Please be advised that a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been identified in Germany. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing import measures to safeguard the health of Canada’s livestock…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have proposed new regulations related to the export of goods by rail to Mexico and Canada. They are seeking feedback from the public related to these changes, due by March 14, 2025 SUMMARY: This document proposes a new regulation pursuant to the Trade Act of…

Starting this spring, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has advised they will be transitioning to online mail as the default method of delivering most business correspondence. This change applies to all the following businesses: All new business number and CRA program account registrations All…

Commercial Client Bulletin New notices available to Carriers, Freight Forwarders and Warehouse Operators TCC25-0003 Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-01-26 N/A All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description Effective January 26, 2025, the Canada…

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: January 19, 2025 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period…

With the United States (US) presidential inauguration only a week away, the frenzy of “will he or won’t he” speculation is growing about President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports on the first day of his presidential term. Is it purely…

(Le français suit) As of January 21, 2025 the Importer’s Statement of Compliance is no longer required for shipments of pet food products (pet food, treats, and supplements) imported from the United States. Each shipment of pet food products must be accompanied by a commercial invoice and a…

Please find attached the third issue of a limited series newsletter to help small and medium businesses stay up-to-date on all things CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM). Thank you, CARM Stakeholder Engagement / Commercial and Trade Branch Canada Border Services Agency / Government of…

English Version La version française suit Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25–002 RESOLVED- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Processing Delay Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-01-09 15:30 (ET) 2025-01-09 17:30 (ET) All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using…

English Version La version française suit Commercial Client Bulletin TCC25–002 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Processing Delay Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-01-09 15:30 (ET) Initial investigation underway All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using…

(Le français suit l’anglais) CFIA-AIRS Updates January 9, 2025 A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to modify the registration type list and import conditions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “In transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” originating from Portugal…

Yesterday, ahead of the January 15 deadline, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) came to an agreement yesterday on a new six-year contract, ensuring there would be no work stoppage next week for the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. For…

The CBSA has created an interactive tool to find answers to the most common questions about registering your business in the CARM Client Portal. Please take a look and share with your clients if beneficial. https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/services/carm-portal-he…

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching…

Ah, January – the time of year to make resolutions and start planning for the year ahead. Make sure you mark these important dates on your 2025 calendar! EDUCATION First up, the three free CCS/CTCS quizzes, our most popular way to retain your designation. As a reminder, those who successfully…

Thank you to a member for pointing out the typo in the dates for upcoming CARM Scheduled Outages, found in Bulletin 5384 here on the CARM Client Portal homepage. CBSA has advised " This will be corrected to reflect the portal outage ending on January 18th." Scheduled outages for 2025 The CARM Client…

The CBSA has announced the latest Trade compliance verification priorities as of January 2025, please click here for the full list: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/verification/menu-eng.html Listed below are some of the new compliance priorities: Verifications on the classification of frozen…