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Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, May 20, 2024 for the Victoria Day holiday. TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a consultation with interested stakeholders to obtain feedback on proposed amendments to Part 16 – Fish Inspection Fees of the CFIA Fees Notice related to import inspection fees. The consultation will be open for 30 days, and…

La version française suit Update - Single Window (SW) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Global Affairs Canada - Steel Import Monitoring Program – Country of Melt and Pour Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2024-02-21 N/A All clients and service providers who transmit IID data using…

Dear Trade Chain Partners, Today the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is officially launching the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system internally to be used as a compliance and validation tool by our Trade Operations employees. This is a significant milestone as it marks an…

1. On April 19, 2024, the CBSA issued a news release to communicate its intention to reschedule the launch of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system to Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) to October 2024. 2. As a result, the CARM system does not become the official system of record that…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is consulting on the review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) to assess if improvements or changes are required to the provisions and operations of the Act. The consultation is part of a broader legislative review of the Act and is not an evaluation…

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: May 19, 2024 from 3 am to 7 am (ET) Consequently, the following service may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) Automated Import…

A) Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CIFA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Other end uses”, “In transit through Canada” and “Human consumption” originating from Paraguay: 02.01.30.5013.10 – Trimmings. 02…

La version française suit The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has published the What We Heard Report on its website to provide a summary of the comments received during the Canada Gazette, Part I consultation and an update on the status of the regulatory proposal for the Valuation for Duty…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has negotiated a sanitary certificate for the import of processed egg products from the Ukraine. Effective May 16th, 2024, the negotiated certificate will become valid and trade can commence as soon as the Automated Import Reference…

On December 11, 2023, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on February 15, 2019, in Inquiry No. NQ-2018-003, concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel welded…

A) Chapter 08 Chapter 08 was published to: i) remove the miscellaneous codes “Container weighing less than 200 kg” and “Container weighing more than 200 kg” from the following HS codes with the end uses “Further Processing”, “Human Consumption”, “Other end uses”, “Repacking” and “Show or Exhibition”…

1. This notice provides information regarding the termination of the temporary measures put in place by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to address the administrative difficulties imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. The CBSA issued Customs Notice 20-37 - Temporary Electronic Procedures for…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 10 on May 08, 2024: CUFTA Rules of Origin Regulations Customs Tariff Excise Duties on Vaping Products Regulations Excise Act, 2001 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine as the Day on Which the Canada–Ukraine…

La version française suit. The Tariff Policy Unit is requesting input and feedback from your area on the Memorandum D18-3-2: Excise duty framework for vaping products, amended to reflect the implementation of the new additional vaping duty, and to reflect the increase of the vaping product excise…

The following survey is designed for importers, but members may wish to share this with their clientele. Environment and Climate Change Canada requests your participation in completing a nation-wide study. It will assess the extent to which Canadian organizations are aware of certain regulations…

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s decision by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 19 panel on U.S. countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber: “Canada…

Concerning the initiation of investigations into the dumping and subsidizing of pea protein originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. Decision Ottawa, May 7, 2024 Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated…

*** La version française suit *** The CARM Engagement team is offering new webinar dates for the month of May 2024 . Please share with your clients and colleagues! Registering Your Small /Medium Business on the CARM Client Portal A webinar dedicated to helping small and medium businesses understand…