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The Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff 2024 is now published on the CBSA website. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2024/menu-eng.h… La Codification ministérielle du Tarif des douanes 2024 est maintenant publiés sur le site web de l’ASFC. https://www.cbsa-asfc…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Ottawa, November 24, 2023 1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that different format files for the January 1, 2024 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (T2024) are now available on the CBSA website. 2. The 2024 Tariff reflects scheduled duty…

Last Chance to Register for this year! Registration is now open and will be closing November 30th, 2023. If you are an existing CCS or CTCS Designate this is for you! Every two years we allow access to our CCS course for current CCS and CTCS designates. You’ll have the opportunity to audit the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to CBSA or receive EDI messages from CBSA for…

(Le français suit) Food exports to Oman accompanied by a Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has become aware that Oman may no longer accept CFIA’s Certificate of Free Sale for processed food shipments. This certificate is predominantly auto-issued…

The Trudeau government is celebrating what it's calling an absolute victory in its latest trade dispute with the United States over dairy imports. American dairy farmers argued that the way the Canadian government allocates its tariff-free dairy import permits denies them full access to the 3.5 per…

The EDI release requests received report for October 2023 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.48%. The following indicates the IID transactions:

Notice received: Thursday 2023-11-23 5:07 PM ET Update received: Friday 2023-11-24 9:08 AM ET CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Unexpected CARM Outage Resolved The issue has been identified and resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please be advised that all CARM Services…

Notice received: Thursday 2023-11-23 7:58 PM ET Normal operations resume for traveller traffic at the Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge port of entry The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to report normal operations have now resumed for traveller traffic at the Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CARM Engagement team is offering a new series of webinars starting in 2024. Please share with your clients and colleagues! Registering Your Small / Medium Business on the CARM Client Portal The CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) team is…

A) Chapter 08 Chapter 08 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “Other end uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to report normal operations have now resumed at the Peace Bridge, Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, and Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge ports of entry, which recently experienced a service disruption. The Rainbow Bridge port of entry is still experiencing a…

As many of you may be aware through social media and the Border Alert Service, the CBSA is presently experiencing border service disruptions at several points of entry in Southern Ontario (Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, Fort Erie Peace Bridge, Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge and Whirlpool). BCCC Members…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Border Alert / Alerte frontalière – Peace Bridge, Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, and Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge The Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge Fort Erie Peace Bridge Queenston-Lewiston Bridge ports of entry are experiencing a service disruption…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The annual interest rate for the first quarter of 2024 (January 1st to March 31st, 2024) will be 5.1579. Taux d'intérêt du premier trimestre 2024 Les clients affectés : Tous les clients et fournisseurs de service…

The four international bridges between Canada and Western New York have been closed after a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing that connects Niagara Falls, Ontario to Niagara Falls, New York. In a social media post, the FBI Buffalo Field Office confirmed it is investigating a…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has updated D-memo D17-1-4, Release of Commercial Goods, to: Update timeframes for release of commercial goods. Timeframes listed in Appendix B are no longer valid and have been removed. Remove references to legacy Other Government Department (OGD) release…