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Did you know that retirement does not mean losing your designation? The CCS and CTCS designations can easily be converted to a CCS-Retired Status or CTCS-Retired Status. You won’t need to pay an annual fee or accumulate professional points/credits but you will stay connected and informed on the…

A) Chapter 05 Chapter 05 was published to add the following OGD extensions: 05.04.00.5339.11 – Lamb offal – tripe – Organic 05.04.00.5339.12 – Lamb casings dried, tubed – Organic 05.04.00.5339.13 – Lamb casings prepared, salted – Organic 05.04.00.5339.14 – Mutton offal – intestines – Organic 05.04…

1. Effective January 8th, 2024, raw elephant ivory and raw rhinoceros horn are prohibited from being imported into or exported from Canada, unless the proper permits are obtained, which will be issued only for specimens destined for a museum or zoo, used in scientific research, or used in support of…

1. This Customs Notice supersedes Customs Notice 22-16 which expired Dec 15, 2023. Effective immediately, with the coming into force of Bill C-21, the requirement to present a GAC import permit is no longer applicable for the re-importation of lawfully registered restricted handguns by Canadian…

La version française suit We are writing to advise you of the availability of Chapter 24: Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) version 4.3 of the ECCRD in both English and French. Please find the ECCRD, along with the schema/samples, attached. ECCRD Chapter 24 - ARL Financial Statements ECCRD Chapter 24…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the normal value review of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe (line pipe) originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea by Dong Yang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. The updated schedule of this review is now available…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the normal value review of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe (line pipe) originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea by Husteel Co., Ltd. The updated schedule of this review is now available. Interested parties…

La version française suit Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. All Low Value Shipment (LVS) releases for the period of December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 should be consolidated and must be transmitted to the CBSA by Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The…

A) Chapter 15 Chapter 15 was published to add the following OGD extensions: 15.01.10.5392 – Pig Lard – Organic 15.01.90.5397.11 – Dried powder or flake form – Organic 15.01.90.5397.12 – Liquid or semi-solid – Organic 15.01.90.5398.11 – Dried powder or flake form – Organic 15.01.90.5398.12 – Liquid…

(Le français suit) Reminder: Importers of manufactured foods need a licence Most food importers are required to hold a valid Safe Food for Canadians licence (SFC licence) issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). On February 12, 2024, the CFIA will activate the automatic verification of…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that the information for importers to understand feed controls to prevent African swine fever has been updated: The addition of the reference to the Order for: ‘Order Amending the Order Imposing Conditions in Relation to Secondary Control Zones in Respect of…

The CBSA updated the January 2024 Trade Compliance Verification priorities on January 6th. The updated Trade Compliance Verification priorities can be found below: Tariff verification priorities are: Bags - Harmonized System Number(s): Heading 42.02 Spent fowl - Harmonized System Number(s): Headings…

The CBSA has released the January 2024 Trade Compliance Verification priorities. Tariff verification priorities are: Freezers and other freezing equipment – Harmonized System Number(s): Headings 84.18 Washer and Dryers - Harmonized System Number(s): Headings 84.50 and 84.51 Spent fowl - Harmonized…

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the United States’ final anti-dumping determination on steel imports from Canada: “Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a final anti-dumping…

(Le français suit) Effective January 12th, 2024, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) service fees. Please refer to the notice to industry issued by the CFIA. More information on service fees can be found on CFIA’s Fees Notice webpage or by contacting…

Following is a message from Public Safety Canada (Le français suit l’anglais.) You are receiving this message because you have submitted an inquiry regarding the Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff (the Supply Chains…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage We will be performing planned maintenances in the CARM Production Environment and all systems will be unavailable Saturday, January 6, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time). We thank you for your patience and understanding. Soutien à la clientèle…

Scheduled maintenance outages for 2024 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), eManifest Portal and Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) Portal clients of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following weekends, generally in the…