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Canada's corporate watchdog is launching a probe against the company Guess over possible ties to Uyghur forced labour in China. The ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, Sheri Meyerhoffer, says the company has not done enough to prove that it has no supply relationships with Chinese companies…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. Further to Customs Notice CN23-28 pertaining to the January 1, 2024 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff Customs Notice 23-28: January 1, 2024 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Payment due date deferral for December 2023 The payment due date for the December 2023 Statement of Account (SOA) has been deferred to Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 16:00 Eastern Time (ET). Please note: *January 2, 2024 is a bank holiday in the province of Québec. Clients…

(La version française suit la version anglaise) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is now available. ***** The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is temporarily unavailable. We are actively working on…

EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2023-12-09 / 05:00 ET 2023-12-09 / 06:00 ET 2023-12-10 / 05:00 ET 2023-12-10 / 06:00 ET 2023-12-09 / 05:30 ET 2023-12-09 / 07:00 ET 2023-12-10 / 05:30 ET 2023-12-10 / 07:00…

A) Chapter 06 Chapter 06 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions: 06.02.10.0016.54 Ageratum conyzoides- unrooted plants 06.02.10.0016.55 Asphodelus fistulosus – unrooted plants 06.02.10.0016.56 Asphodelus tenuifolius – unrooted plants 06.02.10.0016.57 Bothriochloa laguroides – unrooted…

The Canada Border Services Agency has now closed the record of the expedited review of certain hollow structural sections (HSS) exported to Canada from South Korea by Histeel Co., Ltd. This expedited review is part of the ongoing enforcement of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding of…

On July 10, 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 order made on August 9, 2018, in Expiry Review No. RR-2017-004, concerning the dumping of certain hot-rolled steel plate…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: l clients and service providers who submit trade data using EDI. Please note, an error was corrected in the Action Required below. Please note, this bulletin was updated to provide additional detail on when the various service options can be…

Chapter 02 Chapter 02 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “In transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” and with the miscellaneous codes “Fully marked” and “Unstamped” originating from Belgium: 02.07.11 – Of fowls of…

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada, in coordination with its G7 partners, is imposing new import restrictions on Russian diamonds and diamond jewellery related products. This ban follows a commitment made in May 2023 by G7 leaders to work…

The CBSA is offering webinars at different days and times including some evening events to reach as many importers as possible. The times and dates are listed below along with an added date of December 13th at 1:00 p.m. Le texte français suit le texte anglais. We are adding a date next week to…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2024-01-01 N/A All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the CERS Portal Description To all clients using the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) Portal, please be advised that as of…

Chapter 04 Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA – NISC” for the following HS codes originating from Switzerland. 04.07.21 – Other fresh eggs: Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus. 04.07.29 – Other fresh eggs: Other. 04.08.19.0276.01…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please note that CBSA has confirmed that the issue at Covey Hill has been resolved and commercial traffic is being processed. Rerouting to the Trout River and Herdman border crossings has ceased. Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2023-12-04 N…