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1. This notice is to advise that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) enters into force for Brunei on July 12, 2023. As a result, eligible Bruneian goods imported into Canada are entitled to the CPTPP tariff treatment as of July 12, 2023. 2. For more…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the China Fish and Seafood Export Requirements Library webpage to provide clarification on the inclusion of fishing area information on the Origin and Hygiene Certificate for live fish intended for export for human consumption from Canada to the…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for Canada Day Due to the Canada Day holiday, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted Saturday, July 1, 2023 to Tuesday, July 4, 2023 will appear on the Daily Notice of Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Thank you for…

On January 6, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published directive D-98-08 Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada which includes details on the new shipborne dunnage program. At the time of publication the implementation deadline of the directive was July 6, 2023…

Canada's small business optimism index has taken a dip in June after rising for seven consecutive months. Future price increases are on a quick downwards trend. Provincial picture Over the long term, all provinces but Saskatchewan (47.8) report optimism levels above 50. PEI (77.8) is still leading…

Due to the July 1st, 2023 statutory holiday, the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) will be closed on Monday, July 03, 2023. However, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. The exchange rates from Saturday, July 1st, 2023 through Tuesday…

The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. In a statement issued at 8 a.m. Wednesday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) said workers are now prepared to walk…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has extended the re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices of certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea and China and the amounts of subsidy of certain copper pipe fittings from China. The re-investigation will now…

This notice is to advise Trade Chain Partners (importers and brokers) that the Single Window (SW), Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and EDI legacy release service options, i.e., PARS, RMD, cannot be used to obtain release of goods classified under Tariff Chapters 98 and 99 if the chapter specific…

Chapter 12 Chapter 12 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” and “Further processing” and the miscellaneous code “With soil or related matter (including growing media not…

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: effective April 25th 2023 the company located at 6600 Chemin Saint-François, Montreal, Quebec has surrendered their "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse licence. the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advertising for a new highway sufferance…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 13 on June 21, 2023: Export Permits Regulations — Regulations Amending the Export and Import Permits Act

Modernizing the regulatory requirements for export permit applicants for military and strategic goods and technology and certain forest products Background The Export Permits Regulations (the Regulations) establish requirements on the information that permit applicants must provide as part of the…

Health Canada is notifying interested parties of a consultation on proposed amendments to the Toys Regulations. You are invited to comment on the proposal to amend the Toys Regulations. The proposal includes changes to the requirements for: Toxic substances Corrosive, irritant, or sensitizing…