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Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code with the miscellaneous code “arriving by airplane” originating from Australia. 01.06.41.2103 – Honeybees (Packaged). If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service Centre.

A) Chapter 05 Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “Breeding” and “Other end uses” originating from France: 05.11.99.1292.15 – Animal semen (other than bovine) – fresh – Porcine (pig) 05.11.99.1293.15 – Animal semen (other than bovine)…

The CBSA has issued a reminder, when entering a Single Window, Integrated Import Declaration (IID), release service option 911 for shipments containing specialty steel (regulated by Global Affairs Canada), the licence, certificate, permit or other relevant document (LPCO) must be entered as document…

New billing cycles and an alignment of payment due dates will be introduced in CARM Release 2. Join us on February 22nd as the CBSA walks us through the CARM billing functionality and changes to the timeline for remitting payment. Bring your questions to the webinar or ask in advance by emailing…

(Le français suit) Vietnam’s authorities (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)) has clarified for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that salted and frozen pacific herring roe (HS code 030520) is eligible to be exported to Vietnam immediately. A Certificate of Origin and…

(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…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data Family Day – February 20, 2023 for certain provinces, as listed in the Holiday Table for 2023, under the Outages tab. For the purposes of calculating the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: February 18, 2023 from 8 am to 5 pm (ET) Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated…

CBSA announced yesterday that they will be accepting the submission of paper commercial documents via the e-longroom process at the port of St. John’s, NL. In person service remains available. Elongroom CBSA St Johns Client Memo Feb 2023

Chapter 07 was published to: i) remove the miscellaneous codes “Without soil / container weighing more than 50 kg “, “Without soil / container weighing less than 50 kg”, “With soil / container weighing more than 50 kg” and “With soil / container weighing less than 50 kg” from the following HS codes…

(Le français suit) Canada and Mexico have signed an organic equivalency arrangement to support market access of organic products The organic equivalency arrangement comes into effect on February 15, 2023. Organic products certified to the Mexican Organic Standard and imported to Canada cannot be re…

New billing cycles and an alignment of payment due dates will be introduced in CARM Release 2. Join us on February 22nd as the CBSA walks us through the CARM billing functionality and changes to the timeline for remitting payment. Bring your questions to the webinar or ask in advance by emailing…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 4 on February 15, 2023: Customs Tariff, 2022-1 — Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff Manufacture and Importation of Wheel Weights Containing Lead Regulations — Prohibition of the Canadian Environmental…

Chapter 02 was published to: i) modify the import conditions and remove a registration type for the following HS codes with the release recommendation “Refer to CFIA-NISC” and the end uses “In transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” originating from all countries except the United States. 02.01…