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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), respecting certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet (COR) from China, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan…

Return of Shipments Due to Contamination You may need to reduce contamination of your shipments in order to comply with the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (XBR) and to avoid the return of shipments. Sources of contamination or reasons for…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please be advised that effective November 1, 2022, the Single Window IID version code 4.01 has been decommissioned. As a result of this change, IID version code 4.02 becomes the default IID version code. All IIDs submitted to CBSA must conform to Addendum v2…

On October 28, 2022, Canada further amended the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations to list an additional four individuals and two entities in relation to Iran’s gross and systematic violations of human rights, ongoing grave breach of international peace and security and continued state…

Strong partnerships between customs organizations and businesses enhance the security and integrity of our global supply chain. Today, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the signing of a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the European Union’s (EU) Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) to…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a normal value review to update normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy applicable to certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and certain seamless casing (SC) exported to Canada from China by Dalipal Pipe Company. The review…

On October 28, 2022, Canada further amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to add 35 individuals who are senior executives of energy entities already under sanction and 6 entities involved in the energy sector. https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations…

A) Chapter 02 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use "Travellers & Personal use and not for sale or distribution" originating from the United States. 02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No. 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen 02.08…

Erin O’Gorman, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, will be joining attendees at the CSCB Annual Conference on November 22. Remember, this conference is being held in person and the theme is “Stronger Together”, and that applies to our colleagues in government as well as in our own…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable for the following dates and times due to monthly maintenance of the servers: Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 9 a.m. (Eastern Time) to 12 p.m. (noon) ET…

A) Chapter 02 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes originating from Norway. 02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No. 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen. 02.08.90.5242 - Emu. 02.08.90.5243 - Ostrich…

Canada's small business confidence took a nose-dive over the short and long-term in October. CFIB’s Business Barometer® short-term index, based on 3-month forward expectations for business performance, dropped another three points to 46.4. The long-term optimism index, which is based on a 12-month…

CARM Client Support (CCS) Technical Issues Resolved Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, were experiencing technical difficulties related to accessing the Statement of Account (SOA), and the Manage Employee tab. The issue has been identified and resolved. We…

Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from Norway. 01.06.32 Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Due to unforeseen circumstances, please be advised that the implementation of our new telephone system has been cancelled. TCCU will continue to use their existing telephone system. Clients can now contact the TCCU helpdesk by phone at 1-888-957-7224 or by…