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The CBSA CARM team have provided CARM updates in absence of a TCP meeting in September. The most recent onboarding statistics are also provided. If you have any questions please email [email protected]. CARM Trade Chain Partner Working Group – Update TCP Portal Onboarding - Update

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency published the 3rd revision of directive D-10-01: General phytosanitary requirements for fresh pepper and tomato fruit imported from the world on October 19, 2022. The directive outlines general phytosanitary import requirements applied to fresh…

Chapter 12 was published to remove the end use “Livestock feed” from the following HS code. 12.07.50 - Mustard seeds. If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service Centre.

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2022 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 20, 2022 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 1. To prevent the introduction of canine rabies into Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing a ban on all commercial dogs, imported from countries considered high-risk for rabies. This ban comes into effect September 28, 2022 until…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has updated the schedule of the re-investigation of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea. The updated schedule for this re-investigation is now available. Contact us: Telephone: Jordan Harris: 343-573…

Effective December 19 th, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is transitioning all customs brokers to a single national permit and expanding the scope of the national permit authority to allow national permit holders to conduct any type of customs business throughout the customs territory…

A) Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has now closed the record of the normal value review (review) certain carbon steel fasteners (fasteners) originating in or exported from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) by Newfast Co., Ltd. (Newfast). The…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) continues to perform essential upgrades to its three primary inspections lanes at the St. Stephen (Ferry Point Bridge) border crossing in St. Stephen, New Brunswick (NB). As part of this work, travellers are asked to take note of the following service…

On October 3, 2022, Canada amended the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations to list an additional 25 individuals and nine entities in relation to Iran’s gross and systematic violations of human rights and/or Iran’s ongoing grave breach of international peace and security. Listed individuals…

On October 14, 2022, Canada further amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to list an additional 34 individuals and 1 entity. These individuals and entity are agents of Russian propaganda and their family members, and influential individuals spreading disinformation. https://www…

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 October 22, 2022 from 6:00 am to 6:30 am (EDT). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: CFIA…

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 oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and certain seamless casing originating in or exported from…

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has published a Notice of Amendments for their 2023 fees. In summary, the amendments for the auto, cargo and container sectors reflect a 3.4% CPI increase for Berthage and Wharfage rates. Harbour Dues rates reflect an increase of 6.5% and include a new discount…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2022 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 20, 2022 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

Chapter 01 was published to : i) add the end use “Canadian animals returning to Canada” to the following HS code originating from Antarctica, North America, Oceania and United States. 01.06.19.2083.02 - Commercial dogs - less than eight months of age. ii) add the end use “For Breeding purposes, not…

We are excited to announce that registration for the 2022 CSCB National Conference in Ottawa, ON is now open! The conference is being held on Sunday, November 20 - Tuesday, November 22, 20122 at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel. One of the key areas of our conference will be navigating the road to CARM…