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(Le français suit) Effective January 15, 2022, exporters of commercial food of animal origin and animal commodities destined for the European Union (EU) where certification is required under the new EU Animal Health Law (AHL) will be required to use updated export certificates. These updated…

A) Chapter 10 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing” and “Livestock feed” originating from Belgium. 10.05.90.0040 - Grain corn (dried) - Organic 10.05.90.0043 - Maize opaque 2…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. LVS Releases for December 2021 Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. All Low Value Shipment (LVS) releases for the period of December 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 should be consolidated and must be transmitted…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. COVID‑19 corner Ongoing pandemic support To help your business get through the current wave of the pandemic, ongoing Government of Canada COVID‑19 support and resources are available. COVID‑19 benefits and services Benefits for businesses facing hardships…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Scheduled Outages and Holiday Table The dates of these outages are based on the information available at the time of publication and are subject to change. The holiday table will have an impact on the DN schedule. Details of the…

The Government of Canada has issued the following public health news release regarding the new vaccine requirements for truckers entering Canada, effective January 15, 2022: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/01/requirements-for-tr……

Trading partners around the world have made no secret of their displeasure with Ottawa's high tariffs on dairy imports More countries are likely to pick fights with Canada over its protectionist dairy policies following a loss to the United States in a dispute over cheese imports, international…

Unvaccinated Canadian truckers re-entering Canada from the United States must get tested for COVID-19 and quarantine themselves starting Jan. 15, the Canadian government said on Thursday, a day after the Canadian border agency dropped the rule. Some 10% to 20%, or between 12,000-22,000 Canadian…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated…

China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada's detection in December of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a spokesperson for Canada's agriculture department said on Monday. The moves follow an import suspension by South Korea last month…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI, the eManifest Portal and CERS Portal. Please note that for maintenance purposes, all EDI applications, eManifest Portal and CERS Portal may be unavailable on Friday…

A) 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 uses “Breeding”, “Canadian animals returning to Canada”, “Display in a zoo”, “Feeding for slaughter”, “Immediate slaughter”, “Other end uses”,…

Canadian big-riggers exempt from impending quarantine rule, border agency says The federal government is backing down from its vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers three days before it was set to take effect. Ottawa announced in mid-November that truck drivers crossing into Canada would need to be…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. Please note that for maintenance purposes, clients may experience delays in processing inbound data on Thursday, January 13, 2022 between 04:00 to 06:00 (ET). As…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) team is continuing monthly webinars. These webinars will continue to focus on the steps for CARM Client Portal Onboarding. Registration is required for these webinars. Please register using the link that…

CBSA has released the January 2022 Trade Compliance Verification priorities. There are currently no verification priorities under Origin Tariff verification priorities are: Spent fowl - Harmonized System Number(s): Headings 02.07, 16.01 and 16.02 LED lamps - Harmonized System Number(s): Heading 85…

The Surety Association of Canada is hosting an upcoming webinar: An Introduction to Obtaining Release Prior to Payment Bonds. This webinar session will be held on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST). We are still awaiting critical information on Release Prior To Payment…

CN has published the following information regarding cross border sealing and seal number requirements. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requires that all loaded shipments crossing the border in either direction are affixed with high security seals, and that the seal numbers are transmitted on…

Maersk has provided a global service update on service levels currently being experienced. Our thanks to the member who shared this information with us. 2021 proved a challenging year for global supply chains, seeing significant disruption and bottlenecks around the world. We saw pockets of…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated…