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Notice received: Thursday 2021-11-04 12:03 PM ET Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) phone lines have now been restored. Phone lines are now available. If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI, CERS, eManifest. In order to complete the time change from Eastern Daylight Time to Standard Time, all EDI applications will be unavailable for 2 hours on 2021-11-07 from 1…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) Please note that for maintenance purposes, we may experience delays in processing IIDs and sharing…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that the guidance Preventive controls for eggs and processed egg products has been updated to include guidance on incoming eggs. Ceci est pour vous aviser que les lignes directrices Contrôles préventifs pour les œufs et les produits d'œufs transformés ont étés…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All clients who transmit trade data using the CARM Client, CERS, eManifest and Trusted Trader Portals. The security of our online services is important to us. In the upcoming weeks, the CBSA will be implementing an extra layer of security to…

A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation to “Approved” and remove the miscellaneous codes “Consignment requires certification”, “Consignment destined to an approved facility by the Office of Biohazard Containment and Safety” and “Consignment destined to a CFIA approved…

The following message was received from the CBSA’s BCCC Secretariat. Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The security of our online services is important to us. In the upcoming weeks, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be implementing multi-factor authentication. This extra layer of…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2021 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, November 4, 2021 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. For your convenience, please consult the following tip below concerning our call back option: Clients are offered the option to press 1 to leave a message, after waiting 45 seconds to speak with an officer. Messages are processed in the order in which calls…

Chapter 23 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from the Continental United States. 23.08.00.6321.01 - Carrot root, fresh ground 23.08.00.6321.02 - Jerusalem Artichoke residues 23.08.00.6321.03 - Processed Cassava Root…

UPDATE - EDI Offices 24/7 Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest and CERS Portal. Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices. Please share this information with all of your teams (day, after…

Notice received: Tuesday 2021-11-02 5:11 PM ET Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) phone lines are down. We are working to resolve this problem and will update this message as soon as more information is available. If you…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: EDI820 Payment Processing Error - Accented Characters Allocation of EDI820 payments is currently delayed due to an identified processing issue. This issue involves certain financial institutions. Temporary processing delays are expected until a resolution is found and…

A) Chapter 09 was published to add the end use “Show or exhibition” to the following HS codes: 09.10.11.0001 - Ginger, whole 09.10.30.7100.03 - Tumeric (fresh or chilled) (Curcuma longa) 09.10.30.7200.03 - Tumeric (fresh or chilled) (Curcuma longa) - Organic 09.10.99.7338.04 - Thyme (Fresh or…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The third Designate Quiz of 2021 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, November 4, 2021 to submit your responses. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS…

U.S. bill seeks return of country-of-origin rules once repealed under threat of Canadian trade sanctions A group of U.S. senators is aiming to bring back mandatory country-of-origin labelling rules for beef, six years after being repealed under the threat of $1-billion in trade sanctions from Canada…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system. Please note that due to a technical issue, some of the exchange rates sent on October 12 , 2021 with an effective date of…

A) Chapter 08 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution”. NO VERSION CHANGE. 08.11.10.2000 - Strawberries (frozen). 08.11.20 - Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black…