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This month a number of new and revised tariff provisions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) will take effect. The changes to the HTSUS are designed to ensure that the HTSUS includes significant updates made by the World Customs Organization (“WCO”) to the International…

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…

Despite transportation disruptions caused by flooding and landslides in British Columbia in November, total exports increased 3.8%, while imports rose 2.4%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus widened from $2.3 billion in October to $3.1 billion in November. Exports of pharmaceutical…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) - Extension period ended This message pertains to imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02. Further to our message dated 2021-11-23…

CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 12 p.m. (Eastern Time) to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) due to monthly maintenance of the servers. Thank you for your patience. Service…

(Le français suit) The European Union (EU) is implementing the European Commission Animal Health Law (AHL). These regulations update their rules for the prevention and control of animal diseases which are transmissible to animals or to humans. The new requirements apply to all global trading…

The issue is dairy. U.S. says Canada not fairly implementing changes it promised, and could face tariffs Canada has lost its first dispute case under the new North American trade agreement to the United States, with a panel agreeing that Ottawa flouted part of its obligation to open the dairy market…

(Un message français suit) Message to Industry – Changes to Certain EICS Commodity Codes Effective January 1, 2022 The purpose of this message is to inform you of upcoming changes to certain Export and Import Controls System (EICS) commodity codes as a result of World Customs Organization’s (WCO) HS…

A) Chapter 07 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption” and “Further Processing” originating from the United States. 07.05.19.3028.10 - Romaine lettuce 07.05.19.3028.11 - Romaine…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce that amendments to the Harmonized System HS Code structure, implemented by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), were successfully executed to the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. On January 1, 2022, there will be updates to the Harmonized System (HS) code structure as a result of recent changes announced by the World Customs Organization. HS codes are used at the CFIA as part of the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) and are…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for New Year’s Day Due to the New Year’s holiday, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted Saturday January 1, 2022 to Tuesday January 4, 2022 will appear on the Daily…

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…

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 Saturday, January 1st, 2022 from 12am to 3am (EDT). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period…

Canada's border agency is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID-19. The Canada Border Services Agency said the affected offices are in Bathurst, N.B., and Charlottetown. CBSA spokesperson Judith Gadbois-St-Cyr said service at the offices is being suspended…