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Le texte français suit le texte anglais. On June 2, 2021, pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has made a final determination of dumping regarding certain concrete reinforcing bar from Oman and Russia. As of February 4…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. TARGET AUDIENCE: All importers, brokers, service providers, and internal services. Transactions on the DN issued 2021-05-25 will have summary line item for the accounting date of 2021-05-24 on the May SOA. These relate to B3 declarations submitted to CBSA on…

From March 12 to April 27 2021, Global Affairs Canada conducted public consultations on priorities for both sets of possible negotiations – negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement with the U.K. and the U.K.'s accession to the CPTPP. Public consultations included a Canada Gazette notice…

Canada won't be rushed into reopening its border with the United States to non-essential travel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as new COVID-19 case counts continued to drop in much of the country. Calls for a reopening plan have started to intensify as vaccine coverage has increased on…

The CSCB, in collaboration with CIFFA, will be hosting an eManifest webinar on June 2nd at 1:00 p.m. ET to answer the questions you have on eManifest and the implications when the wrong information is provided on advice notes. Are you experiencing issues such as the use of a 9000 primary code on the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. This memorandum provides information concerning the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) National Customs Ruling (NCR) program. In brief 1. This memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D Memoranda series to reflect the implementation of the…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC) will be undergoing an email maintenance starting on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 2100h (9:00pm) and will continue until the NISC reopens for business on June 3, 2021 at 0700h (7:00am). During this…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, including abuses against many Indonesian workers. The CBP said it will immediately detain tuna, swordfish and other products…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hopeful that Canada and the U.K. can conclude a permanent deal on how much British cheese can enter Canada, just one part of a comprehensive free-trade deal set to be negotiated this fall. Reluctance to "allow too much British cheese to tempt the palates of…

The following was published in the Canada Gazette Part I on May 29, 2021: Canadian International Trade Tribunal Expiry of order (E-registry Service pilot project): Flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip

On May 5, the federal government imposed tariffs of up to 295 per cent on imported upholstered furniture from Vietnam and China. With three furniture stores across Vancouver Island, Dodd says the impact on his business, which employs roughly 80 people, was almost immediate. He recalls a customer who…

As a reminder, the payment due date for the May Statement of Account (SOA) has been deferred to Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 16:00 Eastern Time (ET). Please refer to our earlier article for further details: ARL-2021-05-20 – May Payment Due Date – June 1 2021 / GLCC-2021-05-20 – Dates d’échéance du…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Please be advised that effective immediately, all exports and re-exports of boxwood (Buxus spp.), Euonymus (Euonymus spp.) and holly (Ilex spp.) plants for planting are prohibited entry into the United States from Canada. This includes all propagative plant…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a normal value review (review) to update the normal values, export prices and amount of subsidy applicable to certain aluminum extrusions exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) by…

In the annals of North American trade disputes, the fight over mandatory country-of-origin labelling on beef and pork probably deserves its own chapter. When the U.S. wielded the rules early in the last decade, it cost Canadian producers dearly and was blamed for sharp declines in livestock exports…

The CSCB, in collaboration with CIFFA, will be hosting an eManifest webinar on June 2nd at 1:00 p.m. ET to answer the questions you have on eManifest and the implications when the wrong information is provided on advice notes. Are you experiencing issues such as the use of a 9000 primary code on the…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. This memorandum was revised to eliminate the facsimile information and add a new telephone contact for the Trade Triage Unit. Appendix B was updated to reflect the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Release 1. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca…