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La version française suit We are pleased to distribute the fourth edition of the CARM Quarterly, a newsletter for the trade community. To facilitate a smooth transition to CARM Release 1 on May 25, the CBSA will launch a number of support materials. Read more in this edition of the CARM Quarterly…

The countdown to CARM Release 1 is on! As of this Tuesday, May 25th, the CARM Client Portal will be open for business! This does not mean that you need to register on the portal on Day 1, but it will indeed be open and ready when you are all set to register! The CBSA has recommended that customs…

The EDI release requests received report for June 2021 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.38. The following indicates the IID transactions:

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to update the current guidance for Part V of the Seeds Regulations to help plant breeders and other stakeholders better understand the regulations and requirements that are relevant to them. These clarifications have been…

Clients Affected: All clients and services providers who use EDI, the eManifest Portal and the CERS Portal to transmit their data. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, May 24, 2021 for the Victoria Day holiday. TCCU production support will be operating on an…

Clients Affected: All clients and services providers who use EDI, the eManifest Portal and the CERS Portal to transmit their data. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, May 24, 2021 for the Victoria Day holiday. TCCU production support will be operating on an…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 1. This Customs Notice is to advise that, given the unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, the requirements for requesting a 30-day extension to the 90-day period to submit certain corrections to a declaration of origin, tariff classification…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. CBSA CARM Finance Support (CFS) ARL-2021-05-20 – May Payment Due Date – June 1 2021 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 ensure to pay the total amount on your…

Following is a correction to a notice originally published on May 18, 2021. CORRECTION: Please note that "écorcé" was replaced by "exempt d'écorce" in the third paragraph of the French version. CORRECTION : Veuillez noter que « écorcé » était remplacé par « exempt d'écorce » dans le troisième…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. 1. This notice provides new information regarding the end date of the zero-rated penalty period under the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) for electronic house bills that began on January 4, 2021. This transitionary period will end July 4th, 2021…

Chapter 01 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection” for the following HS code for the end uses “In special "training status"” and “Scientific use (Research)” originating from Ukraine. 01.06.19.2083.02 - Commercial dogs -…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. In brief 1. This memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D Memoranda series to reflect the implementation of the following trade agreements: Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA) Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) Canada-European Union…

(Un message français suit) EICS/EXCOL Bulletin – Statutory holiday for the Federal Government of Canada. Monday, May 24, 2021 is a statutory holiday. Our offices will be closed during this time. Both EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Bulletin SCEI/CEED – Jour férié pour…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), would like to advise stakeholders that on June 4, 2021 the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations will be repealed and replaced with the…

In addition to our own rich educational courses, the CSCB has a long history of providing support to students connected to the CSCB family with the CSCB scholarship program. During the past year, students have experienced different educational pathways which often created challenges and…

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…

A) Chapter 07 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Approved” and “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing” and “Human consumption” and with the Miscellaneous codes “Without soil / container weighing more than 50 kg”…

Today is our seventh webinar in our CARM webinar series. In this session we will give an overview of the Commercial Accounting Declaration including the original CAD and adjustments and corrections. We will talk about C Type entries as well as the new billing cycles that will come into effect in…