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This memorandum has been updated to remove references to the legacy OGD release service options (SO463 and SO471), which were decommissioned on August 17, 2020. This memorandum is available in its entirety on the CBSA website.

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that different format files for the January 1, 2021 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (Tariff) are now available on the Customs Tariff page of the CBSA website. 2. The 2021 Tariff reflects Statistics Canada changes to units of measures of…

1. The purpose of this Customs Notice is to provide importers and carriers with guidance on importing COVID-19 drugs, including vaccines, covered under Health Canada’s Interim Order Respecting the Importation, Sale and Advertising of Drugs for Use in Relation to COVID-19. 2. Importers of drugs…

The CFIA is currently reviewing and updating import requirements for milk and milk products. During a review of imports in 2019-2020 it was noted that a significant volume of whey products, such as dried whey solubles and liquid whey permeate, were imported from the United States using the end use…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reduced the frequency of inspection of imported meat shipments from Australia and New Zealand. As of November 4, 2020, importers and brokers of meat and meat products from Australia and New Zealand can use the CFIA Automated Shipment Inspection Status…

Key Issue Importers are reminded that a request for a waiver of late accounting penalties can be sent at any time by following the established process on the CBSA website: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/recourse-recours/howto-commentfaire-11-eng… COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders…

At its 137 th Session, the Customs Co-operation Council unanimously adopted a Resolution on the Role of Customs in Facilitating the Cross-Border Movement of Situationally Critical Medicines and Vaccines. The Resolution marks an important milestone in the efforts of the global Customs community to…

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 Commodities Data Element Matching…

CBSA Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) Use the ARL support Contact Us form first! ARL introduced the new Contact Us form ( Bulletin #46 2019-11-16) in November 2019. Since its implementation, there has been significant usage for the submission of requests, which enables us to respond faster to your…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making improvements to the intake method for clients who submit import declarations to the National Import Service Centre (NISC) via fax (i.e. paper declarations). As of December 14th, 2020, clients…

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that different format files for the January 1, 2021 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (Tariff) are now available on the Customs Tariff page of the CBSA website. 2. The 2021 Tariff reflects Statistics Canada changes to units of measures of…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. Further to Customs Notice CN20-35 pertaining to the January 1, 2021 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff , please be advised that the 2021 classification file updates and 2020…

UPDATE -EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Outages eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2020-12-12 / 05:00 ET 2020-12-12 / 06:30 ET 2020-12-13 / 05:00 ET 2020-12-13 / 06:00 ET 2020-12-12 / 06:00 ET 2020-12-12 / 07:30 ET 2020-12-13 / 05:30 ET 2020-12-13 / 07…

Changes to The Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria 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…

December 9, 2020 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Government of Canada has been working hard on a trade agreement between Canada and the United Kingdom that will support good, middle-class jobs in Canada and provide predictability and stability for businesses of all sizes, which is more…

Start Date / Time: 2020-12-10 / 07:30 ET End Date / Time: No estimated time of resolution (ETR) Clients Affected: All clients who submit their trade data using the eManifest and CERS portal. The CBSA eManifest and CERS Portal are currently unavailable. We are working to resolve this problem and will…

Further to the information provided previously about updates to the animal health import requirements for milk and milk products, please find below an updated list of food and beverage commodities that will be affected. The commodities are listed by HS code and OGD extension as they appear in the…

A) Chapter 01 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Breeding”, “Feeding for slaughter”, “Immediate slaughter”, “Other end uses” and “Temporary stay in Canada” originating from Belgium, Denmark…

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 on Sunday, December 13, 2020 from 5:00 a.m. (EST) to 7:00 a.m. (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available for…