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Safe Food for Canadians License Validation

CFIA has advised the Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) Validation Report for January 2021 indicates that the four commodity areas with the lowest compliance rates continue to be honey, maple, dairy, and processed fruits and vegetables. CFIA continues to emphasize that Safe Food for Canadians licence…

Basel Convention plastic waste amendments

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) would like to inform you of controls and permit requirements that now apply to exports of plastic waste from Canada to most parts of the world, further to additional requirements under existing Canadian regulations. Effective January 1, 2021, a series of…

CFIA-AIRS Updates February 8th, 2021

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes. 01.06.19.2071 - Wild canidae and other dog-like species. 01.06.19.2075 - Felidae (Wild). 01.06.19.2078.01 - Polar bears. 01.06.19.2078.02 - Brown bears. 01.06.19.2078.03 - Grizzly bears. 01.06.19.2078.04 - Kodiac…

Canada Gazette Part I

The following was published in the Part I Canada Gazette on February 6, 2021. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Determination Concrete reinforcing bar

Certain concrete reinforcing bar - Notice of preliminary determination

On February 4, 2021, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made a preliminary determination of dumping respecting certain concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. The…

Canadian international merchandise trade, December 2020

In December, Canada's merchandise exports rose 1.5%, with energy product exports posting the largest increase. Imports fell 2.3%, mainly because of lower imports of consumer goods. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $3.6 billion in November to $1.7 billion…

CBSA Message: TCC21-010 – SWI IID - Document Image Functionality (DIF) Issue for CFIA Regulated Goods / Problème de DII de l’IGU - Fonctionnalité d’imagerie documentaire (FID) pour les marchandises régulées par l’ACIA

Notice received: Friday 2021-02-05 Please be advised that the CBSA is continuing to investigate the system problem reported below. Start Date / Time: 2021-01-06 / 08:00 ET An issue has been discovered in CBSA’s Single Window application which impacts CFIA regulated IIDs with document image…
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CFIA and Fax Usage

At a recent meeting with CFIA, CFIA indicated that their preferred methods of communication for the purpose of having goods released are IID, email, and fax, in that order. In order to determine how often fax must be used, and the reason why, they have asked CSCB members to provide feedback. Members…
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United Kingdom Trade Continuity Remission Order – Clarification 2

We have asked the CBSA what will be accepted as “documentation” in claiming the UK Remission Order, for release purposes and to support any refund claims that may occur. CBSA: Should the importer choose to apply the Remission Order, the CBSA does not require an Origin Declaration as it is not a…
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CSCB Launches CARM Webinar Series

The CSCB is launching a CARM webinar series next Wednesday, February 10, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST. This first session will be an online forum for CSCB members only and is free of charge. Its purpose is to listen to you – what are your questions, concerns and issues of interest and importance relating…

Veterinary Biologics Memoranda

These veterinary biologics memoranda have been posted on the CFIA website: Memorandum 2021-01: Re-issuance of all Annual Import Permits, with validity period extended to June 30, 2021 Memorandum 2021-02: Renewal period for Veterinary Biologics Establishment Licences and Product Licences held by…

Launch of the Food Labelling Coordination Policy Consultation

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have launched a 60-day online consultation to gather input on the Draft Joint Policy Statement on Food Labelling Coordination. The policy aims to provide the food industry with greater predictability and coordination for food labelling changes…

CBSA Message: TCC21-019 - Expired HS Code reject error

This bulletin follows up on Customs Notice 21-01 entitled “Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff”. Please be advised that due to a system error some of the related HS codes were expired prematurely and clients would have received a reject this morning. The issue has now…
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BCCC Improving Predictability and Transparency Working Group Meeting

At the recent meeting of the Improving Predictability and Transparency Working Group, members were asked for comments about the current Advance Rulings process, its outputs and its outcomes. If you have any suggestions for improvement, questions or concerns regarding Advance Rulings, please send…
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Tariff Items Deleted in Error

The CSCB was made aware that some tariff items scheduled to be deleted on February 4 were inadvertently deleted today. This was brought to CBSA’s attention and CBSA has advised that these items will be reinstated immediately.