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The CCS online course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners. Available in either English or French, the CCS course covers the entire CCS curriculum, including web-based tests and supplementary reference materials. Students can study wherever there is an Internet…

BACKGROUND On October 27, 2020 the President issued a Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, reinstating Canada’s exclusion from additional 10 percent duties under Section 232 on certain non-alloyed unwrought aluminum articles. This Proclamation amends…

CORRECTION - Please note, the link for the the Self-Serve Credit Card Payment Processing tool provided in yesterday's message was incorrect. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making it easier for you to do business online by encouraging plant-related service requests to be submitted by…

Notice received: Wednesday 2020-10-28 5:53 PM ET Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) 1-800-835-4486 is down. We are working to resolve this problem and will update this message as soon as more information is available. If you require assistance please contact the…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making it easier for you to do business online by encouraging plant-related service requests to be submitted by email (contact a local CFIA office the appropriate email address) or through My CFIA, the Agency's online portal. Please see below what method…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers using IID 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…

Warehouse Arrival Certification Message (WACM) became mandatory on May 6, 2015, under an amendment to the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations. Warehouse operators/owners who receive unreleased goods into their sufferance warehouses must transmit WACM. Warehouse operators must be registered…

The deadline to submit the third Designate Quiz is 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 29, 2020. Due to the unprecedented events of 2020, the CSCB is pleased to be offering an additional free CCS/CTCS designate quiz to support your professional development. Available Submission Deadline Quiz 3 October 8…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers using IID 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…

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 23, 2020, from the Director General of the Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), stating that preliminary determinations had been made…

The latest edition of the World Customs Organization's News magazine, which focuses on customs valuation, is now available: October 2020 - Customs Valuation: history, challenges and opportunities

Concerning the preliminary determination with respect to the dumping of heavy plate from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Germany, Turkey and regarding the termination of the investigation with respect to the dumping of heavy plate from Malaysia…

For your information, please be advised that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing concerning certain decorative and other non-structural plywood from China. The 23 October 2020 Notice is available in its entirety on the CBSA…

Chapter 01 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary…

Key Issue Canada is extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until November 21st, 2020. COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, October 23, 2020 COVID-19 Rapport commercial aux intervenants de l’industrie Le 23 octobre 2020 Question clé Le Canada prolonge les…

This message pertains to imports of certain carbon and specialty steel products, referred to in items 80 and 81 of the Import Control List (ICL), that are subject to the steel import monitoring program administered by Global Affairs Canada. The purpose of this message is to inform importers that a…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2020-10-25 / 03:00 ET 2020-10-25 / 08:00 ET 2020-10-24 / 04:00 ET 2020-10-25 / 07:00 ET 2020-10-25 / 03:30 ET 2020-10-25 / 09:00 ET 2020-10-24 / 18:00 ET 2020-10-25 / 18:00 ET All clients and service providers who…