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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…

Notice received: Tuesday 2020-12-09 10:08 AM ET Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) website inspection.gc.ca issues have now been restored. Thank you for your cooperation. Veuillez prendre note que la panne du site web de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments…

Key Issue The Government of Canada proposes to temporarily relieve supplies of certain face masks and face shields from the Goods and Services Tax / Harmonized Sales Tax. COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, December 8, 2020 COVID-19 Rapport commercial aux intervenants de l’industrie…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The final Designate Quiz of 2020 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, December 10, 2020 to submit your responses to the CSCB. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of…

Notice received: Tuesday 2020-12-08 12:26 PM ET Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) website inspection.gc.ca is experiencing intermittent technical issues. We are working to resolve this problem and will update this message as soon as more information is available. If…

The CSCB 2020 National Conference starts tomorrow! Do not miss out on this event! This year’s virtual event will take place from December 9 to 11 and will feature three afternoons of sessions hosted through an online conferencing platform. All sessions will take place from 1-5pm EST. Here’s what you…

This message is for all importers and customs brokers who do business with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC). Please be advised that during the upcoming statutory holiday Dec 25th , 26th 2020 and January 1st 2021: The NISC will be open 7:00 AM EST to…

Please be advised that Annex B Health Certificate to Export Pork Meat, Meat Products and Offal from Canada to Brazil has been updated and is effective immediately. There will be a transition period of 60 days starting November 24, 2020, during which the old version of Annex B will be accepted by…