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Chapter 13 was published to remove a registration type from the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 13.01.20 - Gum Arabic. 13.01.90.7100 - Lac. 13.01.90.7200.01 - Cellulose gum. 13.01.90.7200.02 - Gellan gum. 13.01.90.7200.04 - Gum benzoin. 13.01.90.7200.05 - Gum tragacanth. 13.01.90.7200.07 -…

As of November 1, 2020, the sub-location code is a mandatory data element on a Warehouse Arrival Certification Message (WACM). Warehouse operators/owners who receive unreleased goods into their sufferance warehouses must transmit a WACM. For shipments that require a WACM to reach the Arrived status…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest Portal. Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices. Please share this information with all of your teams (day, after hours and weekends). Les bureaux EDI…

Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation to “Approved” and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Research & Educational” originating from all countries. 03.01.11.0012.10 - Aborichthys elongatus - TSN 687905 - Loach - Striped Red Tail…

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…

Calling all customs brokers and professionals with an interest in international trade! Do not miss the CSCB’s National Annual Conference. The CSCB is changing things up this year with a virtual conference. Our conference will take place from December 9-11 and feature three afternoons of sessions…

This memorandum has been updated to clarify the Canada Border Services Agency’s administrative policy regarding the classification of parts and accessories in the Customs Tariff (Tariff). D10-0-1, Classification of Parts and Accessories in the Customs Tariff https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications…

A) Chapter 06 was published to: i) modify the import conditions and registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Propagation (growing and sowing)” originating from the United States. 06.02.10.0011.06 - Juniper - Unrooted plants (Juniperus spp.). 06.02.90.0023.03 - Balsam fir…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data Prepared and Distributed by: Global Affairs Canada Please be advised that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on December 21, 2020. Consequently, December 21, 2020 (at 11:59 pm local time)…

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…

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…

Key Issue Canada is extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until December 21st , 2020. COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, November 20, 2020 COVID-19 Rapport commercial aux intervenants de l’industrie Le 20 novembre 2020 Question clé Le Canada prolonge…

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…

Canada and the United Kingdom have reached an interim post-Brexit trade agreement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday. "Now we get to continue to work on a bespoke agreement, a comprehensive agreement, over the coming years that will really…

Start Date / Time: 2020-11-12 End Date / Time: 2020-11-20 The problem reported below has now been resolved. However, if the WACM was submitted prior to 2020-11-20, and prior to a capture of a paper cargo document, please contact the Port of Release and request that an officer manually arrive the…

On November 24, 2020, we will be hosting Designate Day, an interactive event for all CCS and CTCS designates to have some fun while learning. While 2020 has prevented us from meeting in person, we have leveraged technology to recreate an in-person experience as much as possible, knowing that this…

Message from the Minister As Canada’s Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, I am pleased to present the Canada’s State of Trade 2020 report on behalf of the Government of Canada. This report gives Canadians a snapshot of our economic activities in 2019 while…