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July 24: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

July 24, 2020
Key Issue Starting July 30th, all Ports of Entry (POE) (all modes) will began collecting personal contact information from exempt travellers to the allow the person to be contacted during the 14-day confinement period that begins on the day on which they enter Canada. This includes the Ambassador…
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SFCR Manufactured Foods Sector

July 24, 2020
CFIA have confirmed that all items on this list, included in the CSCB’s July 15 message, are food items in the Manufactured Foods Sector. Although the sector name is misleading, this sector includes all foods that were not ( Correction issued July 27) previously considered “non-registered” before…

CN20-26, Fee Increase - Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) Program

July 24, 2020
Ottawa, July 23, 2020 1. The Canada Border Services Agency has been notified by Transport Canada, Registrar of Imported Vehicles that certain fees are being increased as of August 1, 2020. 2. This notice is to advise importers that vehicles required to be registered with the Registrar of Imported…

Oil Country Tubular Goods 2, Notice of expiry review determination

July 23, 2020
On February 24, 2020, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on April 2, 2015, in Inquiry No. NQ‑2014‑002, concerning the dumping of certain oil country tubular goods…

Important information for importers using CFIA’s Automated Import Reference System/Informations importantes pour les importateurs utilisant le Système automatisé de référence à l'importation de l'ACIA

July 23, 2020
This is an important message to help food importers of manufactured foods use the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) when they are prompted to select an end use for their imported commodity. On July 15, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) began updating AIRS’ harmonized system (HS)…
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IID and Boats

July 23, 2020
CBSA has advised that the Hull Identification Number (HIN) for boats is not to be entered in the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) field in the IID. If the HIN is entered, it will result in a reject. ECCC (Environment and Climate Change Canada) does not require this information and this field…
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CFIA - Goods Not Ordered

July 23, 2020
In response to a CSCB question, CFIA has advised that regulated goods that are not ordered or solicited must covered by an SFCR license. For example, a shipper of fresh produce sends a jar of olives with the produce. However, the importer has an SFCR licence for produce but not processed fruit and…

Updated LPCO (Licenses, Permits, Certificates, Other) Spreadsheet

July 22, 2020
CBSA has provided an updated spreadsheet that includes information on which LPCOs (Licenses, Permits, Certificates, Other) must be submitted with an IID, according to PGA (Participating Government Agency). The updates include a change to the identification numbers for Ozone Allowances and Permits…

CFIA-AIRS Updates July 22nd, 2020 / Mises à jour ACIA-SARI le 22 juillet 2020

July 22, 2020
A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Food Service” and “Retail use” originating from Australia. 03.07.81.3469.30 - Haliotis laevigata - TSN 69493 - Greenlip abalone (live or non-ready-to-eat…

July 21: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

July 22, 2020
Key Issue On July 20th, CBSA officers at all land Ports of Entry (POE) with the exception of Ambassador Bridge, Cornwall and Bluewater Bridge, started collecting personal contact information from exempt travellers to allow the person to be contacted during the 14-day confinement period that begins…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

July 21, 2020
The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette between April and July 2020. Export Control List — Order Amending the Export and Import Permits Act SOR/2020-48 16/03/20 Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States as the Day on Which that Act…

EDI Release Requests Received, June 2020

July 21, 2020
The EDI release requests received report for June 2020 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 98.40. The following indicates the IID transactions:

CADEX ECCRD Update

July 21, 2020
CBSA has advised that the CADEX ECCRD will be updated to change the LVS threshold from $2500 to the new LVS threshold of $3300. These changes took effect on 1 July 2020.

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

July 20, 2020
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette between April and July 2020. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2019-028 Notice No. HA-2020-002 Reviews (E-Registry pilot project) Hot-rolled carbon steel plate Oil country tubular goods Commencement of preliminary…