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CN 20-19, Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19) - Feedback Requested (3)

The CSCB has asked CBSA additional follow up questions on Customs Notice 20-19, Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19). Question 1. Paragraph 4 b states “no other claim for relief of the customs duties has been granted under the Customs Tariff in respect of the good”. Does this mean that if an…
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Email Process at Port 809

Port 809 has provided additional information regarding email submission of commercial documents, as well as a PDF fillable Entry Status Request document.
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Acceptable Signatures on CBSA Documents

At the request of the CSCB, CBSA has clarified acceptable signatures for any CBSA document requiring a signature. In their response CBSA have quoted paragraph 44 of D17-1-1, which states: Any CBSA document that requires signature is acceptable only if it is: (a) an original ink signature; (b) an…

CUSMA/USMCA Information

CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) have announced a United States-Mexico-Canada Center to coordinate the implementation of USMCA. The announcement indicates that this center is in collaboration with Canadian and Mexican authorities and the CSCB followed up with CBSA for additional information…
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

After four very successful consecutive weekly Member Forums, we will be providing you with information this week in a Notes from National audio format. The next Forum will be held on May 22 . One of the reasons for this is we don’t have a decision yet from the Department of Finance/CBSA on the…

May 11: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders

Key Issues Avoiding Health Canada Rejects for Personal Protective Equipment Imports To avoid unnecessary rejects on importations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), brokers and importers must submit the Intended End Use Code and Canadian Product Category Code. To ensure the quality of PPE being…

Canadian dollar slides as risk of second infection wave weighs

The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Monday [May 11] as the potential for a second wave of coronavirus infections worried investors, with the loonie retreating from an earlier 11-day high. The Canadian dollar was trading 0.6 per cent lower at 1.4008 to the greenback, or 71.39…
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Delivery of Documents to CBSA Offices

The CSCB would like to know if members are experiencing any difficulty in delivering documents by courier, post, or another “by-hand” method to any CBSA office, especially the Hamilton or Toronto Front Street office. There is no need to respond if you are not experiencing difficulties. Those that…

Email Process at Port 504

Port 504 has provided additional information regarding email submission of commercial documents.
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Avoiding Unnecessary Rejects on PPE Importations

Border Services Officers have been instructed to reject any entry with a missing (blank) Intended End Use Code and/or Canadian Product Category Code field. For example, a Class 1 Medical Device requires the data below to be submitted to the CBSA (note: this is just one example and will not apply to…
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IID and Health Canada

CBSA has advised that some brokers and importers are not submitting all required data elements for Health Canada transactions. As a result, Border Services Officers who are processing an entry that includes Health Canada (HC) regulated goods, have been instructed to reject any entry with a missing…
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GST Letters - Signature

CBSA has responded to the CSCB’s request for clarification regarding acceptable signatures on GST letters. They have advised the following, part of which is found in D17-1-1: As you know the GST letter is an agreement between an importer and the broker. These letters are presented upon request to…

Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED)

The Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) program will be decommissioned on September 30, 2020. The CAED non-technical support helpdesk will cease operations on July 17, 2020.

May 8: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders

Key Issues Alternatives to Paper Processing The CBSA continues to expand the use of email and electronic stamping, in lieu of paper submissions of commercial documentation. Clients need to obtain confirmation from the local office prior to sending documents by email. An updated list of ports and…