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CSCB submission on surtax/countermeasures

The CSCB has submitted comments on the imposition by Canada of countermeasures in response to United States tariffs on aluminum products. There are three areas in which we have made recommendations: Application of surtax in the context of de minimis thresholds: Shipments falling under de minimis…

CSCB site is back online!

The CSCB website is now back online. The outage lasted a bit longer than we had anticipated due to unexpected technical issues but we are back! You may also be seeing the emails coming from "Info" now. We hope to get back to our "CSCB National Office" for everyone as soon as possible. We apologize…

CSCB Website Outage on September 2, 2020

Please note that the CSCB website will not be available tomorrow, September 2nd, for maintenance. This means you will not receive any emails from the CSCB, including the Daily Articles email. If you're currently enrolled in one of our courses and wish to access the course materials, please download…

CFIA-AIRS Updates September 1st, 2020

Chapter 21 was published to add a registration type to the following HS codes with the end use “Human Consumption” originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 21.03.90.5665.01 Canned/hermetically sealed. 21.03.90.5665.02 Other processed. 21.03.90.5665.99 Other. 21.03.90.7279.02 Salad…

Wheat Gluten - Statement of Reasons

Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of certain wheat gluten originating in or exported from Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Lithuania. Decision Ottawa, August 28, 2020 Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border…

August 28: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

Key Issue The Canada Border Services Agency wishes to thank our industry partners for their effort and support in keeping essential people and goods moving. COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, August 28, 2020 COVID-19 Rapport commercial aux intervenants de l’industrie Le 28 août…

D10-14-51, Tariff Classification Policy: Tariff Item 9948.00.00

This memorandum outlines the Canada Border Services Agency’s policy as it relates to the tariff classification of articles under tariff item 9948.00.00 of the Customs Tariff. In brief This memorandum is updated to reflect legislative changes to tariff item 9948.00.00 of the Customs Tariff. D10-14-51…

Business Barometer: Small business outlook points to sluggish recovery

The 12-month small business outlook dipped 2 index points to 59.2 in August on the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer®. The three-month outlook remains significantly lower at 40.9 index points. “What ‘good performance’ means has changed for small business owners…

CBSA Message: TCC20-108 EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Outages

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2020-08-27 / 05:00 ET 2020-08-27 / 06:00 ET 2020-08-28 / 05:00 ET 2020-08-28/ 06:00 ET 2020-08-27 / 05:30 ET 2020-08-27 / 07:00 ET 2020-08-28 / 05:30 ET 2020-08-28 / 07:00 ET All clients and service providers who…

CFIA-AIRS Updates August 27th 2020

A) Chapter 02 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from the United States. 02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No. 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen. 02…
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CFIA Proposed Initiative

During a recent call with CFIA, the CSCB learned of a proposed CFIA initiative. CFIA is creating a tool where one can enter a transaction number to determine the status of a shipment with CFIA. Anyone with the transaction number could use the tool, similar to how the ASISST tool works today. CFIA is…

Requirements for Breeding Cattle Imported from the United States to Canada

Please be advised that the Requirements for Breeding Cattle Imported from the United States to Canada has been updated. Requirement for IGRA test for rodeo or roping type cattle Rest stops Clarification on the eligibility to import following a non-negative result to an approved test If you have any…

CBSA Message: TCC20-107 - Updates to the Single Window IID ECCRD, Version 4.0

The purpose of this notice is to advise the trading community of changes to the IID. Effective immediately, the following changes have been made in the production environment: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Off-road Small Spark-ignition (Gasoline) Engines Program ECCC’s Off-Road Small Spark…

NISC service change during upcoming statutory holiday – September 7th

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 (September 7, 2020), the NISC will be open 7:00 AM EST to 3:00 AM but its…