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CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, June 17

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, from 6 am to 6:30 am (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available during this time. Electronic Data…

NISC service change during upcoming statutory holiday - July 1st

This message is for all importers and customs brokers who do business with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) National Import Service Centre (NISC). Please be advised during the upcoming statutory holiday (July 1st, 2020), the NISC’s service hours will remain from 7:00 AM to 3:00 AM (Eastern…

CFIA-AIRS Updates June 15th 2020

A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end use “Culture” originating from Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and United Kingdom destined to Quebec. 03.01.91.6159.92 - Oncorhynchus mykiss - TSN 161989 - Rainbow…

June 12: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

The CBSA is continuing to work in partnership with Other Government Departments to support Industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, June 12, 2020 COVID-19 Rapport commercial aux intervenants de l’industrie Le 12 juin 2020 L'ASFC continue de travailler…
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Further to ARL Bulletin #s 60 and 61

Earlier today, CBSA issued two ARL Bulletins ( #60 and #61). Unfortunately, these Bulletins do not provide the additional clarity that customs brokers need regarding their June 30th payment, as they do not fully address our concerns arising from situations where importers, including those who are on…

Heavy plate, Statement of Reasons - Initiation of an investigation

Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of heavy plate from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Germany, Malaysia, South Korea and Turkey. Decision Ottawa, June 11, 2020 Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import…

Message from Montreal Long Room – IMPORTANT

CBSA in Montreal have asked that we post the following important message. Please inform your members that they need to have the transaction number on the manifest when they send their inquiries. By not having that number, we need to have agents manually add it for everyone and in return it slows…
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Issue Update – Customs broker liability for payment of duties and taxes

As members prepare their June 30th payment packages, we wanted to summarize for you what we have learned and what we still need confirmed regarding customs broker liability for payment. Brokers are liable for payment of the full amount owing on the June 30th SOA. This covers all B3s filed without a…
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Guide to Surety Bond Indemnity Agreements

The CSCB has received several requests for additional information about Indemnity Agreements as they relate to Surety Bonds. The following information was provided to us by Tracy McLean, Senior Vice President, Global Logistics Insurance, Marine & Surety at NFP Canada and a CSCB Business Partner…

Fourth Free Quiz for 2020!

Due to the unprecedented events of 2020, the CSCB is pleased to be offering an additional free CCS/CTCS designate quiz to support your professional development. In order to accommodate the addition of a fourth free opportunity to obtain points/credits during 2020 we will offering our third quiz one…