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CFIA NISC Availability March 28 – March 30, 2020

CFIA have advised that the NISC will be available by email only ( [email protected]) from 3 a.m. EDT Saturday March 28th until 7:00 a.m. EDT Monday, March 30th. Communication by phone will not be available. Members are reminded that the CFIA service standard for release of goods is 4…

Message from CSCB President: GST, HST and Duty Payments Deferred to June

The CSCB has taken the lead in advocating for deferral of duty and tax payments in view of the consequences to business of COVID-19. We did this with the support of a number of other key associations. The Prime Minister has just made an important announcement on GST, HST and duty, which means that…

Certain Carbon Steel Fasteners

CBSA Notice of Expiry Review Determinations On October 28, 2019, 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 order made on January 5, 2015, in Expiry Review number RR‑2014‑001…

Trade is among the casualties in the COVID-19 pandemic

Global trade is being hurt on both the demand and supply sides. Urgent action is required to open freight channels and to resist protectionism. As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, its impact extends far beyond the health implications of a pandemic that has already killed more than 20,000 people in…

CP Storage Policies and Fees

The CSCB has contacted both CN and CP rail, asking if they will be making changes to their storage policies and fees. CP have advised that existing rules regarding pricing and storage remain in place; however, this situation is under review. CN’s response was posted earlier today. The CSCB has also…
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Late Accounting Penalty Waiver Update

CBSA has advised that there has been no change to the requirement to account for goods within 5 business days of the release decision. If there is a late accounting, within the period defined in CN 20-10, the late accounting penalty will be waived. Late transaction payment interest and penalty…

CBSA Message: TCC20-038 - Decommissioning of Legacy OGD Release Service Options (SO463 and SO471) / Mise hors service des anciennes options de service de mainlevée des autres ministères (OS 463 et OS 471)

Further to our message of March 23, 2020, here is another notice of CBSA’s intention to postpone decommissioning of the Legacy OGD release service options. Stay up to date on Border Issue Management under COVID-19. Clients Affected: All importers and brokers Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBSA…

[U.S.] 90-Day Tariff Suspension Sought as Part of COVID-19 Recovery Efforts

[U.S.] Companies are beginning to push for legislation directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend all import tariffs for 90 days as part of broader efforts now underway to aid the U.S. economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic... CBP has discretion to delay import duty payments on a…

New from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program

Five new Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Reports are now available on the Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety website: Children’s Jewellery Regulations Report: the purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify industry’s compliance of children’s jewellery for lead and…

Kirsten Hillman officially named Canadian ambassador to the United States

The CSCB congratulates Ms. Kirsten Hillman on the appointment, and looks forward to working with her on a range of issues. Kirsten Hillman, the woman now serving as Canada's acting ambassador to the United States, has been given the permanent job as the Trudeau government's top person in Washington…

CN Storage Policies and Fees

The CSCB has contacted both CN and CP rail, asking if they will be making changes to their storage policies and fees. CN have advised that they will not be amending their current policies or pricing regarding storage time as they do not have space at their terminals to accommodate storage of…

CFIA-AIRS Updates March 26th 2020

A) Chapter 16 was published to add a registration type to the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” and the miscellaneous codes “fully marked” and “unstamped” originating from the Republic of Korea. 16.01.00.5460.01 - Sausages - canned. 16.01.00.5460.02 - Sausages - pouch. 16.01.00…

Designate Quiz Deadline Extended!

In recognition of these unprecedented times, the CSCB will be extending the submission deadline of the first designate quiz of 2020 until April 9th at 14:00 EDT. Designate quizzes are a great way of obtaining your professional development points and/or credits, as they are free and test you on…

March 25, 2020 COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

Here is the CBSA COVID-19 update for March 25. English Français The CSCB is working with CBSA on issues of interest to members, including additional items that are not yet reflected in Annex A of the update. We also will continue to update the chart posted on our website as new information is…

ARL BULLETIN: ARL20-0325 – The Statements of Account (SOA) for formats CADEX/ EDIFACT have been re-sent / Les relevés de compte (RC) pour les formats CADEX/ EDIFACT ont été envoyés à nouveau

Notice received: Thursday 2020-03-25 11:28 AM ET The Statements of Account (SOA) for formats CADEX/ EDIFACT have been re-sent The CADEX/ EDIFACT SOAs have been re-sent. If you have not received your SOA by 1:00pm, please check with your service provider. If your service provider does not have the…