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

May 14, 2020
The CSCB has received a response from the CBSA. 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 importer claims a preferential tariff treatment that reduces the MFN rate…

CBSA Message: ARL2020-05-14 – Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for Victoria Day

May 14, 2020
Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for the Easter Holiday Weekend Due to the holiday weekend, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted from Saturday May 16th to Tuesday May 19th will appear on the Daily Notice for Wednesday May 20th 2020. L’horaire des avis quotidiens (AQ)…

CBSA Message: TCC20-057 Victoria Day Holiday / Congé de la fête de la Reine

May 14, 2020
Clients Affected: All clients and services providers who use EDI, the eManifest Portal and the CERS Portal to transmit their data. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2020 for the Victoria Day holiday. TCCU production support will be operating on an…

CBSA Message: TCC20-056 Victoria Day Holiday / Congé de la fête de la Reine

May 14, 2020
Clients Affected: All clients and services providers who use EDI, the eManifest Portal and the CERS Portal to transmit their data. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2020 for the Victoria Day holiday. TCCU production support will be operating on an…
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Phytosanitary Certificate with watermark in lieu of Shippers Original

May 13, 2020
The CSCB has been advised that the ‘Shippers Original’ at the bottom of the Phytosanitary Certificates from the United States are being changed to a watermark that cannot be copied to avoid fraudulent documents. We have inquired and received a confirmation from the CFIA that a watermark in absence…
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CN 20-18 Implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) De Minimis Threshold with Respect to Customs Duties and Taxes for Courier Imports – Clarification (3)

May 13, 2020
CBSA have confirmed that for goods valued at CAD$40.01 or greater, up to and including CAD$150.00, that do not originate in the US or Mexico but are entered into the commerce of the US before being exported to Canada, the “correct” country of origin and tariff treatment are to be used on the…
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Waiver of Customs Broker Liability: Mitigating Perceived Risk

May 13, 2020
In the CSCB’s most recent discussions with the Department of Finance (both departmental officials and staff in the Minister’s office) about the waiver of customs broker liability under deferral, questions were raised about the situation in which customs brokers would receive payment from importers…

CFIA Scheduled System Maintenance, May 17

May 13, 2020
As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance Sunday, May 17, 2020, from 3 am (EST) to 7 am (EST). Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) CFIA…

Chief Mountain border crossing opening delayed due to COVID-19

May 13, 2020
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advising travellers that the seasonal opening of the Chief Mountain, Alberta border crossing (AB Hwy 6) will be delayed until further notice due to COVID-19. The port of entry had originally been scheduled to open on May 15, 2020, but will now remain…
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CN 20-19, Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19) - Feedback Requested (3)

May 13, 2020
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

May 13, 2020
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

May 13, 2020
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

May 13, 2020
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

May 13, 2020
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

May 12, 2020
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…