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Following is an announcement from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal regarding COVID-19: English Français

CBSA have advised that they will be issuing a daily notice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following is the first notice: COVID-19 Daily Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders KEY MESSAGE Borders remain open and commercial operations are ‘business as usual’ COVID-19 Rapport commercial…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and /or eManifest Portal When calling the TCCU, it is possible to avoid long wait times on hold. After 45 seconds of waiting, if all officers are currently busy, clients are offered the option to press 1 to leave a…

This memorandum explains the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) policy regarding section 3 of the Imported Goods Records Regulations (Regulations), for commercial goods that have been released free of duty or at a reduced rate of duty based upon their intended use in the manner specified in the…

Order issued Friday, March 13, 2020 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on May 20, 2014, in Inquiry No. NQ-2013-005, concerning: HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PLATE AND HIGH…

A) Chapter 04 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes originating from the States of Arkansas, California, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and…

Any information the CSCB receives from CBSA regarding this Agreement will be forwarded to members. The leader of the government in the House of Commons says MPs have passed legislation to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and the Senate is expected to follow suit later today. Pablo Rodriguez…

NOTE: Due to COVID-19, we are extending the deadline for this Designate Quiz by 2 weeks. It'll now be due on April 9th. The first Designate Quiz of 2020 is now available. Designates have until 2 p.m. EDT on April 9, 2020 to submit your responses online. Designate quizzes are a great way of obtaining…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance Sunday, March 15, 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)…

Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2019 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%, based on the results of the final examination and the results of four tests taken throughout…

Message to Industry: Wheat Tariff Rate Quota This message pertains to imports of wheat classified under Customs Tariff headings: 1001.11, 1001.19, 1001.91 and 1001.99. These products are found in item 161 of the Import Control List. The purpose of this message is to inform you that the 2019-2020…

Import Monitoring Program The Trade and Export Controls Bureau of Global Affairs Canada is responsible for administering the Steel and Aluminum Import Monitoring Programs. These programs monitor data related to steel and aluminum goods imported under the authority of General Import Permit No. 80 -…

CBSA has advised that Customs Notice 20-07 does not apply to goods in the postal/mail stream. See Customs Notice 20-04. 1. The Canada Border Services Agency has made a policy decision to allow non-commercial goods to be released using the SWI IID (release service option 911). 2. This policy only…