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Trade Verification Activities

CBSA has advised that officers are currently attempting to reach out to each individual company currently under verification to communicate the temporary suspension of trade compliance activity interaction. However, due to the fact that many companies are currently closed or are operating with…

CFIA-AIRS Updates April 23rd 2020

A) Chapter 04 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer CFIA - NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Animal Feed”, “Human consumption”, “Further Processing”, “Other end uses”, “Samples for testing” “Scientific use (research)” and “Show or Exhibition”…
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CUSMA, Passenger Vehicles and Light Trucks

Members may be aware that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published the procedures for North American producers of passenger vehicles and light trucks to request a longer period of time to transition to the new CUSMA regional content rules. Approved staging plans would allow North…

CN 20-16, Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearances Program

1.This notice has been updated to provide clarification on eligible participants and cargo transported on vessels approved for the Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearances Program (ASECC) pilot program. This notice also serves as a notification that the online application for participation…
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Register for CSCB Member Forum #3 this Friday!

Join us for the third installment of the CSCB Member Forum this Friday, April 24, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EDT. (note the time difference from last week) The topic of our discussion will focus on Mitigating Risk: GST letters and Importer bonds. We have invited two guests to join us to offer their…

EDI Release Requests Received, March 2020

The EDI release requests received report for March 2020 and the 2019/2020 annual report, tabulated, are available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.65. The following indicates the IID transactions:

April 21: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders

Key Issues Direction issued requiring travelers (drivers) seeking entry into Canada to wear a non-medical mask or face covering With regards to the direction issued requiring travellers seeking entry into Canada to wear a non-medical mask or face covering, we are providing clarification on the…
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Member Survey: Help us help you

In today’s public policy environment, moving issues forward requires collaboration among interested stakeholders. To help us better understand the network of associations to which CSCB members belong, it would be appreciated if you would provide us with information about the business associations in…

Filing of B2s

The CSCB has asked CBSA if B2s can be presented at payment offices and, if so, will they be dated the day they are presented at the payment office? We will advise when a response is received.

Exports of personal protective equipment (PPE) materials from the US

On April 21, 2020, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published in the Federal Register a notice of exemptions from the allocation order issued through a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) published on April 10, 2020. The intent of the allocation order is to ensure that materials subject to…

Business Number Email Option

Members who do not have access to a fax machine can now email the CRA for a business number. Customs brokers should call 1-800-959-8886 and if documentation is required an email address will be given to them. Customs brokers who have access to a fax machine should continue to use the fax option. The…

CBSA Message: RESOLVED - TCC20-046 - TCCU Telephone System Issues

Start Date / Time: 2020-04-20 / 00:00 ET End Date / Time: 2020-04-20 / 09:00 ET The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. The Technical Commercial Client…

CN – Montreal Intermodal Terminal

CN has provided the following information to the CSCB: We would like to advise you that, earlier today, [17th of April] we experienced issues with the gates at the Montreal intermodal terminal. With the issue resolved, we are taking all necessary measures to expedite gate transactions including the…

Trudeau: Canada, U.S. strike deal to extend border restrictions by 30 days

Deal comes as U.S. moves to exempt Canada from export restrictions on protective equipment Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States have struck a deal to extend current border restrictions between the two countries by an additional 30 days, as the U.S. moves to exempt Canada…