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CBSA Message: TCC20-042 - Delays in Processing All EDI and Portal Messages

Start Time: 2020-04-06 / 13:15 ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. Please note that CBSA is receiving and processing EDI and Portal inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject…
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Customs Notice 20-14 – Clarification

Paragraph 14 of Customs Notice 20-14 states that: An application for a refund under paragraph 74(1)(c.11) of the Customs Act may be made within four years from the date the goods were accounted for under subsections 32(1), (3), or (5), in respect of goods that were imported from the United States or…

Corrosion-resistant Steel Sheet, Statement of Reasons

Concerning the preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet originating in or exported from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. Decision Pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the Canada…

Launching of CBP’s COVID-19 Updates and Announcements Webpage

The following is a notice from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. In response, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has enacted an…

[U.S.] Kudlow: Tariff payment deferrals rejected as ‘too complicated’

The Trump administration has decided not to postpone tariff payments as part of its response to the pandemic, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said on Friday. Appearing on Bloomberg TV , Kudlow said the administration had decided that temporarily suspending most-favored-nation tariff…

WCO-WTO Joint Statement on COVID-19 related trade measures

The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement on 6 April pledging to work together to facilitate trade in essential goods such as medical supplies, food, and energy. WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya and WTO Director-General…

Thunder Bay Office Closure

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Thunder Bay office advises the Thunder Bay commercial and local business community that the CBSA office is currently closed until further notice. Following notification that a contracted, non-Agency support worker has tested positive for COVID-19, the CBSA…

CN 20-14, Implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)

This notice provides information on the changes to the Customs Tariff that will occur as a result of the implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and summarizes the requirements in order to benefit from the CUSMA’s preferential rates of duty, once the CUSMA enters info…

CN 20-13, Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA): Amendment to the Definition of “Specially Defined Mixtures” in the Canadian Customs Tariff, Chapter 16, Supplementary Note 1.

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise of the change to Supplementary Note 1 to Chapter 16, titled “specially defined mixtures” that will become effective upon the entry into force of the Canada-United States-Mexico (CUSMA) free-trade agreement. 2. The new definition of “specially defined…

April 3: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update

KEY MESSAGE: Questions and concerns surrounding Customs Notice 20-11 Extension of Timeframes for Payment of Customs Duties and GST (COVID-19) are being addressed. COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders MESSAGE CLÉ: L’ASFC examine les questions et préoccupation soulevées à la suite l…
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Carol West: Call for immediate action to support duty and tax deferral

The following is a message from the CSCB President, Carol West, to CBSA President, John Ossowski, and Deputy Minister of Finance, Paul Rochon. Gentlemen, We last wrote to you on March 22 to request leniency for duty and tax payment in view of difficulties encountered by Canadian business in the…