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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching…

As soon as we have any additional information about the delay and re-issuance of this particularly critical SOA and any implications for payment, we will provide it to members. Notice received: Thursday 2020-03-25 10:34 AM ET Statement of Account for formats EDIFACT and CADEX were not sent The…

CBSA - Notice of Preliminary Determinations CITT - Notice of Commencement of Inquiry, Inquiry No. NQ-2019-002 News Release - Tribunal initiates Final Injury Inquiry - Corrosion-resistant Steel Sheet from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: A8B – United States – Canada Transit Manifest https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/a8b-eng.html

The following information was provided in an email from Air Canada Cargo. An official communication will appear later today on the Air Canada Cargo website, under the News tab. Due to the current situation, we understand that lots of companies in Canada have been or will be forced to close and you…

The Canadian Trucking Alliance has issued a COVID-19 Tip Sheet for its members.

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on March 18, 2020. Domestic Substances List — Order 2020-87-04-01 Amending the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 SOR/2020-34 27/02/20 Domestic Substances List — Order 2020-87-07-01 Amending the Canadian Environmental Protection…