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In response to the current pandemic situation, while ensuring the ongoing delivery of our services, we would like to advise you of the following. The SIMA Registry and Disclosure Unit would like to encourage all our stakeholders to send their submissions and documents electronically. If due to size…

Imported Goods for Emergency Use in Response to COVID-19 This Customs Notice is in effect until further notice. 1. This notice provides information on the use of the Goods for Emergency Use Remission Order (“the Order”), (C.R.C., c. 768), (the “Order”) and application of Tariff Item No. 9993.00.00…

The EDI release requests received report for February 2020 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.24. The following indicates the IID transactions:

A) Chapter 05 was published to: i) remove a registration type for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 05.04 - Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. 05.05 - Skins and other parts of birds…

Tourism, shoppers to be barred from crossing into either country Canada and the United States are finalizing a deal to close their shared border to non-essential travel — an extraordinary measure designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the talks say the…

Here is the link to CBSA’s 2 nd Covid-19 Commercial and Trade Update: English Français

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…

UPDATE HS Code corrected on the Health Canada Regulated Commodities — Data Element Matching Criteria Tables – Medical Devices Program 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…

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…