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WTO Yogurt (Item 158 on the Import Control List) – Quantities available for reallocation This message is to inform industry stakeholders that, as of October 10, 2019, quantities are available for reallocation under the WTO yogurt TRQ for 2019. Available quantities of the TRQ will be reallocated to…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or eManifest Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on October 14, 2019, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on October 14, 2019, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. The exchange rates from…

A) Chapter 06 was published to: i) add the release recommendation “Approved” and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from the state of California. 06.04.20.0045.99 - Foliage, branches - fresh - other species. 06.04.20.0144.99 - Other…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-10-08 627 PM ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit EDI trade data to CFIA. CFIA’s system is working normally Please contact the CFIA Import Service Center at 1-800-835-4486 if you require further information. Les clients affectés: Tous…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-10-09 5:37 PM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Integrated Import Declaration (IID) has been restored. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-10-08 3:27 PM ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit EDI trade data to CFIA. UPDATE #2 - Please be advised that the CBSA and CFIA are continuing to investigate the outage reported below. CFIA is currently experiencing a system outage. The…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers using the IID 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)…

Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who receive accounting statements via electronic data interchange (EDI). Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for Thanksgiving Day Due to the holiday weekend, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted from…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-10-08 9:42 AM ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit EDI trade data to CFIA. Please be advised that the CBSA and CFIA are continuing to investigate the outage reported below. CFIA is currently experiencing a system outage. The CFIA is…

Notice received: Tuesday 2019-10-08 6:30 PM ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit EDI trade data to CFIA. CFIA is currently experiencing a system outage. The CFIA is unable to receive all incoming data or send outbound messages such as reject messages and notices. We…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-10-09 6:19 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is experiencing issues with processing of the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages. If you require a release for a shipment that has already…

A difference in food health standards between the European Union and Canada is being blamed for beef exports falling short of expectations, despite a promising modification to a trade agreement between Canada and Europe. In 2017, the landmark Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was…

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…

A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Food service” and “Retail use” originating from Taiwan. 03.07.11.1888.09 - Crassostrea angulata - TSN 79875 - Oyster (live or non-ready-to-eat, shell on)…

Please be advised that the CBSA has today concluded an expiry review investigation to determine whether the expiry of the finding by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping of certain hot‑rolled carbon steel plate and high‑strength…

Canada's exports rose 1.8% in August, mainly due to an increase in exports of energy products and aircraft. Imports were up 1.0%, mostly on higher imports of gold and crude oil. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit narrowed from $1.4 billion in July to $955 million in August. Exports…