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McMullin Publishers and The Customs Tariff 2020

For many years McMullin Publishers of Montreal has published a hard copy Canadian version of the Customs Tariff. Unfortunately, we have been informed that McMullin is no longer in business. At this point in time, there does not appear to be another publisher offering this service. If this should…

CBSA Message (ARL19-1231): **Reminder** Payment Due Date – January 2nd 2020

CBSA Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) RE: Payment Due Date – January 2nd 2020 The payment due date for the December 2019 Statement of Account has been deferred to Thursday January 2nd 2020, 16:00 Eastern Time (ET). Please note: *January 2, 2020 is a bank holiday in the province of Québec, clients…
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SWI – Updated Information

CBSA has provided the following clarification of information previously sent regarding images larger than 4MB and goods regulated by GAC’s aluminum program. 1. Systems changes to allow image files that are larger than 4MB to be submitted will not be available for production on December 8, 2019. The…
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Customs Automated Export Declarations (CAED) 2020 Files Now Available

As previously reported in Customs Notice 19-22 the new CAED 2020 is now available for download. The 2018 version of CAED will expire on January 31, 2020, after which time only the 2020 version will be valid. CAED participants should upgrade to the 2020 version by downloading the software along with…

USA – Export requirements for fish and seafood

Please be advised that the following page has been updated on the CFIA website: United States of America – Export requirements for fish and seafood (Added section - Certification for the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL). Note: Important update regarding establishments conducting…

CFIA-AIRS Updates December 9th 2019

A) Chapter 04 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 04.03.90.3550 - Kashk. 04.04.10.3550 - Kashk. ii) remove the following OGD extension. 04.03.10.3538 - Kashk. This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption”. 04.03.10.3537 -…
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2020 Customs Tariff

CBSA has advised that they are currently working on the 2020 Customs Tariff update. The updates will be available on CBSA’s website by December 20, 2019 and a Customs Notice will be issued indicating the upload is available. CADEX formatted files will be posted in mid-December. A concordance table…

Canadian international merchandise trade, October 2019

Canada's exports rose 0.8% in October, while imports increased 0.5% mainly on higher imports of energy products. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed slightly from $1.2 billion in September to $1.1 billion in October... Increased imports of energy products Total…
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SWI – Update

1. CBSA has advised that the SWI functionality to submit image files that are larger than 4MB will be deployed into production on December 8, 2019. 2. Coding for GAC’s aluminum program will go into production on December 8, 2019; however, the actual B2B connection between CBSA and GAC will not be…

Trump hints at possible trade action against Canada, other NATO countries

Following a frosty couple days, U.S. President Donald Trump has once again hinted at a possible trade spat with Canada and other NATO countries that he believes aren’t “putting up their money” on defence spending. Trump spoke in Washington, D.C. on Thursday in front of representatives ofthe United…

CBSA Message: TCC19-140 – Maintenance Outage for Document Image Functionality (DIF) Outage and delay in PGA decision processing / Interruption de service pour la maintenance des FID et délai des traitements des MOGP

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Image Functionality (DIF) For maintenance purposes, there will be an outage on Sunday December 08, 2019 from 04:30 to 06:00 ET. During this outage, the CBSA will be…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on November 16, 23, 2019. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Corrosion-resistant steel sheet — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2019-020 Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry…
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IID and Paper Permits

Certain PGA programs require presentation of a hard copy document, even when the IID is used. For example, hard copy permits are required for Precursor A chemicals but an IID may be used for release. For these programs, the SWI ECCRD indicates that the submission of an LCPO image is “optional”. CBSA…