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As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Sunday August 4th, 2019 from 5:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) may not be available during…

Canada's exports were down 5.1% in June, while imports fell 4.3%, both due in part to significant decreases in crude oil, as well as aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance remained in a surplus position, settling at $136 million after…

The Bureau’s offices will be closed on Monday, August 5 2019 (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. EICS Help Desk | SCEI service d'assistance: 1-613-944-1265 | 1-877-808-8838 Fax/tél. 613-996-3205

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, August 05th, 2019, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. For urgent…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Monday, August 05th, 2019, however, the TCCU production support will be operating on an “after hours” schedule during this time. The exchange…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais The CSCB is pleased to announce that applications for the 2019-20 CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course are now available. The CCS online course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners. Available in either English or French…

Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who receive accounting statements via electronic data interchange (EDI). Due to the holiday weekend, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: Transactions submitted from Saturday August 3rd to Tuesday August 6th will appear…

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States, Germany and Netherlands. NO VERSION CHANGE. 06.02.10.0009.05 - Blackberry - Unrooted plants (Rubus sp. Other than R. caesius, R. fructicosus, R. × loganobaccus, R. ursinus × R…

The following information was provided to a CSCB member by Global Affairs Canada. To date, 13 Member States have completed national ratification of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA): Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta…

Notice received: Thursday 2019-08-01 1:21 AM ET Please be advised that the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in processing import declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected and as such clients are…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-07-30 12:30 PM ET Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please contact The National Import Service…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-07-30 9:33 AM ET Please be advised that the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in processing import declarations. All CFIA systems are functioning as expected and as such clients are…

This memorandum has been revised to update the sections as to who may apply for a valuation, origin or marking NCR, and who can sign the consent statement. The memorandum was updated 30 July 2019 and is available in its entirety on the CBSA website.

Scope Proceeding – Certain Seamless Casing and Oil Country Tubular Goods Insulated Tubing and Vacuum Insulated Tubing - Western Alliance Tubulars Ltd. The Statement of Essential Facts is available on the CBSA website.

Notice received: Tuesday 2019-07-30 1:19 PM EDT Clients Affected: All importers and brokers CBSA has resent the correct July 30, 2019 exchange rate file at approximately 12:06pm ET. Therefore, in order to obtain the correct exchange rates, please disregard the exchange rate file sent Tuesday, July…

What’s Even Better Than No Tariffs? Smoother and faster customs procedures could boost global trade volumes and economic output even more than if governments were to eliminate the remaining tariffs throughout the world – up to six times according to an estimate by the World Bank. Blockchain is a…