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Lawmakers in France begin their ratification of the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomes the leaders of the 28-country bloc to Montreal today. Trudeau has been pushing hard for a win on trade and foreign policy after two…

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 Wednesday, July 17 from 03:00 and 06:00 (ET) and on Thursday July 18, 2019 from 03:00…

Have you earned 20 CCS points or 10 CTCS credits for 2019? Then you qualify for a chance to win one of two trips to the CSCB National Conference in Whistler, BC on October 27-29, 2019! Here is what you need to know prior to registering for the draw: To participate, you must: Obtain 20 CCS points OR…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Wednesday July 17th, 2019 from 5:00am until 6:00am (EST). Consequently, the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) may not be available during…

A) Chapter 06 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA NISC” to “Approved” and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from the state of California. 06.04.20.0045.58 - Foliage, branches - Fresh - Sheoak…

1. This Customs Notice announces an amendment to the Duty Free Shop Regulations. 2. This amendment formalizes the five regulatory changes that were enacted and implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) through Customs Notice 14-031, Proposed Amendments to the Duty Free Shop Regulations…

Border agents will be able to share information about U.S. and Canadian citizens more freely as the third phase of a 2011 border agreement meant to make it easier for trade and travel across the Canada-U.S. border comes into effect. It was announced on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border…

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts owed by the CRA to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. Details are available on the…

Clients Affected: Importers and brokers Recent monitoring of overdue releases by the CBSA reported a high volume of transaction numbers in an overdue status. This indicates that some clients with release prior to payment privileges have submitted an interim accounting to obtain release of their…

Will you obtain 20 CCS points or 10 CTCS credits by July 15, 2019? Then you qualify for a chance to win one of two trips to the CSCB National Conference in Whistler, BC on October 27-29, 2019! Here is what you need to know prior to registering for the draw: To participate, you must: Obtain 20 CCS…

The WTO has issued has issued its panel reports concerning the disputes filed by Canada, Mexico and the USA concerning duties being applied to steel and aluminum products. On 23 May and 28 May respectively the parties notified the WTO that they had reached a mutually agreed solution to their…

Notice received: Friday 2019-07-12 10:57 AM ET CLIENTS AFFECTED: All importers, brokers and services providers who receive accounting statements via electronic data interchange (EDI). Daily Notices (DN) were sent out late today due to a technical issue. The Daily Notices have been resent. If you…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The CSCB is pleased to announce that this summer three scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing post-secondary education. The CSCB National and the CSCB Guy Graveline scholarships are for those that are just beginning their post secondary education…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on July 10, 2019. Duty Free Shop Regulations — Regulations Amending - Customs Act SOR/2019-259 25/06/19 Excise Duties on Cannabis Regulations — Regulations Amending - Excise Act, 2001 SOR/2019-264 25/06/19 Exit Information Regulations -…

On the face of it, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and his deputy Carolyn Wilkins had some excellent news about the Canadian economy in yesterday's Monetary Policy Report. The happy story included falling mortgage rates, continued employment strength and growing business investment that have…

A) Chapter 10 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from "Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes with the end uses "Livestock feed” and “Further Processing”, originating from Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. 10.05.90 - Maize (corn): Other 10.06.10.0102 - Cereal…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched a targeted surveillance strategy in 2018 to verify if honey samples were authentic and not adulterated with foreign sugars. A report summarizing the findings has been posted. Report: Enhanced honey authenticity surveillance (2018 to 2019) Of the…