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Notice received: Thursday 2019-04-18 1:55 PM EDT Please note that due to exceptional circumstances caused by the technical difficulties experienced with EICS, the Trade Controls Bureau (the bureau) may not be able to process allocation transfers requests and import and export permit applications…

Notice received: Thursday 2019-04-18 12:51 PM EDT We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS/EXCOL. Technicians are currently working to resolve the issue. Please continue to contact the Help Desk via email ( [email protected]) to report any technical problem you…

The CSCB published information on April 8 regarding the CITT Report on Safeguards Regarding Certain Steel Goods. This information stated that provisional safeguards on imports of concrete reinforcing bar, energy tubular products, hot-rolled sheet, pre-painted steel, and wire rod will cease to apply…

The EDI release requests received report for March 2019 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The following indicates the IID transactions:

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers that transmit trade data using eManifest Portal The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 22, 2019 at 08:00 (Eastern Time). On…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 22, 2019 at 08:00 (Eastern Time). On Monday, April…

The temporary outage may affect the time that it takes the CBSA to respond to the CARM mailbox inquiries and although unlikely there could be a delay in the issuance of the daily notices. Notice received: Wednesday 2019-04-17 3:31 PM EDT CLIENTS AFFECTED: All importers, brokers and services…

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: The DN for Thursday April 18th transactions will be issued on Friday April 19th…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-04-17 4:09 PM EDT We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS/EXCOL. Technicians are currently working to resolve the issue. Reported Issue #1 (EICS): Error Message stating : Message from webpage “Unable to locate the server. The server does not…

Notice received: Wednesday 2019-04-17 11:43 AM EDT We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS/EXCOL. Technicians are currently working to resolve the issue. Please continue to contact the Help Desk via email ( [email protected]) to report any technical problem you…

CBSA has updated CN 18-17 following the CITT’s inquiry into safeguard measures on seven categories of steel goods. Customs Notice 18-17, Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods What's New: On April 3, 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)…

AIRS was published to change the format from “Numeric” to “Alpha numeric” for the following Registration Type. NO VERSION CHANGE. 62 - Feed Registration Number Please verify your version numbers before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service…

A recent collapse in global trade is the worst since the financial crisis and as steep as during the recession of the early 2000s, according to new figures from the Dutch government. World trade volumes slumped 1.8 per cent in the three months to January compared to the preceding three months as…

Chapter 3 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS code with the end uses “Aquarium – private”, “Aquarium – commercial”, “Outdoor holding unit – private”, “Outdoor holding unit – commercial” originating from the United States. 03…