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Canada to appeal U.S. softwood lumber duties with WTO

Canada will appeal last week's decision by a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to allow the United States to use "zeroing" to calculate lumber anti-dumping tariffs, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday. "We firmly believe that the U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber are unfair…

What a great day April 6th 2019 was!

On April 6th 2019, the CSCB held its second Designate Day in Toronto with 162 CCS and CTCS designates registered for the event. Our designate community includes those from CSCB member and preferred business client as well as importers and exporters. While most were located around the GTA (Greater…

You don't want to miss Designate Day in Montreal!

After a resounding success of Toronto's Designate Day ( read more), we are excited to be coming to Montreal in two-weeks' time! Don't miss this great opportunity to share your opinions and knowledge about Customs with people who understand what you're talking about! Apart from time to network with…
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In Memoriam - Keith Norman McKay

The CSCB was saddened to learn that Keith Norman McKay passed away on April 10, 2019. Keith was survived by his partner May McMaster, two children, seven grand-children, and two step children. He was the founder of IMEX Customs Brokers which opened its doors in 1973. He was a proud member of the…

Certain Thermoelectric Containers, Statement of Reasons

Concerning an expiry review determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act respecting the dumping and subsidizing of certain thermoelectric containers from China. Decision On March 29, 2019, pursuant to paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act, the…
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Health Canada – Regulated Goods

With the exception of Radiation Emitting Devices, all Health Canada programs require three pieces of data to be processed correctly using IID. These are: HS Code + Intended Use Code (IUC) (SG117.APP) + Canadian Product Category Code (CPC) (SG117.PGI). In addition, a qualifier code may be required…

CFIA Message: Open and Transparent Agency Framework and Policy

The final versions of the Open and Transparent Agency Framework and Policy are now available on the CFIA Transparency website. These documents, which were shared with CFIA employees and stakeholders during last year's consultation, have been revised to integrate relevant feedback received. All…
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Health Canada and IID (Good News!)

Further to our message to members indicating that Health Canada is in the process of removing the requirement for indicating a recommended age for consumer goods when using the IID, Health Canada has advised that starting immediately, all consumer products can be shown as “for all ages”. We…

CBSA Message (TCC19-031) - EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Outages

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date/Time End Date/Time Clients Affected: 2019-04-13 / 05 :00 ET 2019-04-13 / 06 :00 ET 2019-04-14 / 05 :00 ET 2019-04-14 / 06 :00 ET 2019-04-13 / 05 :30 ET 2019-04-13 / 07 :00 ET 2019-04-14 / 05 :30 ET 2019-04-14 / 07 :00 ET All clients who submit their trade data…
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Use of IID

The following are recent responses from CBSA to questions members have raised regarding use of the IID. CSCB: Is there a limit to the amount of data that could be sent for an LCPO? CBSA: Yes, there is a size limit for LPCO images. It is currently set at 4MB but there is a systems change being…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 10 April

A) Chapter 05 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 05.10.00.1287.01 - Dried bovine (cattle), ovine (sheep), or caprine (goat) bile or any combination thereof. 05.10.00.1288 - Dried animal bile - other species. This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes with…

Latest Trump trade attack on EU's Airbus could hit Canada, too: Don Pittis

Apart from cheaper wine, it's hard to say whether Canada will win or lose from a Europe-U.S. trade war It's always hard to be sure whether U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tweets are fits of pique or official policy. But a brand new attack on trade with Europe, including threats by the U.S. trade…

Long-outlawed U.S. trade policy wins WTO approval in Canada's lumber dispute

A World Trade Organization ruling approved a long-outlawed U.S. trade policy on Tuesday, when a panel of adjudicators said Washington's use of "zeroing" to calculate anti-dumping tariffs was permissible in the case of Canadian softwood lumber. The WTO's long-running row over zeroing is a technical…
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Anticipated Access to EICS II (GAC Permit System)

The following message was sent to the CSCB from Global Affairs Canada, for distribution to members. Responses are to be sent directly to GAC. As you may know Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is continuing to develop and optimize a new import and export permit system, EICS II, to better support Canadians…
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CFIA Form 4560

CFIA has confirmed that Form 4560 is not required for any type of EDI release.
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Health Canada and IID

The CSCB recently sent several questions to Health Canada regarding IID. These questions have been answered and are reproduced below. CSCB: With respect to medical equipment, can you confirm that the lot number and batch number are optional? Health Canada: Yes this has been changed - the new version…

Certain Copper Pipe Fittings, Extension of Re-investigation

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today extended the re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea and China and the amounts of subsidy of certain copper pipe fittings from China. The CBSA…

Certain Nitisinone Capsules, Statement of Reasons

Concerning the final determination with respect to the dumping of certain nitisinone capsules from Sweden. Decision On March 20, 2019, pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border Services Agency made a final determination respecting the dumping of certain…