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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act( SIMA), that its order made on March 17, 2014, in Expiry Review No. RR‑2013‑003, continuing, without amendment, its findings made on March 17, 2009, in Inquiry No. NQ…

Chapter 15 was published to: i) add the end use “Human consumption” to the following HS codes. 15.01.10.5391.00 - Pig lard 15.01.90.5393.00 - Emu fat (raw) 15.01.90.5394.00 - Ostrich fat (raw) 15.01.90.5395.00 - Poultry fat - edible (raw) 15.01.90.5399.00 - Other fat 15.02.10.5397.00 - Beef tallow…

The importation and manufacture of off-road small spark-ignition engines in Canada is regulated under the Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations. These engines are typically found in lawn and garden machines such as hedge trimmers, brush cutters, lawnmowers, garden tractors, leaf…

Clients Affected: All Importers and Brokers The following guidelines are provided for the submission of the hard copies of CITES/WAPPRIITA permits that must be submitted to the CBSA for SWI IID transactions: CITES/WAPPRITTA permits are to be provided to the CBSA commercial office responsible for the…

A) Chapter 07 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA - NISC” to “Approved” and to remove a registration type for the following HS code with the end uses “Further processing” and “Human consumption” with the miscellaneous codes “Rooted, grown in soil-free media”…

Following is an update to the information provided by CBSA on January 15, 2019. At the direction of Transport Canada, these changes have been withdrawn from the system, effective immediately. ***** Clients Affected: All importers and brokers using the IID The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade…

The EDI release requests received report for December 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.64. The following indicates the IID transactions:

CBSA has posted its semi-annual list of verification priorities for tariff classification, valuation and origin for January 2019. A second list is expected in July. Of the many items listed for tariff verification, there are several which were the subject of verification in much earlier rounds and…

eManifest Portal Maintenance Start Date/Time End Date/Time Clients Affected: 2019-01-19 / 05 :00 ET 2019-01-19 / 06 :00 ET 2019-01-20 / 05 :00 ET 2019-01-20 / 06 :00 ET 2019-01-19 / 05 :30 ET 2019-01-19 / 07 :00 ET 2019-01-20 / 05 :30 ET 2019-01-20 / 07 :00 ET All clients who submit their trade data…

Under the terms of a data sharing agreement, Canada and the United States both use the other country's import data to produce their export statistics. Both Statistics Canada and the United States Census Bureau (USCB) produce their national import data based on import documentation collected by their…

1. As part of Transportation 2030, the Government of Canada made changes to laws through the Transportation Modernization Act (Bill C-49) that will improve the transportation system. This included changes to the Coasting Trade Act. 2. With the passage of Bill C-49 on December 10, 2018, the Coasting…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: BSF186A, Personal Effects Accounting Document (list of goods imported) https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/bsf186a-eng…

A) Chapter 07 was published to remove a registration type for the following HS code with end use “Human Consumption”. 07.12.20.7100 – Onion: Dried B) Chapter 20 was published to remove a registration type for the following HS code with the end use “Human Consumption”. 20.05.99.9999 – Other This…

Chapter 35 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with end uses “Human Consumption” and “Further Processing”. 35.02.11.0286.01 – Pasteurized 35.02.11.0286.03 – Tablets or capsules 35.02.11.0287.01 – Pasteurized 35.02.11…

The information included in this notice is a helpful reminder that an importer who holds certain valid registrations or licences can temporarily use registration or licence number in place of an SFCR licence (until the non-SFCR registration or licence expires). The Government of Canada’s new Safe…