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Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note that changes have been made to the list of HS codes subject to the Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) requirements under the Energy Efficiency Regulations. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS…

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) will come into force on January 15, 2019. To help businesses prepare for the new consolidated regulations, the CFIA will continue to publish new and updated guidance documents on a regular basis. The following documents were recently posted to the SFCR…

A landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific will come into force at the end of December after Australia became the sixth country to ratify the agreement, four days after Canada formally approved it. Australia announced Wednesday it had completed procedures…

The problem outlined below is now resolved. ***** Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note that CBSA is receiving and processing EDI inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note that CBSA is receiving and processing EDI inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices E.g. RNS, Completeness Notices…

1. Following the recent United States Surtax Remission Order that came into effect on October 11, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recognizes the difficulties importers and their representatives had in properly accounting for imports affected by this remission order due to system…

Notice was received by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 24, 2018, from the Director General of the Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of corrosion…

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically and/or using the eManifest portal. Since October 22 and up until November 12, the TCCU has posted a client survey on the TCCU pages of the CBSA. This is the second annual survey issued by the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU). Last…

Canada's ambassador to China says a trade pact with Canada likely won't be reached until China shows flexibility on certain controversial policies. John McCallum says most of the work he is doing in Beijing right now is focused on bridging policy gaps between Canada and China on agricultural market…

The Canada Border Services Agency and the Port of Montreal have signed on for a trial run of a technology that aims to streamline freight shipping using the power of blockchain. The federal customs agency and the country’s second-biggest port said they’re dipping their toes into a digital database…

Notice received: Friday 2018-10-26 3:17 PM EDT Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who receive accounting statements via electronic data interchange (EDI). SOA incorrect due to technical issues Please be advised that opening balances on the SOAs issued yesterday were…

Please be advised that the systems enhancements described below will be implemented on Sunday October 28, 2018 at 08:00 (ET). ***** Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI The CBSA would like to advise stakeholders that the first systems enhancements to…

The International Trade Centre and the World Customs Organization have collaborated to develop an online tool called the “ Rules of Origin Facilitator”. The purpose of the tool is to support the user in determining whether a product is covered by a preferential tariff scheme and to find the related…

The system issue reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. Please be advised that the Overdue Release Report has not been generated since October 24, 2018 and will not be available until further notice. For questions about the contents of ARL or technical issues…