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The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for September 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.10.

Notice received: Wednesday 2018-10-24 12:36 AM EDT Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. Please note that CBSA is receiving and processing EDI and Portal inbound data. However, there is a delay in sending outbound messages such as…

Revised on October 23, 2018 Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods: Heavy plate Concrete reinforcing bar Energy tubular products Hot-rolled sheet Pre-painted steel Stainless steel wire Wire rod 1. This notice provides information on the implementation of the Order Imposing…

The U.S. is expected to lift its steel and aluminum tariffs when a new North American trade deal is signed, Mexico's incoming foreign minister said Monday. Marcelo Ebrard spoke to reporters following talks today with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Ottawa. Seven secretaries-designates…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act( SIMA) that its order made on December 20, 2013, in Expiry Review No. RR‑2013‑001, is scheduled to expire on December 19, 2018, unless the Tribunal has initiated an…

The third and last Designate Quiz of 2018 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 25, 2018 to submit your responses to the CSCB. The quiz must be completed online. The quiz is worth 10 professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation, and is free of…

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has issued a strike notice and would be in a legal position to strike as early as Monday October 22, 2018. Please check with Canada Post for the latest developments. The CFIA strongly encourages industry to apply, pay for, and track the status of their permission…

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically and/or using the eManifest portal. The TCCU will be posting a client survey on the TCCU pages of the CBSA website beginning October 22, 2018. This survey will be posted for 3 weeks with the purpose of collecting feedback directly from…

The push is on for Parliament to quickly ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement so that Canada can reap the benefits that come from being an early adopter of the deal — and there's a race on now to beat other countries to the punch. The agreement…

Two senior Liberal cabinet ministers are off to Beijing next month to co-chair a high-level business conference and to push Canada's trade interests with China. International Trade Minister Jim Carr said he and Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be in the Chinese capital for two days starting on Nov…

A) Chapter 04 was published to remove a registration type for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE 04.07.21.0271 - Shell eggs from chicken. 04.07.21.0285 - Shell eggs from chicken, cooked or boiled. 04.08.11.0273 - Egg yolk from chicken (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkey. 04.08.19.0275 - Egg…

Canada’s move to drop a 10 percent duty on U.S.-made aluminum cans is good news for Canadian beer makers battling a shortage of tall cans, according to brewing industry executives. The aluminum products excluded from tariffs last week include cans that brewers have been struggling to keep in stock…

A prominent Canadian steel executive told MPs this week that Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland​'s "ego" is getting in the way of ending American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Barry Zekelman, the chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, delivered a scathing assessment Thursday of…

While cannabis (marijuana) has recently been legalized and strictly regulated domestically in Canada, it is still illegal to cross the border with cannabis or any products containing it. You cannot take cannabis across the border, even if it is a small quantity. You cannot take cannabis across the…

Update to Message sent on October 11, 2018 This message pertains to imports of certain steel goods as listed in the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods. The purpose of this message is to inform importers that online shipment-specific permits may only be requested as of…

Notice received: Friday 2018-10-19 5:50 PM EDT The outbound messaging problem noted below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. ***** Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Please note, you may experience problems with outbound…