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A provision in the updated NAFTA concluded this past weekend could make it more difficult for Canada and Mexico to pursue potential free trade agreements with China. Observers say the Trump administration could look to insert a similar provision in possible FTAs with the European Union and Japan as…

Monday was a very good day for Canada. Following months of tense negotiations, exporters woke up to the news that a new deal for North American trade was finally inked: the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Suddenly, the number one concern for Canada’s exporting community was taken off the table…

Message received on October 4 at 10:17. Clients Affected: All clients that submit EDI applications to the Technical Commercial Client Unit We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our fax machine, as such are unable to receive any faxes. Until further notice, please send your EDI…

Message received on October 4 at 9:21 ET. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please fax documents to (613) 773-9999. The National…

Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA – NISC” to “Approved for the following HS codes originating from the states of California and Hawaii. 08.04.40.4038 - Avocados (fresh). (Persea americana). (Persea americana). This created a requirement version change…

Message received on October 3 at 19:46. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in processing import declarations. During this time clients are asked to continue sending all CFIA electronic declarations using the Electronic Data Interchange…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on October 3, 2018. Playpens Regulations - Canada Consumer Product Safety Act SOR/2018-186 26/09/18

CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan highlighted the Department of Homeland Security’s northern border strategy [on October 1, 2018] to members of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance in Washington, D.C... Issued in June, the strategy aims to secure the northern border against threats, support…

A) Chapter 01 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.05.11.1010 - Day old chicks 01.05.11.1011 - Over 3 days old, 01.05.11.1012 - Less than 3 days old 01.05.12.1010 - Day old poults 01.05.12.1011 - Over 3…

CSCB has negotiated a special 15% discount from CIFFA’s non-member prices for our members to attend CIFFA 70th Anniversary Conference, Global Supply Chains in a Digital Future: Innovation and Inspiration, October 16 & 17 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Delegates will have an opportunity to…

Serial No. 910, Date: October 1, 2018 Imports of cheese into Canada are subject to import controls under Canada’s EIPA. Accordingly, an import permit issued by Global Affairs Canada is required for shipments of cheese to enter Canada. Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)…

Serial No. 909, Date: October 1, 2018 Imports of cheese into Canada are subject to import controls under Canada’s EIPA. Accordingly, an import permit issued by Global Affairs Canada is required for shipments of cheese to enter Canada. Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)…

CFIA advises that on August 15, 2018, the transition period ended for the use of the previous version of the export certificate for cattle or bison to the United States. Only the new version of the certificate HA 1941 amended on June 27, 2018 will now be accepted. The USDA no longer requires bovine…

The U.S., Canada, and Mexico [have] announced an agreement to modernize the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is expected to be signed by Dec. 1, which could bring it up for congressional consideration in early 2019. According to fact sheets from the…

As the dust begins to settle around the 11th-hour deal to pull North America’s continental trade alliance from the brink, the initial sense of relief will be tempered by the realization that Canada didn’t gain much from this new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade. Except, maybe, the…

Online shoppers will get price breaks on some products they buy from websites outside of Canada as a result of new e-commerce rules in the new proposed trade agreement... Under the new rules, what is called the de minimis threshold – the amount that can be imported to Canada without duties or taxes…

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today welcomed an agreement-in-principle between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on a modernized trade agreement – the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)... Following more than a year of negotiations, the three countries have reached…

In 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched a framework called Responding to Today, Building for the Future (RTBF) to guide the work of the Agency. The RTBF Progress Report 2018 outlines the work done over the past year and where the Agency is headed. We invite you to read the Progress…

Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to Refer to “CFIA-NISC” for the following HS code originating from Republic of Maldova. 08.09.40.4007 – Plums (fresh). (Prunus domestica, P. insititia, P. salicina and their hybrids) This created a requirement version…