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Clients Affected: All clients using AT&T Communication Lines The CBSA’s Information Science and Technology Branch (ISTB) technical team has advised that due to the older technology of X.400 communication lines as well as their associated costs, the CBSA will be discontinuing support for the AT&T…

Decision and reasons issued Friday, August 24, 2018 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on May 15, 2018, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated June 15, 2017, with respect to…

Received on 2018-10-10 9:26 AM ET. The problem outlined below is now resolved. CFIA is currently experiencing a delay of 4 to 5 hours in processing trade data. Please be advised that all EDI transactions are being received by CFIA’s system, however, the processing of the EDI data is very slow at the…

Notice received: Wednesday 2018-10-10 8:32 AM EDT 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…

IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: DRY WHEAT PASTA The Statement of Reasons issued Friday, August 10, 2018 is available on the CITT website.

Quota is currently available for reallocation under the Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). Section 7.4 of the Notice to Importers No. 867 (the Notice) sets out the reallocation policy: “7.4.1. Quota that becomes available through the allocation adjustment policy referenced in section 7.2., or by…

Received on 2018-10-09 9:38 PM ET. CFIA is currently experiencing a delay of 4 to 5 hours in processing trade data. Please be advised that all EDI transactions are being received by CFIA’s system, however, the processing of the EDI data is very slow at the moment. There is no time of resolution. We…

Notice received: Tuesday 2018-10-09 9:14 PM EDT 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…

Use this form if you are a resident of Canada, a temporary resident, or a former resident returning to live in Canada, and are claiming unaccompanied goods in your 7-day $800 exemption. This form is available in its entirety on the CBSA website.

Willson International recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Listen to this CBC Windsor interview with Peter Willson, CEO who talks about the role and value of customs brokers in the context of changes to the international trade environment since the company’s founding. https://www.cbc.ca/player…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act( SIMA) that its findings made on December 18, 2013, in Inquiry No. NQ‑2013-004, concerning the dumping of circular copper tube with an outer diameter of 0.2 inch to 4.25…

This memorandum outlines the telephone reporting procedures that general aviation and private boat operators use to report to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when entering Canada. This memorandum has been expanded to include guidelines and requirements related to CBSA services at a fixed…

IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: GYPSUM BOARD Statement of Reasons issued Tuesday, September 4, 2018 This notice is available in its entirety on the CITT website.

Concerning the initiation of an investigation into the dumping of certain nitisinone capsules from Sweden. Decision Pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated an investigation on September 21, 2018 respecting the alleged injurious…

In August, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world was in a surplus position for the first time since December 2016. The $526 million surplus followed a $189 million deficit in July. Both imports and exports declined in August. Imports fell 2.5%, mainly on lower imports from non-US…

The Consumer Product Safety Program is happy to share the revised Mandatory Incident Reporting guide with industry stakeholders. This guide is for those who sell, import or manufacture consumer products in Canada. It provides instructions to industry on when and how to report incidents related to…