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The President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Mr. John Ossowski, made the following statement in response to recent media stories about redeployment of CBSA staff to address irregular migration. “As the President of the CBSA, I wish to clarify inaccuracies and misinformation contained…

Washington and Beijing both claimed victory on Monday as the world's two largest economies stepped back from the brink of a global trade war and agreed to hold further talks to boost U.S. exports to China. Over the weekend, the two sides pledged to keep talking about how China could import more…

European Union proposals to open its markets wider to U.S. products, including cars, appear not to have persuaded Washington to lift the threat of import tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, the bloc’s trade chief said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump had granted EU producers an exemption from…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said major issues remained in talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. "There are still some very significant, open issues," Mnuchin said in an interview on CNBC. "We'll see where we…

Concerning an expiry review determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act regarding the dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe from Chinese Taipei, India, Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, and the subsidizing of certain carbon…

A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes. 03.01.92.0415.30 - Anguilla anguilla - TSN 161128 - European eel (live). 03.01.92.0415.48 - Anguilla japonica - TSN 161134 - Japanese eel (live). This created a requirement…

President Donald Trump has the World Trade Organization in a chokehold, and the United States has made clear what he wants: no more judicial rulings that interpret WTO rules to Washington’s disadvantage. Trump has effectively engineered a crisis in the WTO’s system of settling global disputes by…

Trade tensions may be starting to hold back global merchandise trade, the World Trade Organization said on Friday, as it published an outlook indicator showing growth was above trend this quarter but slowing down. The World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), a composite published since the third…

The United States declared the NAFTA countries were nowhere close to a deal, in a statement Thursday designed to douse expectations that an agreement might be just a few minor adjustments away. It rebuffed an effort from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for April 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.1.

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday, May 21 2018. For urgent client service outside…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who use EDI to transmit their trade data. The CBSA external client support will be operating on an “after hours” client service support schedule on May 21, 2018. Entries processed between Saturday, May 19, 2018 and Tuesday, May 22, 2018 (inclusive) will…

Monday, May 21, 2018 is a holiday. The Bureau’s offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

A high-level Canadian delegation is in Washington today looking to plan a path forward for NAFTA negotiations and see if there is a way to find a quick agreement. Brian Clow, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's point man for American affairs, is among several Canadian officials here for talks with their…

Trade tensions may be starting to hold back global merchandise trade, the World Trade Organization said on Friday, as it published an outlook indicator showing growth was above trend this quarter but slowing down. The World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), a composite published since the third…

A) Chapter 03 was published to add the end use “Live bait” to the following HS code originating from the United States. 03.06.33.1287.60 – Cancer irroratus – TSN 98679 – Atlantic rock crab (non-ready-to-eat, live or head on and shell on) (live, fresh or chilled) B) Chapter 08 was published to change…

CCS and CTCS Designates are advised that two more free quizzes will be offered during 2018 on the following dates: Available Due Quiz 2 June 7 June 28 Quiz 3 October 4 October 25 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act ( SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its order made on January 8, 2013, in Expiry Review No. RR-2012-001, concerning the dumping of hot…

​Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) has been advised that the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has changed the dates for voting on CP's final proposals – for both the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Train & Engine (TCRC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical…

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching…