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In Brief This memorandum has been issued to reflect requirements for the importation of vehicles, engines, vessels and machines, as outlined in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 and its regulations The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Environment and Climate Change Canada…

The following has been updated as is available on the CBSA website: A10 - Cargo Control Abstract https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/a10-eng.html

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the possibility Monday of immediately wrapping up a NAFTA deal despite signs of skepticism about whether that goal is feasible. U.S. officials are sounding less than bullish about the prospects of a NAFTA deal by week's end, which is…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the Industry Labelling Tool (ILT) ( http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/labelling/food-labelling-for-industry/…) to reflect the December 14, 2016 amendments to the ”Food and Drug Regulations” (FDR) related to nutrition…

1. This notice replaces Customs Notice 17-22 and provides a provision to the interim process to address a specific scenario for single shipments (back to back) destined to primary warehouses. See paragraphs 6 – 11 for details on this provision. The existing rules for the interim process have…

IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin Finding issued Friday, March 16, 2018 Reasons issued Tuesday, April 3, 2018 The Finding and Statement of Reasons are available on the CITT website.

Concerning the final determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of certain copper pipe fittings originating in or exported from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Statement of Reasons is available on the CBSA website.

Please be advised that the following modules of the Accredited Veterinarian’s Manual have been added or updated: Module 3.2: Testing- Serologic Test ( http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/accred…)…

CFIA have updated the webpage on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) to include the following resources: New - Importing Food: A step-by-step guide http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/acts-and-regulations/regulat……

This memorandum outlines and explains the obligations, guidelines, and procedures for reporting goods that are exported from Canada. The May 10, 2018 revisions to the memorandum include: a reduction in the length of time a Summary Reporting Program (SRP) application is valid (from 5 years to 2 years…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing maintenance on Sunday May 13th, 2018 from 3:00am until 7:00am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available during…

Chapter 07 was published to modify the import conditions and remove a registration type for the following HS codes with the end use “Further processing” originating for the United States. 07.07.00.3001.01 – Cucumbers, field (fresh). 07.07.00.3001.02 – Cucumbers, greenhouse (fresh). Please verify…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act ( SIMA), that its finding made on November 12, 2013, in Inquiry No. NQ-2013-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules, with or…

Notice received from Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada: Tuesday, May 8, 5:00 PM ET We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS. We will send a notification as soon as EICS will be available.

Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA – veterinary inspection” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with end use “Culture” originating from Chile and various countries in Europe. 03.01.91.7871.54 – Salmo trutta – TSN 161997 – Brown trout (live) 03…

Canadian and U.S. negotiators held “constructive” talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Tuesday as efforts focused on agreeing new rules for the auto sector, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said. Freeland, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer…