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Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday April 22, 2018 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) and from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday April 21, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday April 22, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET)…

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 April 22th, 2018 from 3:00am until 6:300am (EST). Consequently, the CFIA Digital Document Store Application (DDS) may not be available…

Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2017 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%, based on the results of the final examination and the results of four tests taken throughout…

Job action now possible within 72 hours The union representing about 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has formally served the company with a 72 hour notice of an intent to strike. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference cites a lack of progress at the…

This memorandum has been revised to provide more precise policy direction to commercial air carriers. This update clarifies who is required to provide Advance Passenger Information/ Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) data to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), clarifies exceptional circumstances…

A) Chapter 05 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from all origins except the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 05.11.99.1567.03 - Processed pizzles, penises. 05.11.99.1567.05 - Cow hooves. B) Chapter 30 was published to change the release…

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

Trump had threatened tariff hikes on Chinese goods in response to complaints China taking U.S. technology China announced plans Tuesday to allow full foreign ownership of automakers in five years, ending restrictions that helped to fuel its trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump as it…

The ministers leading the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could meet again on Thursday in Washington as they push for quick progress, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Monday. Guajardo said he had spoken to Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia…

The following has been updated as is available on the CBSA website: B13A - Export Declaration https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b13a-eng.html

Clients Affected: Importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) / Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) Please be advised that due to processing problems the DN scheduled to be issued on Tuesday April 17, 2018, was partially…

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” and the miscellaneous code “With growing media that is free of soil and related matter (CGMP)” originating from the Netherlands. 06.02.20.0017.72 – Salmonberry -…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has specific responsibilities to administer and enforce the Cultural Property Export and Import Act in collaboration with the Department of Canadian Heritage. This memorandum explains the legislation, how exporters may obtain a cultural property export permit…

Two of the three political leaders with the most at stake at the NAFTA table huddled Friday behind closed doors, their most senior trade lieutenants alongside, in hopes of unlocking a mutually beneficial solution to the cross-border conundrum posed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Prime Minister…