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Final Designate Quiz of 2017 is due Thursday!

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the submission deadline for the third and final designate quiz of 2017 is 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 26. Available Due Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS…

Final Designate Quiz of 2017 is due Thursday!

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the third and final designate quiz for 2017 is currently open. Available Due Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward maintenance of the…

CBSA Message (TCC17-205) - TCCU Web Pages : Frequently Asked Questions

Clients Affected: All clients who transmit data electronically The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) is pleased to announce the unveiling of the new and improved TCCU web pages. The TCCU web pages now provide clients with an intuitive and fresher look while allowing for user friendly…
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NAFTA and TPL

Under a revised NAFTA, the U.S. is proposing the eventual elimination of NAFTA’s TPL regime. If CSCB members have clients who are concerned with this proposal, they, or their U.S. suppliers, may wish to express their concerns. Comments regarding the proposed elimination of TPLs under NAFTA can be…
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CETA – Low Value Shipments - Statement of Origin

The CSCB asked CBSA if there was preferred wording to be used for a statement of origin on LVS shipments that originate under the CETA. Their response follows. For the CETA, the origin declaration must be the wording that is contained in Annex 2 of the CETA Protocol on rules of origin and origin…

CFIA proposes amendments to Regulations on Administrative Monetary Penalties

On Saturday October 21, 2017 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations, which would allow Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) to be issued to food businesses who…

Certain Silicon Metal, Statement of Reasons

Concerning the final determinations with respect to the dumping of certain silicon metal originating in or exported from the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, and the Kingdom of Thailand and the subsidizing of certain silicon metal…
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CETA: Article 21 Clarification

CBSA has clarified text in paragraph 1 c. of Article 21 of the CETA. The CSCB’s question and CBSA’s response follows. CSCB: Can CBSA clarify what is meant by “ statement accompanying or forming a part of the import declaration, to the effect that the products meet the conditions required for the…

Final Designate Quiz of 2017 is due October 26!

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that the third and final designate quiz for 2017 is currently open. Available Due Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward maintenance of the…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on October 18, 2017. Domestic Substances List — Order 2017-66-08-01 Amending Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 SOR/2017-210 28/09/17 Domestic Substances List — Order 2017-87-08-01 Amending Canadian Environmental Protection Act…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on October 14 and 21, 2017. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain silicon metal — Decisions Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Ministerial Condition No. 19124 Ministerial…
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CETA: Origin Declaration

Several members have asked if the CETA Origin Declaration can include only words such as “Canada”, “Norwegian”, or “EU” in field 3 of the declaration. CBSA has responded with the following: The short answer is no. The purpose of the origin declaration is to certify that the goods are of CETA…

Have you updated your CSCB email preferences?

During the redesign of our website, we updated our email categories to make them more meaningful. That means that you need to update your email preferences to receive individual emails from categories of interest. To do so, please login to your CSCB account and access the Email Preferences section…

Windsor-Detroit Tunnel to close completely for 10 days

The Detroit-Windsor tunnel will completely shut down for 10 days for repairs. The crossing will close on October 20 at 8 p.m. and will reopen on October 30 at 5:30 a.m. This is in addition to weeknight closures beginning October 30th, for an estimated seven-month period. "We met with the folks at…

CBSA Message (TCC17-203) - CCS / CADEX Maintenance Outage, 22 October

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 Sunday October 22, 2017 from 08:00 to 16:00 (ET). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s…

CFIA Digital Document Store scheduled maintenance, 22 October

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing Digital Document Store (DDS) maintenance from Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 from 5:00AM (EST) to 12:00PM (EST). If you require assistance or have any questions…

CFIA Message: Scheduled System Maintenance, 21 October

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that Shared Services Canada (SSC) will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, October 21st, 2017 from 8:00AM to 9:00AM (EST). Consequently, the following services may be unavailable: Automated Import Reference System…
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CETA: Originating Status

The following question was sent to CBSA: If EU originating goods are shipped to Canada from Italy, then are subsequently exported from Canada to France in the same condition, do the goods “originate” upon their entry into France? Or did the goods lose their originating status once they entered…