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Proposed Amendments to the Summary Reporting Program

CBSA has advised the BCCC Export Subcommittee that they intend to pursue a regulatory amendment to the Summary Reporting Program (SRP). If granted, this change will limit the SRP to “bulk goods”, defined as “goods that are loose or in mass, such that they are confined only by the permanent…

New export requirements for Ontario cherries

Effective June 1, 2017, fresh cherries grown in Ontario will be prohibited from moving into the United States and British Columbia, and must be certified free from European cherry fruit fly (R. cerasi) before being moved to other provinces in Canada. The European cherry fruit fly is a harmful plant…

Freight Forwarder Implementation Webinar, 1 June

As part of an ongoing commitment to communicate eManifest information, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is continuing with our regular eManifest Freight Forwarder Implementation Webinars. The next Webinar will be held Thursday, June 1, 2017 from 1:30-3:00pm ET. Agenda items for the call…

Second Designate Quiz for 2017 starts June 8th

Designates are reminded the second free quiz of 2017 starts next Thursday. Available Due Quiz 2 June 8 June 29 Quiz 3 October 5 October 26 As always, each quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation and/or five credits toward maintenance of the CTCS…

CN Rail, Teamsters reach tentative deal to avoid strike

Canadian National Railway and the union for more than 3,000 conductors, train and yard workers have reached an agreement in principle on a new collective agreement, averting a possible labour disruption that could have started early Tuesday morning. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference president Doug…
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Blanket B2s

The CSCB Trade Policy committee has recently received a response from CBSA to their comments and questions regarding the new D memoranda on Blanket B2s, D17-2-4. As a member of the CBSA BCCC Trade Compliance and Recourse subcommittee, the CSCB will use that venue to continue to pursue issues related…
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CSCB Trade Policy Committee Meeting Summaries

Summaries of 16 March 2017 and 31 October 2016 meetings are now available on the Trade Policy committee page. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “CSCB Advocacy” or "Recent Updates." The contents of this message and CSCB documents linked…

Certain Fabricated Industrial Steel Components, Inquiry No. NQ-2016-004

IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: CERTAIN FABRICATED INDUSTRIAL STEEL COMPONENTS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN Finding issued Thursday, May 25, 2017…

CN 17-16, Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Burnaby, BC)

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: (a) effective May 12, 2017 the company located at 7867 Express Street, Burnaby, BC has surrendered their “BW” type highway sufferance warehouse licence. (b) the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has decided not to advertise for a new highway…
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Will you consider becoming a CSCB Director? Filing Deadline 15 June 2017

Each year, we look for volunteers to join our hard-working Board of Directors where they can have the opportunity to directly influence the work of the CSCB which for the coming year is likely to focus on: CBSA’s commercial vision and the role of the customs broker The regulatory framework for…

D3-1-3, Commercial Importation of Intoxicating Liquors

This memorandum has been revised to Update the sealing requirements Remove reference to Memorandum D10-14-19, Administrative Procedures for the Importation of Non-beverage Ethyl Alcohol. This memorandum outlines the procedures to be followed for the interprovincial and international transportation…

CBSA Message (TCC17-132) - CBSA System Outage Contingency Plan

In response to the recent outages, CBSA has reissued its outage contingency plans. The CSCB continues to pursue not just a review of these plans but also an understanding and resolution of the root causes of the outages that continue to occur. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who…

Last chance to register for the CETA webinar!

Registration for tomorrow's webinar on CETA with Peter Kirby closes today! Don't miss this great session during which Peter will cover the following topics: Where we are today and what remains to be done prior to implementation Understanding CETA: its structure and organization Rules of origin…

CN receives strike notice from union representing train conductors in Canada

CN said today that the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY), which represents approximately 3,000 CN conductors and yard operations employees in Canada, has given the company a 72-hour notice of its intention to strike as of 0400 hours Eastern…

Partnership in Action: CBSA joins us at the TO/ON Regions Annual Conference

Staying on top of the rules and procedures governing imports and exports is a time consuming proposition. Take a short cut by attending the CSCB Toronto/Ontario Regions Annual Conference scheduled for June 16 in Stratford. During one of the conference’s morning sessions, CBSA representatives from…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 29 May

A) Chapter 02 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses "In transit through Canada" and "Other end uses" originating from Japan. 02.01.10.5001 - Beef 02.01.10.5002 - Veal 02.01.20.5007 - Beef 02.01.20.5008 - Veal 02.01.30.5013 - Beef - fresh or…