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Start Date/Time 2017-05-10 11:00 ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. We are experiencing delays in processing all EDI and portal messages. There is a backlog in processing data. We are working to resolve this problem and will update…

Start Date/Time 2017-05-09 13 :30 ET End Date/Time 2017-05-10 00 :22 ET The system issue reported below has now been resolved. Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. We are experiencing delays in processing all EDI and portal messages. There…

Notice received: Wed 2017-05-10 12:56 AM EDT Please be advised that all Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) delays with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages have been resolved. The CFIA National Import Service Centre (NISC) will continue to process requests. If you require assistance or…

Notice received: Tues 2017-05-09 2:45 PM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is experiencing delays with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Please note there may be a delay in processing import release requests. If you require a release for a shipment that has…

Start Date/Time 2017-05-09 13 :30 ET Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and Portal. We are experiencing delays in processing all EDI and portal messages. There is a backlog in processing data. We are working to resolve this problem and will update…

The Canada Border Services Agency is hosting an ARL Webinar: Open payment credits on Statement of Account. The webinar will be offered in english on May 10 and May 17. The webinar will be offered in french on May 24, details follow. Les clients affectés: Tous les clients et fournisseurs de service…

CCS and CTCS Designates are reminded that free quizzes will be offered during 2017 on the following dates: 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…

Find tariff information quickly and easily The new Canada Tariff Finder is a free tool that allows Canadian exporters to check the tariffs applicable to a specific good in a foreign market. The focus is on countries where Canada has a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in place.

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system. The annual interest rate for the third quarter of 2017 (July 1st, 2017- September 30th, 2017) will be 0.5523.

Growing anti-free-trade rhetoric from the United States is causing growing concern on both sides of the border. Depending on the day — and, it seems, with whom he last spoke — President Donald Trump has variously said he wants to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or simply…

ECCRD Updates to Chapter 7: ACI/eManifest Highway Portal and Chapter 8: ACI/eManifest Portal – House Bills The following message is to advise that: Chapter 7: Advance Commercial Information (ACI) eManifest Highway Portal, Version 1.8.1 (March 2017) is available online at the following web link: http…

On May 1, 2017 Global Affairs Canada issued new Notices to Importers (Notices) for two Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) that are administered on the TRQ year basis of August 1 st to July 31 st. These updated Notices reflect the policies and procedures associated with the administration of the following…

Please be advised that the "List of Establishments Approved to Export Live or Raw Molluscan Shellfish from Ireland to Canada" has been updated. The following establishment has been added to the list: "Hugh O'Malley (T/A Achill Oysters)". This document is available on the CFIA website at the…

A) Chapter 01 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA - veterinary inspection" to "CBSA Inspection" for the following HS code with the end use "Feeding for slaughter" originating from the United States. 01.04 - Live sheep and goats. B) Chapter 04 was published to add…

Clients Affected: All clients that transmit their trade data using EDI. Reminder* Duplicate Cargo Control Numbers If you receive a reject message on your release transaction for “invalid status of request/cargo control number” or “ccn in history” ( error code 464 and T36) there is no need to contact…