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D14-1-3, Re-determinations and Appeals Under the Special Import Measures Act

This memorandum explains the procedures to request re-determinations and file appeals under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA). This memorandum has been revised to edit hyperlinks and does not affect or change any of the existing process to request a re-determination by the President. This…

Les Industries Touch Inc. vs CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2016-016

Decision and reasons issued Monday, March 27, 2017 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 26, 2017, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated April 28, 2016, with…

D19-2-1, Administration of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) with the administration of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA) and Regulations. This memorandum outlines the requirements and procedures with respect to the import and export of nuclear substances…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS)

Date/time message received: Thu 2017-03-30 8:39 PM Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (905) 795-9658 and (514) 493-4103 or by…

NAFTA Monthly Freight Flow Values See Third Straight Increase

The value of monthly freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners jumped 6.7 percent in January from a year earlier, according to information released March 23 by the [U.S.] Department of Transportation. The January year-on-year increase was the largest since September 2014 and the third…

Business Barometer: Confidence remains steady in March

Canada's small business optimism remained steady in March, holding on to the gains it had posted a month earlier, according to Business Barometer, a monthly index put out by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The index remains at 62.9 points—the same as in February and 2.7…
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ARL Update – News from March 30, 2017 ARL Working Group meeting

As always, a wide variety of topics was discussed at yesterday’s ARL Working Group session. Here is a summary of the main issues. It is CBSA’s intention to make the DN and SOA available to all importers. Although the related policy and procedures have not been finalized, it is anticipated that these…

Trump takes 1st step in NAFTA renegotiation

The Trump administration has taken an early step in renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, sending the U.S. Congress a draft list of priorities for the negotiation that expresses hope for change in a broad range of areas... Then the administration will issue a formal notice that it…
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Modal Logistique Inc. - CSCB Membership Application

The CSCB has received an application for membership from Modal Logistique Inc. The CSCB contact is Mr. Alexandre Legault, Owner, who is also the qualified officer. The licence was issued in April 2016 for Montreal. The contact information follows: Modal Logistique Inc. 340 Rue Sherbrooke Sainte…

CN 17-10, Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff

1. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the January 16, 2017 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. 2. Statistics Canada has made the following changes: Classification Number Change Type 0702.00.99.11 Delete 0702.00.99.12 Delete 0702…
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Dec Accepted Messages – Update

CBSA has recently advised that Dec Accepted messages will not be sent until the related ACI cargo data is on file. Members have voiced concerns, including the fact that carriers in the highway mode will often wait for a Dec Accepted message before advancing to the border. CBSA has advised that…

2017 CSCB Quebec Regional Conference – SAVE THE DATE!

Quebec members will be very excited to learn that planning for this year’s regional conference is well underway. The 2017 Quebec Regional Conference will take place on Thursday, May 4 th at Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Stay tuned for more details about conference and hotel registration!

Changing of Meat Establishments after NISC release

CFIA have provided this document for distribution to Customs Brokers. It is a reminder to brokers who clear any kind of meat shipments through the NISC that require inspection with an official meat inspection certificate (OMIC).

2017 CSCB BC Regional Conference – SAVE THE DATE!

British Columbia members will be very excited to learn that planning for this year’s regional conference is well underway. The 2017 BC Regional Conference and Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, April 27 th at the Westin Wall Center Vancouver Airport. In addition, on April 26 th…

First Designate Quiz of 2017 due next Thursday!

Designates are reminded that the first quiz of 2017 is due next Thursday, April 6th at 2pm EDT. As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation, and is FREE of charge. To access the quiz, you must login to your CSCB account. If you do not…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 29 March

A) Chapter 01 was published to add the end use “In transit through Canada” to the following HS codes originating from all countries except the United States. 01.01.21.2001.01 - Mares over 2 years old. 01.01.21.2001.03 - Foals less than 2 years old. This created a requirement version change to the…