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The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for February 2017 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 96.30.

Please be advised that the export certification requirements for beta agonist free beef certification and the requirements applicable to pork by-product for export to China have been updated. The changes have been made in the Meat e-Certification System. In addition, Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers Late DN follow up #2 Follow up message to late DN’s (Statements dated March 15 to 17th) March 15, 2017 We have identified the DN’s with statement date of March 15 th that have not been sent. Some of these will be sent tonight and the rest of the March 15…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers Follow up message to late DN’s (Statements dated March 15 and March 16) The DN’s from March 15 have still not been sent and the DN’s from March 16 th were sent with errors. We are still investigating but it is apparent that a resend of the March 16 th DN’s…

A) Chapter 02 was published to change the release recommendation to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes with the end use "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution" originating from the states of Alabama and Tennessee. 02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading…

Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday, March 19th, 2017 between 04:30AM to 06:00AM (EST) and from 07:00AM to 8:30AM(EST). The CBSA Electronic Data…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday March 19, 2017 from 04:30 to 06:00 ET as well as between 07:00 and 08:30 ET. This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such…

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 March 18, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday March 19, 2017 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET)…

Normal operations resume for commercial traffic at the Lansdowne port of entry The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to report normal operations have now resumed for commercial traffic at the Lansdowne port of entry, which recently experienced a service disruption. We thank you for…

Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA - NISC" to "Refuse Entry" for the following HS code originating from Guatemala. 08.10.20.4013 - Raspberry (fresh) This created a requirement version change for the following HS code. 08.10.20.01 - Blackberry -…

March 16, 2017 update - The system issue described in the original message (number TCC17-051) is resolved. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is now working to send Section 12(1) notices for conveyances that were processed but for which Section 12(1) notices were not sent following the Sunday…

Clients Affected: All 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 the DN scheduled to be issued on March 16, 2017 is late and will be issued as soon as possible…

Clients Affected: All 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 the DN scheduled to be issued on March 15, 2017 is late and will be issued as soon as possible…

With a new year ahead of us and new approaches rolling out for Canadian Food inspection Agency (CFIA) services, inspection, regulation and risk management, the Agency is launching its first external facing digital newsletter, The CFIA Chronicle. The newsletter aims to keep industry informed as we…