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CFIA Message - CBSA Scheduled Maintenance, 5 March

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 5th, 2017 between 03:00AM and 09:30AM (EST). The CBSA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) application will be…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 5 March

A) Chapter 03 was published to add the following OGD extensions with the following end uses; "Canadian goods returning", "Food Service", "Further processing for human consumption", "Other end uses", "Retail use" and "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution". 03.02.45.9071.38 -…

CBSA Message (TCC17-039) - EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 5 March

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable from 03:00 to 09:30 (ET) Sunday March 5 th , 2017. This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

Challenging the CCS Examination | Examen de SCD

Registration to challenge the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) examination on September 23, 2017 is now open. The registration deadline is Friday, July 14. An individual may apply to challenge the CCS exam if the following criteria are met: is currently employed by a CSCB member firm; and has…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 2 March

Chapter 6 was published to streamline the import requirements for the following HS code: 06.02.90.0026 - Other propagative material - tissue cultured plants in agar or liquid media 06.02.90.0100 - Other propagative material - In vitro plants in agar or liquid media (further to 06.02.90.0026) This…

New proposed food safety requirements

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently launched a 90-day consultation on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations to better protect the health of Canadians. If your business imports food into Canada, exports food to another country, or sells food across provinces, you may be…

Export of Horse Meat to the European Union

Please be advised that new certification requirements for the export of horse meat to the European Union (EU) are effective today, March 1, 2017. This notification is further to the previous message sent in September 2016. To meet the new certification requirements, horses are required to be…

Freight Forwarder Implementation Webinar - March 2

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 tomorrow, Thursday, March 2, 2017 from 1:30-3:00pm ET. Agenda items for…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 28 February

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from Australia. NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.06.41.2103 - Honeybees (Packaged) 01.06.41.2104 - Honeybee queens B) Chapter 07 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes…

Mexico warns U.S. that it will walk out of NAFTA talks if tariffs put on table

Mexico’s top trade negotiator, [Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo], doubled down on threats to break off talks to rework NAFTA, saying his country will walk away if the U.S. insists on slapping duties or quotas on any products from south of the border. This doesn’t mean, Guajardo…

NAFTA Monthly Freight Flow

The value of monthly freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners was up 0.4 percent in December from a year earlier, the third year-on-year gain in the last five months but only the fourth such increase in the last two years. The value of total U.S. trade with Canada fell 1.2 percent to…
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Export Voluntary Disclosures D11-6-4

Voluntary Disclosures for unreported exports should be made utilizing a B13A or CAED declaration. For scenarios where multiple disclosures need to be made, D11-6-4 Appendix B Section III paragraph 15 provides for a template that can be obtained from [email protected]

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on February 25, 2017. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Amendment of order Certain carbon steel fasteners Expiry of finding Stainless steel sinks Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999…

CSCB Webinar: Non-resident Importers - Tips and Traps

Before delving into a new foreign market, many businesses test the waters as non-resident importers (NRI). The advantages are clear, no additional operating costs associated with having a large physical presence in another country, and, in some cases, reduced compliance requirements. However, there…