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TCC17-069 - Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) HS Codes

Please note changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requirements have been made. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS system on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, and the CBSA website will be updated accordingly. If you have questions on these changes…

Consultation on draft Plant and Animal Health Strategy for Canada

A draft of the Plant and Animal Health Strategy is now available online for consultation, and you are invited to take part. Given the increasingly complex and constantly changing risks to Canadas plant and animal resources, the goal of the Strategy is to ensure their ongoing protection, thereby…

D11-11-1, National Customs Rulings

This memorandum provides information concerning the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) NCR program. This memorandum has been revised to reflect the amendment to the NCR program service standard timeline, to update the section for obtaining an origin NCR for the General Preferential Tariff and…
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CETA – Duty Rates

The table of contents to the text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is available. Members wishing to determine duty rates of originating goods can refer to the Tariff Schedule listed under Chapter 2. The tariff schedule lists goods and their staging category for duty reduction…

Proposed changes - import requirements - wooden and bamboo products

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking feedback on its updated plant health import requirements for some wooden and bamboo products. Directive D-02-12: Phytosanitary import requirements for non-processed wood and other wooden products, bamboo and bamboo products, originating from all…

Glover Customs Brokers: Much to be proud of

Founded in 1966 by Lenore Glover, Glover Customs Brokers Inc. holds a unique position in Ottawa’s business community and the story of the business’s continued success is a motivational one for all entrepreneurs. As a female-founded and managed business celebrating 51 years of operation, Glover…

Nestlé Canada Inc. vs CBSA, Appeal No. AP-2015-027

Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, February 7, 2017 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on August 9, 2016, 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 January 7, 2016, with…

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…