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Economists say Donald Trump's storming victory to claim the White House has ramped up uncertainty for Canadian trade with the United States. The Republican defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton after he campaigned on a platform that included a pledge to renegotiate NAFTA and spike the Trans…

A) Chapter 01 was published to reinstate the following OGD extensions. 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 for the following HS codes. 01.01.21.2001.02 - Stallions over 2 years old. 01.01.29.2002 -…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using eManifest Portal Client service support will be available on the Remembrance Day holiday, Friday, November 11, 2016 between 08:00 and 16:00 (Eastern Time). Please note that support will be provided for production…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Client service support will be available on the Remembrance Day holiday, Friday, November 11, 2016 between 08:00 and 16:00 (Eastern Time). Please note that support will be provided for production issues only by…

Friday, November 11, 2016 is Remembrance Day. Our offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a repeat presentation of the 2017 Customs Tariff session with Grant Tebbutt, Manager, Tariff Policy, CBSA, on Tuesday, November 22 at 1-2:30 pm ET. The webinar will provide an overview of the HS level changes, as well as a discussion on the…

1. This notice is a follow-up of Customs Notices 15-014, 15-031, 15-034 and 15-038 providing further information for commercial importers, custom brokers and software/service providers about the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Single Window Initiative (SWI). 2. As of November 2016, the…

On August 19, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an investigation pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act(SIMA) concerning the alleged injurious dumping of certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) originating in or exported from the Republic of Belarus…

The Consumer Product Safety Program of Health Canada would like to invite you to a trilateral webinar for industry on U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Textile Compliance. This webinar is meant to provide manufacturers, importers, and exporters of textiles an overview of the relevant product safety…

Please be advised that for food containing meat from multiple animal species, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requires that the dominant species from which the meat is derived must be clearly mentioned under the “product description” on…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on November 5, 2016. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2016-017 Health, Dept. of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Code of Practice for a Recommended Concentration of 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy) Ethanol (DEGME)…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has, today, extended the investigation with respect to the alleged injurious dumping of certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from the Republic of Belarus, Chinese Taipei, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s…

Please be advised that further to the message of November 01, 2016, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has finalized with Taiwan Annex C, “Veterinary Certificate for Poultry Meat destined to Taiwan”. As of November 04, 2016, the poultry meat shipments originating from Canada, except Ontario…

Further to an earlier message, registration is now open for the national Plant and Animal Health Planning Forum being held on December 6-7, 2016 in Ottawa at the Marriot Hotel (100 Kent Street). This Forum is an opportunity for all who play a role in plant and animal health to come together to…

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, November 6, 2016 from 01:30AM to 02:30AM (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) application will be…

Canada's imports rose 4.7% to a record $47.6 billion in September, as an exceptionally large transaction accounted for the increase. Import prices increased 2.4% and volumes were up 2.3%. Exports edged up 0.1% to $43.5 billion, as a 0.9% increase in prices was mostly offset by a 0.8% decrease in…