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Ottawa urged to address long waits at Niagara border crossings

Wait times at Canada’s second-busiest border crossing can stretch to hours, according to mayors and bridge authorities in Ontario’s Niagara Region who are pleading with Ottawa to boost staffing levels to ease the congestion, especially as the busy Peace Bridge prepares to reduce its operating lanes…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 27 October

Chapter 30 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 30.02.90.1069 - Animal pathogen level 2 bacteria, viruses, yeast, or fungi- in animal product or by-product 30.02.90.1070 - Animal pathogen level 3 bacteria, viruses, yeast, or fungi- in animal…

The Canadian Logistics Professional Survey

The Canadian Shipper and MM&D invite you to complete the 13th Annual Survey of the Canadian Logistics Professional. The estimated time to complete the survey is 10 minutes. The survey closes on November 28. The results of the survey will be publish in the January/February issues of both Canadian…

CBSA Message (TCC16-146) - ARL - Problem with the SOA of October 25th 2016

Clients Affected: All importers, brokers and services providers who use EDI to transmit their data This message is to advise you that there has been an Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) system issue that has affected some of the statement of accounts (SOA) issued this morning (October 25). As a…

CSCB Webinar: The Bri-Chem Saga

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Kirby, the Montreal trade lawyer who led the Bri-Chem Supply Ltd., Ever Green Ecological Services Inc., and Southern Pacific Resource Corp. cases, will be with us on Tuesday, November 1, to provide explanation and commentary about last week's Federal Court…

Border Alert – Lansdowne

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

Failure of EU free trade deal would leave Canada stranded

The looming failure of free trade talks with the European Union would derail Canada's push to reduce its dependence on the United States and potentially complicate negotiations with other nations, such as India and China. The EU's hopes of signing the pact this week appeared to evaporate on Monday…

Trade by Exporter Characteristics: Goods, 2010 to 2014

In 2014, 43,530 enterprises exported goods from Canada, generating $469.3 billion in sales. Compared with 2010, the number of exporting enterprises was up 7.2%, while export sales grew 30.4%. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accounted for 97.3% of all exporting enterprises, and over 40% of…

Canada-EU trade summit Thursday will likely be postponed: top official

European Parliament President Martin Schulz told German radio on Tuesday that he did not expect a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada to be signed this week. Belgium said on Monday it could not formally back the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — which needs the…
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CBSA D-memo 10-18-1 Tariff Quota Rates

Recently CBSA updated D-memo 10-18-1 Tariff Quota Rates. An inconsistency was noted concerning the validity period of import permits between the D-memo and Global Affairs Canada. The CSCB has obtained the following clarification from CBSA; In the permit application, the importer must provide an…

Back to Basics on Transaction Value Seminar - Next Week!

This is a reminder that the CSCB Toronto Region is hosting an education seminar on Customs Valuation - Back to Basics on Transaction Value, on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport. Importers and customs brokers cannot afford to miscalculate the customs value or…

Border Alert – Lansdowne

Traveller traffic at the Lansdowne port of entry is experiencing a service disruption This port of entry is currently experiencing a service disruption and traveller traffic may encounter delays. Until further notice, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) encourages you to consider the following…
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2017 Tariff – Concordance Tables (8 digit)

Finance Canada has provided the CSCB with the 2017 Customs Tariff concordance tables. At this time, these tables are only available at the 8-digit level. One table reflects changes from the 2016 items to the 2017 items, and the other reflects changes from 2017 items to the 2016 items. The CSCB has…

Mexico: Steady Through Uncertainty

"Resilient" has been a good word for the Mexican economy in recent years. An on-again, off-again world economy usually has a magnified effect on Mexico. Not this time; through the global bump-and-grind, Mexico has chugged along at a decent pace, plugging away at an aggressive reform agenda and all…

EU sets Belgium Monday deadline to back CETA

The European Union has given Belgium until late on Monday to overcome opposition to a free trade deal with Canada from its French-speaking region or a summit to sign the pact that could boost both economies is off, EU sources said on Sunday. EU trade negotiators are rushing to assuage the Walloon…