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CBSA D-memo 10-18-1 Tariff Quota Rates

October 25, 2016
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!

October 25, 2016
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

October 24, 2016
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)

October 24, 2016
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

October 24, 2016
"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

October 24, 2016
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…

The Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service

October 24, 2016
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, ...announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service: Paul Glover, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, effective October 31, 2016. Timothy Sargent, currently Associate…
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Bri-Chem. et al: Federal Court of Appeal Decision

October 21, 2016
Members will be very interested in the outcome of a hearing on October 19, 2016, between the Attorney General of Canada and Bri-Chem Supply Ltd., Ever Green Ecological Services Inc., and Southern Pacific Resource Corp. These three cases, tried together, were identical to the Frito-Lay case. In that…

National Planning Forum for Plant and Animal Health

October 21, 2016
You are invited to participate in a National Planning Forum for Plant and Animal Health in Ottawa on December 6-7, 2016. Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments want to engage stakeholders in the development of a plant and animal health strategy for Canada. This Forum is an opportunity…

Canada-EU trade talks collapse in Wallonia as Freeland walks out

October 21, 2016
Last-ditch efforts to salvage Canada's trade deal with the European Union appear to have collapsed Friday, as International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland walked out of talks with the regional government of Wallonia that's been blocking the deal that was supposed to be signed next week. Freeland…

Exporters of Softwood Lumber Products

October 21, 2016
In anticipation of a possible investigation by the United States into imports of certain softwood lumber products from Canada, the Government of Canada has developed an e-portal. The e-portal will assist companies to apply to be considered for exclusion from any countervailing duties that could…
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Updated Compliance Toolkit for Customs Brokers

October 20, 2016
Several years ago, the CSCB produced the initial version of the Compliance Toolkit for Customs Brokers. We are pleased to publish a full revision of that document and to announce that additional content will be published in 2017. We hope that you will find this Toolkit of value. To access, please…

CFIA Message - CBSA Scheduled Maintenance, 23 October

October 20, 2016
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, October 23, 2016 from 04:30 to 06:00 AND from 07:00 to 08:30 (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

CBSA Message (TCC16-144) – EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 23 October

October 20, 2016
Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) applications will be unavailable on Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 04:30 to 06:00 ET as well as between 07:00 and 08:30 ET. This includes: all…