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CBSA Scheduled Maintenance, 16 October

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 16, 2016 from 03:00AM to 09:00AM (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) application will be…

Angela Collins to Lead Canada’s Customs Brokers!

The following is a press release about the election of a new CSCB Chair of the Board that we have shared with various trade publications. The Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB) is pleased to announce a newly elected Chair of the Board of Directors, Ms. Angela Collins of Willson International…

Updates to the CFIA Fish Lis

Common names for the following fish species were added or modified within the CFIA Fish List. Dentex tumifrons Engraulis capensis Hapalogaster mertensii Helicolenus barathri Hemanthias peruanus Limnothrissa miodon Lutjanus aratus Nephrops norvegicus Opisthonema oglinum Scomberomorus brasiliensis…

CBSA Message (TCC16-136) – EDI Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 16 October

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 16, 2016 from 03:00 to 09:00 ET. This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

German court rejects bid to block Canada-EU trade deal, Trudeau impatient

Germany's Constitutional Court cleared the government on Thursday to approve a free trade accord between the European Union and Canada under defined conditions, boosting the agreement's chances of passing an EU vote next week. However, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear he was losing…

Hanjin Shipping puts Asia-U.S. shipping network up for sale

South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd is selling major businesses, including its Asia to U.S. route network, and will receive letters of intent by Oct. 28, the company said on Thursday. The sale comes as creditors line up claims less than two months after the company applied for court receivership as…

Toronto Region Education Seminar on Customs Valuation - Register Today!

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to 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 value…

Prime Minister says CETA will test European Union's 'usefulness'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a blunt warning to European lawmakers today: sign off on a free trade deal with Canada or risk reducing the European Union's relevance. Trudeau formally welcomed French Prime Minister Manuel Valls for a three-day visit to Canada, holding a news conference after a…

Canada, U.S. poised to resume hostilities over softwood lumber

Don't panic: Even though the deadline has passed, there's still hope of a resolution to Canada's dispute with the U.S. on softwood lumber. Both sides are still negotiating in Washington, and there won't be any punitive measures kicking in right away. But the stage is set for Canada and the U.S. to…
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New Policy Regarding Final Examination Rewrite

This year, students who did not receive a passing grade on the 2015-2016 CCS course will be given the opportunity to write a second CCS examination. This examination will be written on November 9 th, the same day as those students who were allowed a deferral from writing the examination on its…

Canadian businesses fear Belgium could derail Canada-EU trade deal

A Canadian business group that has been a major proponent of a free trade agreement with Europe fears the accord could be derailed by Belgium at the 11th hour even though the continent’s most powerful leaders are calling it the “good” kind of trade deal. EU trade ministers vote on Oct. 18 at the…

CSCB Webinar with CBSA on 2017 Customs Tariff – October 26!

The CSCB will be hosting CBSA’s Manager of Tariff Policy, Grant Tebbutt, on Wednesday, October 26 at 1-2:30 pm ET to discuss the 2017 Customs Tariff. The webinar will provide an overview of the HS level changes, the publication of the Departmental Consolidation of the Tariff and processes that CBSA…

CSCB Webinar with Transport Canada – Next Wednesday!

The CSCB will be hosting Transport Canada’s Chief of Component Testing Importation and Audit Inspection, Mario Demers, and Importation Information Officer, Diane Gagnon-Lior, for a webinar session on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 2-3:30 pm ET. We will be discussing Transport Canada requirements…

Large Line Pipe from China and Japan, Statement of Reasons

Pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act , on September 20, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency made final determinations of dumping with respect to certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe (large line pipe) originating in or exported from the…
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BCCC Scientific Names Working Group Meeting Documents

The Records of Discussion from the April 21st and June 16th meetings are now available on the BCCC Scientific Names Working Group page: To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “CSCB Advocacy” or "Recent Updates." The contents of this message…

CBSA Message (TCC16-134) – Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota

Reference: Notice to Importers, Serial No. 889 dated September 16, 2016 Prepared and Distributed by: Global Affairs Canada Please be advised that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on October 14, 2016. Consequently, October 14, 2016 (at 11:59 pm local time) will be the cut…

CBSA Message (TCC16-133) – Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota

Reference: Notice to Importers, Serial No. 888 dated September 16, 2016 Prepared and Distributed by: Global Affairs Canada Please be advised that the wheat products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on October 14, 2016. Consequently, October 14, 2016 (at 11:59 pm local time) will be the cut-off…