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Trade Confidence Rebounds

"Surging” was an appropriate adjective for exports early this year. That all changed in February and March, when two consecutive stumbles wiped out most of the gains. A partial rebound pacified pundits in April, but only just. Has this rough ride’s stomach-churn left exporters cowering in the corner…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 4 July

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.05 - Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls 01.06.31 - Birds of prey 01.06.32 -…

Government of Canada’s Innovation Agenda

Extraordinary technological change is transforming how Canadians live, work and communicate. We need to embrace new ideas in innovation and science and to harness new sources of growth to deliver the next age of economic prosperity in Canada. Last week, the Government of Canada put forward a vision…

CBSA Message (TCC16-092) - Duplicate Daily Notices (DN)

CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) / Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) RE: Duplicate Daily Notices (DN) Please be advised that due to a glitch in the system, today‘s DN (Thursday, June 30, 2016) was issued in duplicate to some companies. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this…
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ARL DN transmission

We have been advised by CBSA that DN transmission is now underway. If you haven’t received your DN by 3pm, please email the CARM mailbox. Please put URGENT: DN NOT RECEIVED in the subject line of your message.

CBSA Office Closure, Port of Toronto ON

The following is a notice from CBSA: On behalf of the CBSA, Commercial Operations District in the GTA Region, this letter is to inform you that the CBSA office located at 1 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario will be closing on September 2, 2016 at the close of business. At this time, I ask that you…
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Amendments to the Customs Tariff – T2016-3

For members who are curious, the changes to the MFN duty rates that will be effective July 1, 2016, are a result of the WTO – Information Technology Agreement Expansion. Members were advised of these changes on June 29 th, 2016. The Order was registered on June 22, 2016 as SOR/2016-197 and it will…

CN 16-16, Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the June 13, 2016 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. Rate of duty reductions included in the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement are effective July 1, 2016 and contain changes to the IT, NT & SLT…

CBSA Message (TCC16-091) - Late Daily Notices (DN)

CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) / Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) RE: LATE Daily Notices (DN) Please be advised that the DN scheduled to be issued on Thursday, June 30, 2016 is late and will be issued as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this delay and…

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 reflect changes in contact information and the process to request a re-determination by the President. This memorandum is available…

Second Designate Quiz of 2016 due tomorrow!

CCS designates are reminded that the second quiz of 2016 is due tomorrow (June 30th) at 2pm EDT. As always, the quiz is worth ten professional development points toward maintenance of the CCS designation, and is FREE of charge. To access the quiz, you must login to your CSCB account. If you do not…

EICS/EXCOL Bulletin - Canada Day Holiday

Friday July 1, 2016 is a holiday. The Bureau's offices will be closed and no officers or Help Desk staff will be available. The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

HST Increase for NL and NB Effective July 1st, 2016

Effective July 1st, 2016 the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick will be raising their respective levels of HST by 2 percentage points. Both provincial rates will be raised to 15%. Prince Edward Island (PEI) will be increasing their HST by 1 percentage points to 15% effective…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 29 June

A) Chapter 06 was published to change the release recommentation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes. 06.02.10.0016.24 - Alternanthera sessilis - Unrooted plants (sessile joyweed) 06.02.10.0016.25 - Bothriochloa ischaemum - Unrooted plants (yellow blue stem) 06.02…
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The de minimis debate

There has been a lot of coverage in the media lately regarding efforts by U.S.- based online retailers in support of an increase to Canada’s de minimis value. The Retail Council of Canada has staked out its territory with its own advocacy campaign titled, Join the fight for fairness: Ensure a level…

7 juillet - GLCC webinaire - Remboursements et compensation

Le 25 janvier 2016, l’ASFC a introduit le GLCC, un système comptable parfaitement intégré et centralisé qui, en plus de permettre la compensation des débits des comptes par les crédits et inversement, offre aux PCC des relevés comptables exhaustifs et de nouvelles options de paiement électronique…

July 7 - ARL Webinar on Refunds and Off-setting

On January 25, 2016, the CBSA introduced ARL, a fully integrated and centralized accounting system that allows for off-setting of account credits against debits, and offers Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) more comprehensive accounting statements and new electronic payment options. In order to provide…