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Canadian dollar tops 77 cents US

The Canadian dollar rose above 77 cents US on Wednesday, a day after U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen brought the U.S. currency back down to Earth with her comments on the American economy. The loonie, as it's known, closed at 77.17 cents US, up by .68 of a cent. Earlier in the day the loonie…

Ottawa seeks WTO ruling on U.S. duties on Canadian paper

Ottawa says it wants the World Trade Organization to look into U.S. countervailing duties on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says the "request for consultations" with the WTO follows a decision back in November…

First Designate Quiz of 2016 due next Thursday!

CCS designates are reminded that the first quiz of 2016 is due next Thursday, April 7th 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…

CBSA Message (TCC16-050) – Daily Notice (DN)

Due to exceptionally high volumes, transaction reporting for transactions from March 29 th was not completed before the Daily Notice (DN) run. As a result, some DNs from March 29 th are missing transactions, while other DNs were not generated. Please be assured that all transactions from March 29 th…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 31 March

A) Chapter 6 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 06.02.10.0020.23 - Water primrose – Unrooted plants (Ludwigia hyssopifolia) 06.02.10.0020.24 - Primrose-willow – Unrooted plants (Ludwigia prostrata) 06.02.10.0020.25 - Primrose-willow, water-purslane – Unrooted plants (other…

EICS Bulletin - EICS Maintenance interruption

EICS will be unavailable Wednesday , March 30, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:00 for maintenance. Please ensure that all of your work is saved prior to the interruption as all active sessions will be terminated.

EICS Bulletin - Technical difficulties

We are presently experiencing technical difficulties with EICS. An investigation is underway, and further information will be provided as it becomes available.

ARL Update – DN Issuance

We have heard from many members that they did not receive a DN this morning. CBSA is aware of the issue and has advised us that they will be issuing a message shortly. Questions and comments can be sent to the CSCB at [email protected]

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on 26 March 2016. Health, Dept. of Financial Administration Act Notice of annual increase of fees pursuant to the Fees in Respect of Drugs and Medical Devices Regulations
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ARL Update – Cheque Issuance, Payment Instructions and other outstanding issues

During today’s ARL Working Group call, it was announced that the ARL system processed 2 refund cheque runs last week. Hopefully, members will start to see some of these cheques later this week. Refund cheques were processed according to their “age” and it was reported that all refund requests over…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on 23 March 2016. Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations — Regulations Amending Customs Act SOR/2016-36 11/03/16

Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation, RR-2015-003: Copper Pipe Fittings

On March 22, 2016, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its orders made on February 17, 2012, in Expiry Review No. RR-2011-001, continuing, without amendment, its findings made on…

2016 CSCB Toronto/Ontario Regional Conference

Members planning to attend the Ontario/Toronto Regional CSCB Meeting on June 17th will be pleased to hear that Casino Rama has announced America as its headlining act! Tickets will sell out quickly. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Casino Rama website. Standby for more details…
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FIRM Reports

At the request of the CSCB, CBSA has provided the following information regarding FIRM reports. Questions regarding these reports can be directed to the CSCB at [email protected] FIRM is an information retrieval system that allows CBSA to generate reports related to all of the Canada Customs Coding Form…

Taking down the tariffs

Government departments and industry stakeholders are taking steps to prepare for the entry into force of Canada’s new free trade regime. To the extent that Canadian enterprises and their industry associations are not engaged in an analysis of how they might be affected — whether they import, export…

CFIA AIRS Updates, 29 March

A) Chapter 01 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States. 01.01 - Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies 01.02 - Live bovine animals 01.03 - Live swine 01.04 - Live sheep and goats 01.06.13 - Camels and other camelids (Camelidae) 01…

Retailers applaud budget for defending import shipment rule

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) expressed its appreciation for the federal government’s decision to continue to treat imported shipments in the same way as goods sold in Canada. “Despite a relentless pre-budget lobby from foreign sellers and the US air freight industry, the government understands the…