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Ordinarily, payments of the Statement of Account (SOA) must be received at CBSA payment offices by 16:30 local time on the last business day of the month. The CBSA recognizes that certain months of the year have fewer days for clients to arrange for payment, therefore should the payments for SOAs…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) with the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations . This memorandum outlines the…

Please be advised that the List of Establishments approved to export meat to Mexico and Brazil in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), has been revised on April 4, 2016, with the following information: Mexico: Establishment 007M removed - As per operator’s request (2016-03-24)…

We’d like to invite you to participate in the CSCB/CBSA webinar on the Single Window Initiative (SWI) and Integrated Import Declaration (IID) tomorrow, April 7 th at 1:00-3:00 pm ET. The presentation will cover the current status of the SWI, CBSA’s plans for sunsetting ACROSS and implementation…

This memorandum provides guidelines concerning importation of aquatic species, relating directly to the supportive role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the border with respect to the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations , made under the Fisheries Act . To the extent that these…

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States of the Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated with the following information: 11.7.3, United-States- Annex W –Species and Processing category is included as per FSIS…

CCS designates are reminded that the first quiz of 2016 is due 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 not…

This memorandum provides guidelines concerning importation of aquatic species, relating directly to the supportive role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the border with respect to the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations , made under the Fisheries Act . To the extent that these…

Canada's exports fell 5.4% to $43.7 billion in February, after reaching a record high in January. Export prices decreased 3.2% and volumes were down 2.2%. Imports declined 2.6% to $45.6 billion, as prices were down 1.4% and volumes decreased 1.2%. Consequently, Canada's merchandise trade deficit…

A) Chapter 44 was published to: i) add the following OGD extension: 44.01.39.0030 - Wood Shavings ii) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS code originating from the United States: 44.01.39.0012 - Wood waste and scrap not agglomarated in logs…

A) Chapter 31 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse Entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes with the end uses: "For direct application to the soil by importer and not for sale in Canada", "Manufacturing and further processing", "For use or sale as a…

Please be advised that the List of Establishments approved to export meat to Mexico in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), has been revised on March 24, 2016, with the following information: Establishment 476A removed - As per operator’s request (2016-03-10) Establishment…