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Please be advised that the List of Establishments approved to export pork meat to Korea in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), has been revised on March 29, 2016, with the following information: Establishments approved to export Pork produced as of 2015-11-05. http://www…

This memorandum outlines the conditions under which goods may qualify for duty-free entry under tariff item No. 9993.00.00 of the Schedule to the Customs Tariff . It also identifies those circumstances where temporarily imported goods are entitled to full or partial relief of the goods and services…

1. Currently, section 23 of the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations provides individuals subject to a suspension or cancellation of an authorization issued pursuant tosection 11.1 of the Customs Act , or those denied an application for such an authorization, 30 days to request a review of…

The finding and associated news release are available on the CITT website. Finding issued Tuesday, March 29, 2016 http://www.citt.gc.ca/en/node/7725 Tribunal Finds Injury—Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe Originating in or Exported from China http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=1…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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.

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

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]

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…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations, on March 24, 2016, under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe (large line pipe) originating in or exported from the People’s…

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…