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This memorandum will clarify the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA’s) administrative policy respecting the interpretation of tariff item 9958.00.00, which pertains to certain articles used as original equipment in passenger automobiles, trucks, and buses. This information will be of special…

This memorandum outlines and explains the legislation governing the role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in dealing with counterfeit trademark goods or pirated copyright goods. This memorandum has been updated to reflect amendments made to the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act, which…

Commercial goods being imported into Canada must have the customs entry filed prior to the border crossing point. All goods must meet Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and other government departments (OGDs) reporting and admissibility requirements. The admissibility decision for all commodities…

Canadian tariffs on autos and parts lowered over 5 years, but over 25 years in U.S. As the auto parts sector awaits the appointment of a new trade minister, the industry is split over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal that Canada signed and will soon have to ratify. New revelations from…

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code with the end use "In transit through Canada" originating from the United States. 01.06.19.2063.13 - Bison B) Chapter 03 was published to modify the list of required registration types and modify the import…

Please note that the link to the List of Canadian establishments approved for export to the People's Republic of China has been updated on the web. http://www.cnca.gov.cn/ywzl/gjgnhz/jkzl/imports-list/Aquatic-Products/A…

IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: Carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China Determination issued Tuesday, October 27, 2015 http://www.citt.gc.ca/en/node…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices respecting certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip originating in or exported from the Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil), the People's Republic of China…

The WTO released online on 29 October 2015 new editions of its key statistical publications: International Trade Statistics, Trade Profiles, World Tariff Profiles and Services Profiles. The four publications provide detailed breakdowns of the latest data on world trade. This has been excerpted from…

This memorandum explains the policies and procedures related to the licensing requirements needed to operate a Duty Free Shop (DFS) in Canada. This memorandum incorporates the information previously contained in Memorandum D4-3-3, Duty-Free Shop – Security dated May 5, 2009 and replaces Memorandum…

This memorandum explains an importer’s liability for the payment of provisional, anti-dumping and countervailing duties under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA). It also explains the procedure for posting security with respect to provisional duty as well as the exchange rate for calculations…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais Registration is now open. Students are encouraged to complete the application and payment no later than the last business day in October. The online CCS course offers flexible and interactive professional training for adult learners. Available in either…

Further to the problem reported earlier, we are now able to process B3s and AO notification of release queries. Please revert to submitting all trade data electronically.