Trade News

If you are planning on attending the 2015 CSCB National Conference in September, and will be booking guestrooms, please note that the deadline for receiving the group rate is August 17, 2015. Don’t delay because space is limited and our block is quickly filling up! You may complete your reservations…

1. This notice replaces Customs Notice 15-018. It provides new information regarding the timeframes for when penalties may apply for failure to transmit electronic warehouse arrival notifications. 2. The purpose of this notice is to inform sufferance warehouse owners/operators licensed by the Canada…

1. The purpose of this notice is to provide a risk-based, alternative approach for clearing commercial cargo and conveyances, in the marine mode, for certain vessels destined to the Arctic. The Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearances Program (ASECC) is a pilot program now underway for the…

The Canadian dollar dropped to levels not seen in more than a decade as the price of oil and gold both came under pressure. The loonie was down 0.47 of a cent at 76.76 cents US. That’s the lowest level since September 2004. This has been excerpted from the 22 July 2015 edition of The Globe and Mail…

a) Chapter 03 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 03.02.90.7960.25 - Symphodus melops - TSN - 614239 - Corkwing Wrasse (fresh or chilled) livers and roes 03.03.90.7960.25 - Symphodus melops - TSN - 614239 - Corkwing Wrasse (frozen) livers and roes This created a requirement version…

With foreign governments urging Canada to open up its protected dairy, poultry and egg markets, the country’s provincial agriculture ministers are unanimously counter-urging in supply management’s defense. Pressure from trading partners and strong regional support in principle for supply management…

International Trade Minister Ed Fast today announced the conclusion of negotiations of an agreement on science, technology and innovation (ST&I) between Canada and South Korea. This delivers on the commitment to develop an agreement first announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and South Korea’s…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 18 July 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2015-007

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for June 2015 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/uploads/June_2015_EDI_Report.xlsx The national EDI percent was 96%.

a) Chapter 6 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from the state of Louisiana. 06.02.10.0011.65 - Ash - Unrooted plants (Other Fraxinus spp.) 06.02.10.0021.68 - European ash - Unrooted plants (Fraxinus…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 15 July 2015 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. Domestic Substances List — Order 2015-87-06-01 Amending Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 SOR/2015-174 24/06/15 Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations — Regulations Amending…

Order and reasons issued Monday, July 6, 2015 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed by Worldpac Canada on September 3, 2014, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF motions filed by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency on May 12…

Further to the July 13 message, the Argentine Sanitary Association strike that began on July 10 has concluded. Live animal, perishable foods, plants and plant produce shipments are now accepted to and from Argentina. This is a 16 July 2015 notice from Air Canada Cargo.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded a re-investigation in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA),of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of certain steel grating originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China). The re…

Please note that as part of the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, 2015 from 04:30 to 06:00 and from 07:00 to 08:30 (EST). The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…

Chapter 20 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Approved" for the following HS code with the end uses; "Human consumption" and "Other end uses". 20.05.70.2082.03 - Olives with < 15% oil, prepared or preserved (air tight containers) Please verify your…

For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday, July 19, 2015 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) AND from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices, e.g. RNS, Completeness Notices during this…

For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday July 18, 2015 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday July 19, 2015 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and AO notification of release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be…

The CSCB would like to invite you to the first in a series of webinars on ARL Implementation on Wednesday, July 22nd at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT. Register Today! While participants will be able to ask questions during the webinar, we encourage members to send questions to CSCB at [email protected] prior…