Trade News

Minutes of the BC Region executive meeting held on 26 February 2015 are now available on the BC Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “Regional Activity" or “Recent Updates”. Questions may be directed to…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has amended the area of restriction for poultry, birds (including pet birds) and all unprocessed avian products and by-products, including raw pet foods originating from the State of Montana. The following areas within the State are prohibited, for the time…

a) Chapter 01 was published to; i) change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "CBSA Inspection" for the following HS codes with the end uses; "Breeding", "Other End Uses", "Temporary stay in Canada" and "Feeding for slaughter" originating from the state of Montana. 01.05.11.1010 - Day…

This new memorandum describes the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA) Rules of Origin. Memorandum D11-5-13 is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-5-13-eng.html

Please refer to the 24 March 2015 message for further details. The CSCB has requested clarification from CBSA regarding paragraph 5. 1. The purpose of this customs notice is to advise Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) trade chain partners of the CBSA's implementation of the Government of Canada's…

1. The purpose of this notice is to provide further clarification on carrier code eligibility in the marine mode. For more information, consult the Marine Carrier Codes Application Process and carrier code application form Application to Transact Marine Operations With the Canada Border Services…

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: a) Effective September 29, 2014, TRANSPORT TFI 5, S.E.C. DIVISION: KINGWAY warehouse, located at 3485, De la Recherche Street in Jonquière, Québec, has surrendered their "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse licence. b) The Canada Border Services…

This memorandum contains updates to the Outward Processing Remission Order (Textiles and Apparel) Program in accordance with amendments to the Outward Processing Remission Order (Textiles and Apparel) made through P.C. 2013-970 regarding apparel produced in certain countries and territories formerly…

a) Chapter 04 was published to; i) modify the import conditions and change the release recommendation from "Refuse entry" to "Approved" for the following HS codes with the end uses; "Human Consumption" and "Other End Uses" originating from the states of South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. 04.08.99…

The exchange rate, effective March 3rd 2015 for Ukraine Hryvnia (UAH), has been revised. The correct rate should have read 0.046. Using the incorrect exchange rate will cause an error in the value for duty. The CCS system has been updated to show the correct exchange rate for this period. If you…

Canada Revenue Agency has released the following publication: Excise and GST/HST News - No. 95 http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gr/news95/README.html

CFIA has issued two notices regarding imported pet food from the U.S. - one for pet food containing bovine ingredients and one for pet food not containing bovine ingredients. These notices advise that the requirement for an import permit for certain pet foods will be phased out. The CSCB will…

a) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the state of Arizona. 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…

CCS designates are reminded that the first quiz for CCS designates is due this Thursday, April 9th 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 log into your CSCB account…