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BCCC Meeting Documents, 28 October 2014

Additional meeting documents from the 28 October 2014 BCCC meeting are now available on the BCCC Border Commercial Consultative Committee page. They are: CBSA Record of Decisions Status Update as of December 8, 2014. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 17 December 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. Certain Regulations Made under the Customs Act (CJFTA) — Regulations Amending Customs Act SOR/2014-282 28/11/14 CJFTA Verification of Origin Regulations Customs Act SOR/2014-283 28/11/14…

Interest rates for the first calendar quarter

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015. There have been no changes to the…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 13 December 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain oil country tubular goods — Decisions Certain photovoltaic modules and laminates — Decisions Canadian International Trade…

Customs Notice 14-031, Proposed Amendments to the Duty Free Shop Regulations

1. This customs notice announces regulatory amendments proposed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) following extensive consultations with external stakeholders. These amendments are designed to streamline the CBSA’s Duty Free Shop (DFS) program, as well as reduce costs and the…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 05 was published to add registration types to the following HS code. 05.11.99.6243 - Dried porcine solubles b) Chapter 23 was published to add registration types to the following HS code. 23.01.10.6243 - Dried porcine solubles Please verify your version numbers before submitting through…

CBSA Message (TCC014-065): CCS/CADEX Maintenance Outage

For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday December 13, 2014 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday December 14, 2014 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET). B3 declarations (CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC)) and AO notification of release queries transmitted to the…

Prices an Ocean Apart

Price movements have grabbed the headlines in recent weeks. Commodity prices are falling, and as always, there are various arguments about the reasons this time. The implications are serious, so the debates are warranted. But the more pressing issue is recent movement in the general price level…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS) Delays Resolved

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is no longer experiencing delays in processing documents. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (613) 773-9999. Clients are not to send requests via email unless advised by The…

CFIA Digital Document Store (DDS) Delays

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is experiencing delays. Please note there may be a significant delay in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (905) 795-9658 or (514) 493-4103. The…

Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar - Notice of Final Determination

On December 10, 2014, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a final determination of dumping pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), in respect of certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of…

CETA: NL premier reconsidering support of massive trade deal

Premier Paul Davis cast Newfoundland and Labrador’s support for a European free trade deal in doubt over an escalating fishery dispute with the federal government. Davis said he’ll reconsider backing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) if Ottawa insists on adding what he said are…

Price gap help could be cancelled out with higher tariffs

Canadians could soon be paying more for a range of products, despite a move Tuesday by the Conservative government to lessen the gap between the prices paid by Canadians and Americans for the same goods. A 2013 federal budget decision to raise tariffs on items from 72 countries takes effect Jan. 1…
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Updated Timelines for eManifest

CBSA has provided updated timelines for eManifest system functionality and deployment. These timelines and dates, which could be subject to change, are available in a CBSA presentation. Highlights include: implementation of Integrated Import Declaration (IID) and Document Imaging Function (DIF) in…

D10-14-49, Tariff Classification of Racing Shells Under Tariff Item 8903.99.10

The CBSA has updated memorandum D10-14-49, Tariff Classification of Racing Shells Under Tariff Item 8903.99.10. This memorandum explains the Canada Border Services Agency’s policy concerning the tariff classification of racing shells under tariff item 8903.99.10 of the Customs Tariff. A complete…