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Yogurt Tariff Rate Quota – Deadline for Applications for the 2015 Allocation

The deadline to apply for an allocation under the yogurt tariff rate quota for 2015 is December 22, 2014. The application form is available as an appendix to the Notice to Importers No. 863: Yogurt (Item 158 on the Import Control List). Completed applications can be sent by email, mail or courier…

Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods, Notice of Preliminary Determinations

On December 3, 2014, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) made a preliminary determination of dumping with respect to certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, the…
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La version française d'ITO 24 est maintenant disponible

Le numéro 24 du Bulletin d’information technique et opérationnelle (ITO 24) pour 2014 est maintenant disponible au site Web de la SCCD, à l’adresse suivante : http://bit.ly/1pUWAP0 The twenty fourth Technical Operational Information newsletter of 2014 (TOI 24) is now available in French on the CSCB…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 3 December 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Remission Order Customs Tariff SOR/2014-270 21/11/14 Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations — Regulations Amending…

Toronto Region CBSA/CSCB Meeting Minutes, 1 October 2014

Minutes of the CBSA-CSCB meeting held on 1 October 2014 are now available on the CSCB Toronto Region page. To access, please log in to your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under “Regional Activity" or “Recent Updates”.

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 01 was published to remove the end use " Feeding for slaughter - other feedlot" for the following HS codes originating from the United States. 01.02.21.1007 - Sexually intact cattle (other than male calves between 8 and 14 days old) 01.02.29.1007 - Sexually intact cattle (other than male…
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BCCC Cargo and Release Sub-committee Record of Discussion, 25 September 2014

The CBSA Record of Discussion for the 25 September 2014 meeting has now been posted on the BCCC Cargo and Release (including OGD) Sub-committee page. To access, please log into your CSCB account, click on the "Member Services" tab and look under "CSCB Advocacy" or "Recent Updates." The contents of…

IKEA vs. The President of CBSA – Commentary

Further to a CITT decision regarding IKEA swivel chairs, Jean-Marc Clément, a lawyer with BCF Business Law in Montreal and counsel for IKEA, has provided commentary on this decision. We thank Mr. Clément for his remarks, available below. Swivel chairs have been around for centuries. Some even say…
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D17-1-9 Clarification

In July of 2014, CBSA updated D17-1-9, Remission of Underpayment Due to Customs Entry Error. It was noted by the CSCB that the updated D memo indicated that this remission was available only to CSA importers. It has now been confirmed by CBSA that the policy in this D memo applies to both CSA and…

Canada's GDP growing at 2.8% pace

Canada's gross domestic product expanded at a 2.8 per cent annual pace in the past three months, Statistics Canada said [on Friday], much better than expected by economists. An increase in exports and an uptick in household spending were the two main drivers of the increase... The 2.8 per cent…

Business Barometer: confidence among small biz takes a dip

Small business optimism slipped back in November, erasing most of the strong gains noted in the previous month. CFIB’s latest Business Barometer® Index fell almost two points for the month, down to 65.9. Despite the decline, though, the latest reading is the third-best seen so far in 2014. As in the…

New counterfeit products law Bill C-8 doesn’t go far enough for U.S.

The federal industry minister [James Moore] is dismissing the United States’ request that Canada’s proposed anti-counterfeiting laws also help keep fakes out of their country. The laws are for Canadians, told a Senate committee Nov. 27. “The idea Canada would act as a customs agent for the United…

Federal tariff should be axed, ferry lobby group says

A national association for ferry operators says Ottawa should get rid of a tariff on new passenger vessels imported into the country. As CBC Investigates revealed this week, taxpayers in Newfoundland and Labrador could be on the hook for a federal levy of $25 million when two new ferries are…