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CFIA Message: Digital Document Store (DDS) Delay

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is experiencing delays. Please note there may be a delay (5 hours) in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999. The National…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the release recommendations to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from Europe, Chile and the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia…

Vancouver trucker strike causes cargo diversion to U.S.

Ocean carriers are making plans to divert cargo from Port Metro Vancouver, where a strike by truckers upset about driving rates has severely handicapped operations to U.S. ports in the Pacific Northwest, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agency said in an automated message to…
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Diverted Containers and GPT

The CSCB has requested clarification from CBSA of the GPT status on goods shipped in containers that are being diverted from Vancouver to a U.S. port. CBSA has advised the following: The goods will keep their GPT eligibility provided that the transhipment through an intermediate country requirements…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

a) Chapter 06 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the state of California. 06.04.20.0046.30 - Foliage, branches - Fresh - Eucalyptus (Other Eucalyptus spp.) This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes originating from…
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Changes to NAFTA Tariff Treatments - Instructions

In a message to members dated February 10, 2014, the CSCB advised that CBSA would be sharing the instructions to the field on how requests for a change to a NAFTA tariff treatment should be handled. We have now received those instructions, and we understand that members are already seeing DASs that…
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New CSCB Practice for Maintaining Customs Notices

You may or may not be aware that CBSA has a new publishing policy with regards to customs notices. Specifically, CBSA will be removing customs notices from its website that are 6 months or older from the date of issue. We know that the notices are useful to our community beyond that time frame so we…

2014 CSCB BC Regional Conference - Don't Miss It!

The CSCB BC Region Annual Conference is only a week away! Registration closes on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures? Register today for the CSCB British Columbia Region Annual Conference, featuring a business program specifically designed for…

2014 CSCB Prairie Regional Conference - Don't Miss It!

The CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference is only a week away! Registration closes on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures? Register today for the CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference, featuring a business program specifically designed for…

Slower growth may be new norm as population ages: Poloz

Changing demographics and ripples from the global financial crisis are putting the brakes on economic growth, the Bank of Canada’s governor said Tuesday. The long-term shift of an aging population means growth will be slower than historic norms, which in turn will keep interest rates lower “than we…

Milk Protein Substances Tariff Rate Quota – Application Deadline Extended

Please note that the deadline to submit applications for a share of the milk protein substances (MPS) tariff rate quota for the period of April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, has been exceptionally extended to March 28, 2014. The MPS Notice to Importers No. 834 – Milk Protein Substances with a Milk…

Canada Gazette - Official Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 12 March 2014 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SOR/2014-40 February 28, 2014 Customs Act Tariff Classification Advance Rulings Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending NOTE: Paragraphs 10(a) and 12(c) of the Tariff…

Government Announces Fifth Round of Canada-Japan Trade Negotiations

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced the fifth round of negotiations toward a Canada-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA). The negotiations will take place in Tokyo from March 24 to 28, 2014... A joint study concluded that a trade agreement with Japan could…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 15 March 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain liquid dielectric transformers — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Certain fasteners — Expiry of order Notice No…

Memorandum D12-4-1, Pre-arrival Rail

This memorandum outlines and explains the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA’s) requirements and administrative policies regarding the transmission of pre-arrival cargo, conveyance data to the CBSA for goods being imported or transiting through Canada via the rail mode. This document is available…

2014 CSCB Prairie Regional Conference - Registration Closes this Thursday!

The CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference is only a week away! Registration closes on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures? Register today for the CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference, featuring a business program specifically designed for…

2014 CSCB BC Regional Conference - Registration Closes this Thursday!

The CSCB BC Region Annual Conference is only a week away! Registration closes on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Looking for the latest news about border policies and procedures? Register today for the CSCB British Columbia Region Annual Conference, featuring a business program specifically designed for…