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Toronto Region Seminar on HS Classification - This Coming Wednesday!

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on HS Classification. The following are the details: Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2014 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm Location: Four Points by Sheraton 6257 Airport Road Mississauga, ON Presenter: Shane Brown, LLB, Thompson, Ahern & Co…

Manage importing risk with hedging and currency monitoring

At the beginning of the new year, importers plan international transactions and set profit goals. Medium-size companies tend to prepare for transactions two to four months in advance, while large companies usually plan five to eight months ahead. Top management is usually involved in these plans…

Trade: Ready to Roll?

The following is excerpted from a 20 February 2014 commentary by Peter G. Hall of Export Development Canada. When international trade collapsed in 2009, the Canadian economy turned inward, and for a change, discovered a steady source of growth. That source is now tapped out, and economy-watchers…

eManifest regulatory amendments

Subscribers may be interested in the following notice, issued by CBSA on 18 February 2014. Making the Border Smarter and More Secure eManifest is a transformational initiative that will modernize and improve cross-border commercial processes. When fully implemented, eManifest will require carriers…
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eManifest (Proposed Regulations)

Further to the message sent to CSCB members on February 18, 2014, the CSCB has confirmed that the deployment of ATD functionality will not be July 2014. As indicated in the Gazette, the expected system availability date for voluntary submission of Advance Trade Date (ATD) is 2015. The proposed…

New National Standard for Icewine in Canada

After extensive consultation, the Government of Canada is introducing regulatory amendments that will help Canadian icewine producers expand export markets and protect consumers from fraudulent products. Primarily, the amendments will create a new national standard for icewine. These amendments also…

2014 Toronto Region Education Seminar on HS Classification - Register Today!

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on HS Classification. The following are the details: Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2014 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm Location: Four Points by Sheraton 6257 Airport Road Mississauga, ON Presenter: Shane Brown, LLB, Thompson, Ahern & Co…

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 15 February 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Customs Act Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Customs Act Health, Dept. of Food and Drugs Act Regulations Amending the Food and Drug…
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eManifest (Proposed Regulations)

Included in Part I of the Canada Gazette are proposed regulatory changes in support of full eManifest implementation. These changes are the first of two packages of proposed changes. This package includes requirements for electronic pre-arrival information in the highway and rail modes, enhancements…

CCS Examination Results - 2013

Congratulations to the students who successfully completed the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course in 2013 and are now entitled to use the CCS designation. The passing grade for the CCS course is 65%. The final grade is based on the results of the final examination plus the results of four…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 6 was published to modify the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS code originating from New-Zealand and the state of Hawaii, and from "Approved" to "Refuse entry" for the same HS code originating from Australia and New Caledonia. 06.04.20.0047…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 3 was published to; i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from Croatia, with the end uses "Food Service"and "Retail use". 03.01.91 - Other live fish: Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae…

CFIA Message: Scheduled Network Maintenance, 16 February

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 February 16, 2014. The CFIA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system will be affected by this maintenance window…

2014 Toronto Region Education Seminar on HS Classification

The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on HS Classification. The following are the details: Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2014 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm Location: Four Points by Sheraton 6257 Airport Road Mississauga, ON Presenter: Shane Brown, LLB, Thompson, Ahern & Co…
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BCCC February 11-12, 2014 Meeting Summary

This week’s BCCC meeting was a little different. CBSA Vice-President of Programs, Richard Wex had invited BCCC External Members to consider items that would be appropriate for a BCCC Shared Agenda and to discuss how the consultative process might be improved. And so, Day One of the BCCC meeting was…

Congressman's bill could lead to new Windsor-Detroit bridge

A U.S. Congressman has introduced legislation designed to clear a path to construct a new international bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich. U.S. Representative Gary Peters introduced the Customs Plaza Construction Act of 2014 on Wednesday. It's legislation he hopes will facilitate the…