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Customs Tariff Update – T2014-1

Chapter 89 of the tariff has been amended to make changes to tariff subheading 8905.20. These changes are a result of changes in the 2014 budget to eliminate the 20% MFN rate of duty on imported Mobile Offshore Drilling Units. The updated tariff, in its entirety, is available here: http://www.cbsa…

Notice to Industry CFIA Centre of Administration

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has created a Centre of Administration to centralize and consolidate the administration of domestic and import-related permissions (licences, permits and registrations). The Centre of Administration opened for business on April 1st, 2014. http://www…

Certain Steel Plate, Final Decisions - Statement of Reasons

Dumping case number: AD/1402 Dumping file number: 4214-41 The Statement of Reasons concerning the final determination with respect to the dumping of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low‑alloy steel plate from the Federative Republic of Brazil, Chinese Taipei, the Kingdom of…

Ontario Budget: lots of spending; little focus

Many of the broad strokes of the Ontario Liberals’ 2014 budget have been discussed in public for weeks, but there is little more than broad strokes. The deficit is expected to rise to $12.5 billion next year from $11.3 billion in 2013-14, before falling to $8.9 billion in 2015-16. The Liberals say…

France to ban U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Japanese pigs

France will ban imports of live pigs, pig byproducts and pig sperm from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to combat a virus that has killed millions of piglets in North America and Asia, a farm ministry official said. The ban, due to be published on Saturday, aims to protect France from…
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AMPS and Corrections

Further to our message of March 25, 2014, the CSCB is still collecting feedback from members regarding requests made in the regions for corrections to NPAs. We’d like first of all to know if corrections are in fact being made in the regions, and the time frame in which they are made. And, if…
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It May Not be a Blog, But...

It May Not be a Blog, But. . . Introducing a Series of Messages from CSCB President Carol West I’ve just returned to Ottawa after travelling across Canada to the annual conferences of five of our regions: Quebec, Toronto, Ontario, Prairie and B.C. (Atlantic members, we’ll see you in St. John’s in…

CFIA Message: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Delay - Resolved

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is no longer experiencing delays in processing import documentation. Please continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999. The National Import Service Centre (NISC) will continue to process requests. We apologize for any inconvenience…

CFIA Message: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Delay

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system is experiencing delays. Please note there may be a delay of 5 hours in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to continue to send requests to (613) 773-9999…
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Changes to Release of Goods Time Frames

In December of 2013, the CBSA asked the CSCB to comment on a draft Customs Notice entitled Time Frames for the Release of Commercial Goods. The review of this notice was managed by the CSCB’s eManifest and Commercial Operations Committee. The draft Customs Notice clarified that the release of goods…

Update to CFIA AIRS Website

Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the states; Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina, Virgina, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. 01.06.90.2102 - Earthworms This create a requirement version change to the same HS codes…