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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will be hosting a follow-up to the 2013 Food Safety Regulatory Forum. This year's two-day event, titled The Healthy and Safe Food Regulatory Forum, will provide an opportunity to discuss the government's food safety modernization agenda, including draft…

a) Chapter 08 was published to remove a registration type from the following HS code. NO REQUIREMENT VERSION CHANGES. 08.08.10.4001 - Apples (fresh) b) Chapter 15 was published to add the end use "Other end uses" to the following HS code. 15.14.11 - Low erudic acid rape or colza oil and its…

The Import Control Division will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 17, 2014 at 16:00 (Eastern Time) until Tuesday April 22, 2014 at 08:00 (Eastern Time). If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at 1-800-835-4486. We regret the…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated a re-investigation, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), of the normal values and export prices of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and powdered form (refined sugar), originating…

As the warmer weather approaches, so do higher traveller volumes at Canada’s borders. This Easter weekend is no exception, and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is introducing a new feature on its Web site to help travellers prepare for potentially longer border wait times (BWT) this holiday…

Please note that there will be changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requirements. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS system on Monday, April 28, 2014, and the CBSA website will be updated accordingly. Please see attachment. If you have…

a) Chapter 03 was published to add new registration types to the following HS codes originating from the United States. NO REQUIREMENT VERSION CHANGES. 03.01 - Live fish 03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03.04. 03.03 - Fish, frozen, excluding…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for March 2014 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/uploads/March_2014-EDI_Monthly_Repor… The national EDI percent was 94.80%.

The Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU) office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 21, 2014 at 08:00 (Eastern Time). On Monday, April 21, between 08:00 and 16:00 (Eastern Time), officers will be available at 1-888-957-7224…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D19-12-1, Importation of Vehicles http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-12-1-eng.html In Brief This memorandum has been revised in order to replace some of the appendices with hyperlinks to Transport…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D11-5-9, Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCOFTA) Rules of Origin http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-5-9-eng.html This memorandum provides a link to the Department of Justice for the official…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D11-5-8, Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) Rules of Origin http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-5-8-eng.html This memorandum provides a link to the Department of Justice for the official version…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D11-5-7, Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Rules of Origin http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-5-7-eng.html This memorandum provides a link to the Department of Justice…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D11-4-13, Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Under Free Trade Agreements http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-13-eng.html Rules of origin for casual goods regulations are used to determine the…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Memorandum D11-3-2, Marking Determination/Re-determination of Goods Imported From a NAFTA Country http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-3-2-eng.html This memorandum outlines and explains the legislation and…

Decision and reasons issued Friday, March 21, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on November 25, 2013, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF six decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated November 15, 2012…

The Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU) office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Friday, April 18, 2014 at 17:00 (Eastern Time) until Monday, April 21, 2014 at 08:00 (Eastern Time). On Monday, April 21, between 08:00 and 16:00 (Eastern Time), officers will be available at 1-888-957-7224 respond…