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The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-076 Update). We are now able to process inbound and outbound data for clients using UPS direct connect.

The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-076). We are currently unable to process inbound and outbound data for clients using the UPS direct connect. There is no ETR. We will keep you updated as new information becomes available. Should you require assistance please call the ECU hotline at 1-888-957…

About 50 border guards and support staff picketed outside the Canadian Border Services Agency office on Ouellette Ave. Thursday afternoon. CBSA guards, represented by the Customs and Immigration Union, have been without a contract since June 2011. Mike Fummerton, first vice president of Local 18…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Import Control Division will be closed for the Thanksgiving Day Statutory Holiday on Monday, October 14, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EST). If you require assistance please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at: 1-289-247-4099 /1-800-835…

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has submitted for legislative approval a series of initiatives that would constitute a major overhaul of the Mexican tax system. Some of the proposed changes aim to encourage trade while others could have negative impacts on important sectors like the maquila and…

The Electronic Commerce Unit of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the Thanksgiving Day Statutory Holiday of Monday, October 14, 2013. Please note that we will continue to offer 24/7 support to those clients requiring technical help and immediate assistance. If you require such…

Monday October 14th is a statutory holiday. The Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. Questions or problems can be directed to the EICS/EXCOL help desk: [email protected] or by…

The continuing federal government shutdown is impacting U.S. imports and exports as well as companies engaged in international trade. According to information gathered from press sources, government agencies, trade organizations and elsewhere, these effects include the following... - U.S. Customs…

Openness to trade, investment and people from around the world has been vital to Canada’s economic success. A trade and investment agreement with the European Union – the largest trading bloc in the world – promises more huge gains. It is dismaying, then, that more than four years of negotiations…

…Canada's food safety regime is comprised of three federal authorities: Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, which report to the Minister of Health; and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which reports to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Today, we are taking an…

The CSCB has been advised that the Customs and Immigration Union that represents CBSA officers may hold a day of action tomorrow, October 10 th. Currently, no information is available as to the extent of the action. If such information becomes available, we will provide it to members.

The following is a CBSA message (Update EDI13-074). We are now able to process outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway.

Canada has successfully concluded new and expanded air transport agreements with seven countries spanning several regions of the world. The amended agreements with Algeria, Ethiopia, South Africa and Turkey expand Canada’s existing air transport relationships by allowing airlines to introduce more…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 9 October 2013 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. SOR/2013-161 September 30, 2013 General Preferential Tariff Withdrawal Order (2013 GPT Review) Customs Tariff http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-10-09/html/sor-dors161-eng… SOR…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-074). We are currently unable to process outbound data for clients using the Customs Internet Gateway. There is no ETR and we will keep you updated as new information becomes available. Should you require assistance please call the ECU hotline at 1-888-957-7224…

The following memorandum has been updated and is available on the CBSA website. D19-7-1, Interpretation of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…

Chapter 13 was published to add the end uses "Human consumption" and "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution" to the following HS code. 13.02.19.7199.37 - Vanilla, oleoresin

The following notice is from the Single Window Initiative - Business Design and Development division at CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), in conjunction with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is hosting a Trade Consultation Session via WebEx with a focus on the importation of…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI13-073). In reference to Notice, serial No. 837 dated September 13, 2013 which was prepared and distributed by International Trade Canada, please be advised that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) will be filled on October 11, 2013. Consequently, October…