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Chapter 01 was published to streamline the conditions and change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA - Veterinary inspection" to "CBSA inspection" for the following HS codes originating from the state of Colorado for the end use "Canadian horses returning to Canada" 01.01.21.2001 Horses…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2012-50 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 – United States of America (2012-10-26) MHD 2012-21 Chapter 11 - Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Japan (2012-10-26)…

Appendix 1 ("List of Areas Regulated for the Emerald Ash Borer") of the Plant Protection Policy Directive D-03-08 ("Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Introduction into and Spread Within Canada of the Emerald Ash Border, Agrilus planipennis [Fairmaire]) has been revised to add the State of…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-086) - Update Please note that some changes have been made to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirements that was sent on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Please see attachment. If you have questions on these changes please…

The CSCB Toronto Region is offering an education seminar on the basics of NAFTA. The seminar will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Toronto Airport, 6257 Airport Road in Mississauga on November 21, 2012 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The speakers are John Moccia, Livingston International…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-088) Sunday, October 28th, 2012 Full EDI Outage: For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable from 05:00 to 12:00 (ET). This includes: Electronic Releases, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, CSA, ACI Marine, ACI Bay Plan, ACI Air, ACI eManifest Highway…

a) Chapter 07 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 07.04.90.3011.01 - Cabbage - whole (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3011.02 - Cabbage - fresh cut, chopped or shredded (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3016.01 - Kale - whole (fresh or chilled) 07.04.90.3016.02 - Kale - fresh cut, chopped or…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-087) We are unable to process RNS arrival messages, Bay Plan data, ACI eManifest Highway as well as Highway Cargo. The backlog is one hour.

Members may be interested in the following, published on 24 October 2012 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Export and Import Permits Act, Allocation Method Order (Beef and Veal) — Order Amending http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-10-24/html/sor-dors224-eng… 2. Under the…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for September 2012 is available on the CSCB website at: http://cscb.ca/sites/cscb.ca/files/repository/Monthly_EDI_Release_Repor… The national EDI percent was 94.80 %.

Great news for those who are interested in applying to enter the CTCS program of study! The first four modules will be available on 15 November 2012. And because of this, we are making some changes that affect the Professional Development Modules (PDM). To coincide with the launch of the CTCS…

The following is excerpted from a 23 October 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway, on behalf of the Honourable Ed…

The following is from the 24 October 2012 edition of the Journal of Commerce. With Customs and Border Protection especially vigilant today in enforcing commercial trade regulations, a customs consultant told footwear industry executives meeting in Huntington Beach that adhering to CBP’s reasonable…

The following is from the 24 October 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine. Canada urgently needs a 21st century economic strategy that goes beyond natural resources and focuses much more on building a high-value, knowledge-based economy that can compete, says Crane. It is ironic that at the same time…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-087) We are currently unable to process RNS arrival messages, Bay Plan data, ACI eManifest Highway as well as Highway Cargo. There is no ETA.

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for NOVEMBER 2012 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual NOVEMBER allocation.

Great news for those who are interested in applying to enter the CTCS program of study! The first four modules will be available on 15 November 2012. And because of this, we are making some changes that affect the Professional Development Modules (PDM). To coincide with the launch of the CTCS…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-086) Please note that there will be changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirements. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS system on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and the CBSA website will be updated accordingly…

Chapter 5 was published to streamline import conditions for the following HS code. 05.10.00.1286.08 - Porcine (swine) This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes 05.11.99.1297.06 - Porcine (swine) 05.11.99.1298.06 - Porcine (swine) 05.11.99.1299.02 - Porcine 05.11.99.1301.08…

Great news for those who are interested in applying to enter the CTCS program of study! The first four modules will be available on 15 November 2012. And because of this, we are making some changes that affect the Professional Development Modules (PDM). To coincide with the launch of the CTCS…