Trade News

Please see below for the updates made to Customs Notice 25-22: End of Release Prior to Payment (RPP) Transition Period ( link) 10. Importer program accounts (BN15) who wish to enrol in RPP can follow steps outlined in RPP enrollment via the CARM Client Portal and post the security (PDF, 3,059 KB) to…

The CBSA has published the final report on the Evaluation of eManifest, finalized in July 2024. The evaluation was conducted from 2018-19 to 2022-23. The report (found here ) includes the following topics: Overview of eManifest Evaluation scope, approach and methods Overall findings and…

The CBSA and the RCMP have issued a News Release regarding three individuals entering guilty pleas for charges related to trafficking and employing foreign nationals without authorization, with the court process being finalized in April 2025. Investigations found foreign nationals entering Canada as…

Prime Minister Mark Carney has released a mandate letter ( Mandate Letter | Prime Minister of Canada ) for the newly-formed government that identifies seven priorities: Establishing a new economic and security relationship with the United States and strengthening our collaboration with reliable…

The EDI release requests received report for April 2025 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The following indicates the IID transactions:

On May 17, 2025, the following updates were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I ( link): Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Renewable diesel — Decision Canadian International Trade Tribunal Expiry review RR-2024-006 — Notice of order Steel plate Expiry review RR-2025-001 —…

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: May 25, 2025 from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (ET) Consequently, the following services may not be available for this period: Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) CFIA…

Bulletin 5403 - Reminder – Filing an appeal of a Notice of Penalty Assessment (NPA) issued under the Customs Act for an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) in the CARM Client Portal (CCP) ( Link ) Appeal Submission via the Portal This is a reminder to all Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) that if you…

On May 20, 2025 t he Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of polyethylene terephthalate originating in or exported from China and Pakistan have caused injury to the domestic industry. By June 17, 2025, the CBSA…

On May 15, 2025, Global Affairs Canada issued the Message to Industry - Requirement to provide Manufacturer (MID) and Importer of Record (IOR) Information reminding exporters of the following: Starting February 16th, 2025, when applying for export permits for products to be exported to the United…

On May 15, 2025, Memorandum D3-2-1: Air Pre-Arrival and Reporting Requirements ( link) was updated with the following: add definitions and the French terms to the English definitions add a carrier obligations section and a domestic in-transit shipments section to separate in-transit movements from…

On May 15, 2025, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have issued the Import Alert: Import Restrictions on Canada due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ( link) Importation into the United States of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching…

Customs Notice 25-19: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) (link ) has been updated with the following paragraphs: 8. Claims for relief of surtax upon importation or for refund of surtax paid under this Order must be made by the importer of record (which may be a private or public sector…

The CBSA is aware of a forthcoming Canada Post service disruption. Payments for your commercial import duties and taxes normally made by mail will experience delivery delays. Please note that a payment for your account balance will need to be received by the payment due date of May 30, 2025…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been identified in Brazil. Poultry, birds (including pet birds) and certain poultry products originating from Brazil are not permitted for import into Canada. Products and by-products from birds…

Canada Post workers have issued strike notice to start on Friday, May 23 at 12 a.m. local time. On Monday, Canada Post said it was notified by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that workers for both urban and RSMC (rural and suburban mail carriers) bargaining units issued strike notice…

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) Friendly reminder, when submitting a paper package to the CFIA’s National Import Service Centre (NISC) for review, by email (or fax), ensure to include the completed 5272 form, along with any required import documents and a commercial invoice or Canada…