The following message is from Global Affairs Canada. To customs brokers representing softwood lumber companies, we would be grateful for onward transmission of this notice to your clients. The U.S. …

U.S. Customs & Border Protection issued CSMS message 19-000017 advising that “all shipments of frozen Patagonian Toothfish (Chilean Seabass) arriving at a CBP Port of Entry (POE) without the required …

This week, U.S. Customs issued CSMS 19-000016 reporting delays in the processing of the annual user fees for commercial vehicles due to the government shutdown.  This has caused some commercial …

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) entered into force on January 15, 2019. To help staff and industry comply with the new regulations, the CFIA continues to publish new …

The importation and manufacture of off-road small spark-ignition engines in Canada is regulated under the Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations.  These engines are typically found in lawn and garden …

Carbon Steel Welded Pipe - Notice of Final Determination The Canada Border Services Agency terminated the investigation of dumping of carbon steel welded pipe by Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found approximately 300 violations of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program during the 2018 inspections.  The bulk of the violations were for failure to develop …

The U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has told U.S. Senators that there will not be exemptions for goods on the third list of the China 301 tariffs.  This list contains …

US Customs has been enforcing penalties on exports that were not completed timely and in accordance with the date of export within the AES filing. Penalties will be issued if …

CBSA has posted its semi-annual list of verification priorities for tariff classification, valuation and origin for January 2019. A second list is expected in July. Of the many items listed …

CFIA has confirmed that the FIN (Fish Import Notification) is no longer required. It has been eliminated for both SFC licence holders and Fish Inspection Regulations licence holders. Update: The …

The information included in this notice is a helpful reminder that an importer who holds certain valid registrations or licences can temporarily use registration or licence number in place of …

This notice is to inform importers and brokers that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has successfully updated the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) to include the Safe Food for Canadians …

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) are now in force. These regulations require most food businesses to have a Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import, export or …

The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada Please note that the United States government is currently in a partial shutdown. Companies should continue to assume that the deadline for …