The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is publishing the revised directive D-98-08 Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada that includes the new shipborne dunnage program. In April 2021, …
The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada. Canada is committed to diversifying its trade and investment ties and promoting open, inclusive, and rules-based international trade. In line with this …
The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada. The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the …
The CBSA has released the January 2023 Trade Compliance Verification priorities. There are currently no verification priorities under Origin, however the CBSA has included a reminder that Belarus and Russia …
CSMS #52506203 announced that The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a new database called “Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements” (ACIR). This will …
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)/Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) became mandatory on May 30th, 2017. To aid in the initial transition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took an …
Starting December 19th, 2022, a broker must execute a power of attorney (POA) directly with an importer of record (IOR), non-resident importer of record (NRIOR), or drawback claimant in order …
This is a reminder that as a non-resident importer you must have authorization from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to maintain books and records outside of Canada with regards …
Extension of re-investigation: Oil country tubular goods and seamless casing The Canada Border Services Agency has extended the re-investigations to update the the normal values and export prices of certain oil country …
Please find the revised Memorandum D19-10-2 – Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act (Importations) This memorandum has been updated to: reflect the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which came into …
The CFIA has published the results of the annual Plant Health Surveillance Program for 2021-2022. The report includes a provincial breakdown of the detections or spread of plant pests of …
Update to Safe Food for Canadians licensing guidance (Annex A) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated (4.0) Annex A: Food commodities identified in the licence application of the …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is simplifying the plant pest containment (PPC) renewal process by: increasing the validity period of PPC-Display and PPC-1 facilities, to 3 years from 2 years; …
The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for the U.S. holiday season:Peace Bridge BuffaloDEC.31.2022: CLOSEDJAN.01.2023: CLOSEDJAN.02.2023: CLOSED Lewiston BridgeDEC.31.2022: CLOSEDJAN.01.2023: CLOSEDJAN.02.2023: CLOSED Detroit Ambassador BridgeDEC.31.2022: …
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Many items are subject to Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs). TRQs are a two-stage tariff, which imposes a lower rate of duty on imports up to the …