CBSA – Departmental Memorandum Updates

The following have been updated and are available in their entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website

D10-14-61, Tariff Item 9937.00.00 and the Recognition of an Ethno-cultural Group

This memorandum outlines the policy and procedures of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in respect of the administration of tariff item 9937.00.00 and the recognition of an ethno-cultural group.

D11-6-10, Reassessment Policy

This memorandum outlines and explains the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) reassessment policy with respect to the following situations:

Importers who have been the subject of a CBSA trade compliance verification and who have been directed to self-adjust incorrect declarations of origin, tariff classification, and value for duty;

 Importers who have not been the subject of a CBSA trade compliance verification and who have identified incorrect declarations of origin, tariff classification, and value for duty for which they are submitting self-adjustments.

D13-10-2, Used Automobiles, Motor Vehicles, Boats, and Other Vessels

This memorandum outlines and explains the manner in which the value for duty of used automobiles and motor vehicles (herein referred to as “vehicles”) and boats and other vessels is to be determined.

D19-7-3, Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material

A complete review of this memorandum was made. The main revisions include:

(a) Clarification on the release process for the hazardous waste shipments transported by rail – paragraph 24.
(b) Information about the Single Window Initiative implementation – paragraphs 34 – 39.

This memorandum outlines requirements for the importation, exportation and transits of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material. Authorized carriers of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material are responsible for providing the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) with photocopies of the movement document and permit. These documents are to be provided to the CBSA when the export, import or transit of the hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material shipments is required to be reported under the Customs Act.

The Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations reflect Canada’s commitment to meet its requirements under three international agreements:

(a) Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
(b) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste.
(c) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development – Decision of the Council Concerning the Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.

D19-8-5, Import Prohibitions and Requirements for Commercial Importers of Aquatic Species and for Travellers Under the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations

Paragraphs 10–18 should be noted.  CBSA currently requires the scientific or taxonomic names for finfish, crustaceans, and molluscs in order to make informed decisions as to whether goods are regulated or not.  It is expected that scientific, taxonomic, or other identifiers will soon be required for other goods, such as plants, animals, microorganisms, and sawn wood.