The 2020 Canadian Tariff Schedule is now available on the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) website.   The Customs Tariff is revised a number of times over the course of the …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released their inspection statistics relating to the Foreign Supplier Verification importer compliance.  According to the report by the National Customs Broker’s Association (NCBFAA), …

The U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule: 2020 Basic Edition is released and available online.  The HTSUS changes throughout the year, so it is important that your company has a process in …

NCBFAA’s Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) invites you to the first of a series of in-depth Webinars featuring APHIS officials and knowledgeable customs brokers to walk you through the essential steps …

The official notice instituting APHIS-CORE is expected to be published in the Federal Register this January. APHIS-CORE is the program that will institute mandatory electronic filing of U.S. Department of …

As a reminder to our clients, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has advised of their hours at the ports: Buffalo Peace Bridge Tuesday – Saturday: 24-hour coverage Sunday & Monday: …

The United States Senate voted in favor of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).  The agreement has now passed both the House and the Senate, which paves the way for President …

As expected, Phase 1 of the US/China trade deal was signed on Wednesday, January 15th.  This deal  lowers the List 4a rates from 15 percent to 7.5 percent on February …

On May 9, 2019, by the Order Referring to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, for Inquiry into and Reporting on, the Matter of the Exclusion of Certain Steel Goods from the …

Today, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) begin Year Two with new requirements for various food sectors. While it’s an important milestone, it’s just the beginning of Canada’s food …

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making improvements to the systems and tools used by importers and brokers during the …

Aluminum Extrusions – Expiry Review The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) conducted an expiry review concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain aluminum extrusions originating in or exported from the …

The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2019 release by the Produce Marketing Association As of December 31st, 2019, Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and Produce Marketing Association (PMA) will …

New summary guide available on Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Program web page. Summary overview for the Importing, exporting or transhipping consumer products and cosmetics into Canada for commercial purposes, can …

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. Please note …