The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Key Message The Canada Border Services Agency is focused on the safety and security of Canadians. For this reason, …

On Sunday, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order temporarily extending deadlines for certain estimated payments.  Today, the U.S. Department of Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued …

On October 11, 2019, in response to Turkey’s military incursion into Syria, Canada temporarily suspended the issuance of all new permits for the export of controlled goods and technology to …

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has published the “revised” CN20-12 as it relates to the tariff classification of plastic face shields. In Customs Notice 20-12, the World Customs Organization …

The following is provided by Health Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented demand for household cleaning products regulated under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and hand soaps …

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), U.S. importers are required to conduct on-site inspections of their foreign suppliers.  Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Earlier this week, the Department of Commerce issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would expand steel import licensing requirements to include all products subject to Section 232 …

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the port of Detroit has notified the trade community that their hours of operation have now changed.  The new hours are as follows: …

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule United States (HTSUS) and Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations allow for the temporary import, under bond, of merchandise entering into the United States …

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Key Issues Ports Of Entry POE) Update In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBSA is temporarily reducing service …

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)  has provided clarification on the classification of plastic face shields. In Customs Notice 20-12, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Classification List has classified “Plastic …

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is temporarily reducing service hours at a total of 27 Canadian land border locations. The temporary hour adjustments …

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). New expectations for operators have been posted on the CFIA website about preventing and responding to COVID-19 in establishments …

CAED decommissioning date delay Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) decommissioning date has been extended from June 30, 2020 to September 30, 2020.  However, the CBSA strongly …

Hand sanitizers are regulated by Health Canada.  Complete and detailed descriptions are required on the customs documents including name of manufacturer, date of manufacture, expiry date, Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural …