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President Trump expands National Emergencies Act to include the People’s Republic of China

Effective February 4, 2025, President Donald Trump has signed an Executive order regarding the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to address synthetic opioids in the supply chain by expanding the …



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CARM Transition Measure – Late Payment Penalties and Interest

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). To further support the transition to the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, effective January 20, 2025, and …



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Latest Rulings issued by the CBSA

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has updated its list of published tariff classification rulings (ACR). Rulings issued by the CBSA



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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS)

Please see the following news and updates on CBP’s automated systems –  namely the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) CSMS # 63872996 – PGA-Related Tariff Flagging Updates Included in Harmonized System …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

The following Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) notices have been issued by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Conclusion of normal value review – Steel Piling Pipe Notice of initiation of administrative …



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Federal Register Notices

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. 90 FR …



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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS)

Please see the following news and updates on CBP’s automated systems –  namely the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) CSMS # 63762615 – Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2501 CSMS # 63772715 …



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Trumps delays imposing Tariffs and Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs)

Trump delays imposing tariffs, postpones Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and has released his memorandum on the America First Trade Policy. The full memo is available at the link below. …



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Updated BSF900 Agreement to maintain records elsewhere than the place of business in Canada

BSF900: Agreement to maintain records elsewhere than the place of business in Canada  has been updated to include CARM aspects; it notes the requirements for non-resident importers at the bottom …



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CBSA – EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Unavailability

On Sunday January 26th 2025 from 05:40 (ET) and 06:00 (ET): eManifest Portal users may not be able to access the portal or may experience forced re-logon. On Sunday January …



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Did you know? Registering on the CARM client portal

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA CARM Webinars Did you know? Registering on the CARM client portal A quick podcast-style webinar that provides a …



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CBP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Enhance Enforcement as to Low-Value Shipments

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen CBP’s information collection requirements for low-value shipments, also known as de minimis shipments. The proposed …



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Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)

This brings the total number of entities on the UFLPA list to 144. Effective January 15, 2025, CBP will will apply a rebuttable presumption that goods produced by the named …



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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – Online mail for business

Starting the spring 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will transition to online mail as the default method of delivering most business correspondence. This means you’ll start receiving most of …



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CFIA scheduled system maintenance – JAN 19, 2025

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network …



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