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CFIA Plant Import Permits – Canada Post Service Disruption

In the event of a Canada Post service disruption, please send all applications by email to: permitoffice@inspection.gc.ca or fax: 613.773.7229.  The permissions will be sent via the same mechanism. If …



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Certification Program for the Export of Hardwood Species Regulated for Agrilus spp. to the European Union

Please be advised that the revision to Policy Directive D-14-02: Certification Program for the Export of Hardwood Species Regulated for Agrilus spp. to the European Union has been posted on …



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CFIA – Meat and Fish Updates

The following have been updated on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. List of Exporters of Live Lobster and Lobster Tomalley Products to Japan has been revised with the following …



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Customs Notices

The following have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Customs Notice 16-17, Mandatory Electronic House Bills Customs Notice 16-18, The Sudbury Permit Issuing Office Moved to North …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

The following have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Stainless Steel Sinks -Notice of Conclusion of Re-investigation - 2016-07-07 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded …



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Holiday Weekend FDA Coverage

The US Food and Drug  Administration has informed the trade community of their holiday hours. Peace Bridge Buffalo Friday – 7/1/2016 – 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Saturday – 7/2/2016 …



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Weekly ACE System Maintenance Outages

US Customs has been running maintenance on their ACE system every Saturday night between 10:00 pm and 4:00 am Sunday morning.  The trade community has been advised to ‘plan accordingly’ …



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US Customs Updates their ISF Enforcement Policies

US Customs issued a CSMS message this week updating their enforcement of ISF non-compliance.  For ships sailing after June 30th, ports will no longer be required to send requests for …



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US Customs Confirms ACE Filing for Quota Entries Begins July 23rd

In a CSMS message this week, US Customs confirmed that brokers will be required to submit quota entries through ACE.  This is the final major onboarding to the ACE system. …



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FCC Form Temporarily Suspended as of July 1st, 2016

Beginning July 1st, the requirement for the FCC form 740 will be suspended until December 31st 2016. This means commodities such as televisions, remote controls, and other radio frequency emitting …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

The following is available in its entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar – Notice of Conclusion of Re-investigation – 2016-06-29 Given that no other …



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CBSA – D Memorandum and Customs Notices

The following have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Memorandum D14-1-3, Re-determinations and Appeals Under the Special Import Measures Act Customs Notice 16-16, Amendments to the Departmental …



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WCO News Magazine – June 2016

World Customs Organization (WCO) has released its June 2016 edition of the WCO News magazine. Here are the highlights: Illicit Trade – from ivory, fisheries products, cultural goods, weapons and …



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HST Increase for NL and NB Effective July 1st, 2016

Effective July 1st, 2016 the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick will be raising their respective levels of HST by 2 percentage points. Both provincial rates will be …



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Health Canada – Chemical Substances

The following have been updated on the Health Canada website. AEEA A Notice of intent amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity Provisions of the Canadian …



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