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China Manufacturer Identification Numbers Postal Code Requirements

On March 18th, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will institute the “UFLPA Region Alert” in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system. This change will automate the Uyghur Forced …



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Anti-Dumping Duties – CBSA extends review of Upholstered Domestic Seating

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has extended the conclusion of the expedited review of certain upholstered domestic furniture (UDS), exported to Canada by the exporter Kaiser 2 Furniture Industry (Vietnam) …



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Expression of Interest – Additional Tariff Rate Quota Volume for Refined Sugar exports to the United States under CUSMA

This message pertains to the additional Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) volume for refined sugar exports to the United States under the Canada-United States – Mexico Agreement, referred to in Notice to …



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Statement by Minister Ng on U.S. request for dispute settlement panel on tariff rate quotas for Canadian dairy products under Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement in response to a request by the United States for …



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Classification of Parts and Accessories in the Customs Tariff

Memorandum D10-0-1 (Classification of Parts and Accessories in the Customs Tariff) has been updated to clarify the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) administrative policy regarding the classification of parts and …



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Latest CFIA update for importers and brokers of organic products

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The import and admissibility requirements for all the end uses of organic Seed products from chapters 07, 09, 10 …



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CBP Enforcement of In-Bond Usage Authorization

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) eliminated the use of paper 7512 forms (Transport Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit) in 2019 and moved all …



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China 301 Tariffs: Bond Saturation

As we continue to follow the effects of China 301 tariffs and the impact on the trade community, we would like to remind importers of the customs bond requirements and …



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Brown Rugose Fruit Virus & Admissibility

The U.S. Department of Agriculture previously issued a notice advising the trade those inspection requirements for Mexican tomatoes. The inspections will be for not only the brown rugose fruit virus, …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

Notice of initiation of a re-investigation: Corrosion-resistant steel sheet 2 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices respecting certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet (COR) from Turkey and …



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Statement by Minister Ng on U.S. preliminary duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, (January 24th, 2023) issued the following statement regarding the fourth administrative reviews by the U.S. …



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CARM Webinar Registration – What You Need to Know with CARM Release 2 Webinar

A reminder that the CARM Client Portal is now live!   Additional support materials are now available in the CBSA Onboarding Documentation section of the portal. Another set of monthly webinars …



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Priority Trade Issues: Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD)

Dumping is when foreign manufacturers sell goods in the United States for less than what is deemed to be fair market value. Antidumping duty (ADD) is a tariff rate that …



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AMS Final Rule on Organic Products

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released the final rule which requires the transmission of National Organic Program certificates for all organic products imported to the United States at the time …



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Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) – Quota will be filled on February 16, 2023

This message pertains to imports of barley products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is to inform you that …



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