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Canadian Sanctions Related to Russia – Updated

On May 3, 2022, Canada further amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to list an additional 21 oligarchs, close associates of the Russian regime, and members of their families. …



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Memorandum D10-15-26, Goods to be employed in a noxious atmosphere

This memorandum outlines the CBSA’s interpretation of the expression “to be employed in a noxious atmosphere” throughout the Customs Tariff. This memorandum has been updated as a result of Canadian …



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FSVP ‘UNK’ Declaration Ending on July 24th, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will end its temporary policy of permitting use of the entity identification code “UNK.” FSVP importers have now had ample time to familiarize …



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FDA Regulated Products – The Import Process

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a YouTube video titled “Importing FDA-Regulated Products: The Import Process.” The intent of this video is to educate foreign suppliers, importers, and …



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Aluminum Smelting Information Requirement begins June 29th, 2022

The AIM system is a tool for The U.S. Department of Commerce to monitor aluminum import levels. The licensing requirement applies to “basic aluminum products” under the following tariff schedule …



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COVID-19 – CBSA resumes services and adjusts service hours at five more ports of entry

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will resume services or adjust service hours at four land ports on May 11 and June 1, 2022. The Agency also resumed CBSA services …



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FSVP Compliance

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)/Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) became mandatory on May 30th, 2017. To aid in the initial transition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took an …



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FSVP ‘UNK’ Declaration Ending on July 24th, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will end its temporary policy of permitting use of the entity identification code “UNK.” FSVP importers have now had ample time to familiarize …



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Aluminum Smelting Information Requirement begins June 29th, 2022

The AIM system is a tool for The U.S. Department of Commerce to monitor aluminum import levels. The licensing requirement applies to “basic aluminum products” under the following tariff schedule …



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Planned CARM outage

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has advised all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) to 6:00 PM …



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ASISST moves to CFIA Shipment Tracker for Food, Plant and Animal – will soon be available for all commodities

A timeline for the redeploy of the CFIA shipment tracker will be established at a later date. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making it easier for food, plants, …



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New import requirements for simple pet chews into Canada

On May 2nd, 2022, new import requirements for simple pet chews will be published in the Automated Import Reference System.  The conditions will be modernized and simplified to more clearly …



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Canada imposes sanctions on 203 individuals complicit in attempted annexation of certain areas of Donbass, Ukraine

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations in response to President Putin’s illegal and …



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Canadian International Trade Tribunal Issues Determination of Reasonable Indication of Injury concerning certain Mattresses from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain mattresses from the People’s Republic of China have caused injury …



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EDI/Portal Scheduled Maintenance Unavailability

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The EDI/Portal is scheduled for maintenance and will be unavailable at the following times. eManifest Portal users will not …



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