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Register for CARM Client Portal Webinars

The Onboarding Webinar is an ideal first step in registering to the CARM Client Portal. If you have already attended these onboarding webinars, there is another series of webinars below.  …



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Reminder: Seasonal Produce Tariff Number Changes for Cucumbers!

On December 1st, the seasonal tariff number for cucumbers changed from 0707.00.50 to: – Certified Organic 0707.00.2010 – Other 0707.00.2020 If you are using an electronic platform for your shipments …



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End of 2022 Quota Filing – U.S. Shipments

Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Many items are subject to Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs).  TRQs are a two-stage tariff, which imposes a lower rate of duty on imports up to the …



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Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for Certain Textile Shipments

A reminder to clients utilizing Certificates of Eligibility to obtain preferential duty treatment that TPL entries released within 2022 must be filed by December 31, 2022 to be considered timely …



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Anti-Dumping Duties updates

Notice of initiation of expiry review investigation – Stainless steel sinks On November 28, 2022, the Canadian International Trade (CITT) initiated an expiry review to determine if the expiry of …



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Single-Use Plastic Regulations Update

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has provided responses to how the new regulations will be administered. “At it’s inception the plastics ban will not be a Customs Tariff Ban. …



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Proposed regulatory amendments to support the implementation of CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM)

As you are aware, the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a major transformation initiative to modernize the CBSA’s systems and business processes used …



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Malaysia ratifies CPTPP

Malaysia ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Friday, September 30, 2022, becoming the ninth out of eleven countries to ratify the agreement. The CPTPP …



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CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Release 2 announced

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the implementation date for CARM release 2 is scheduled for October 2023. During this time CBSA will be focusing on preparing trade chain …



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CBSA – Planned CARM outage (all services)

Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable for the following dates and times due to monthly maintenance of the servers: • Saturday, November …



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CBP Updates Guidance on U.S. Goods Returned under HTS 9801.00.10

U. S. Customs & Border Protection issued CSMS # 49163963 updating guidance for importers and brokers on the responsibilities when using the 9801.00.10 provision in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of …



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Amendment to A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List

On November 21, 2022, the Government of Canada finalized the process to produce the latest version of A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List (the Guide). The new version of the Guide …



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CUSMA- Sugar-Containing Products Tariff Rate Quota fill rate discrepancy

Please note that, according to the U.S. Customs and Borders Protection (CBP)’s commodity report, the CUSMA-SCP Tariff Rate Quota is potentially filled. While Canada’s utilization data reports that the utilization rate for this …



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Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist – Instructions for submitting safety information

The following is provided by Health Canada. The Notice to Stakeholders concerning review of the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has now been posted. The notice, including instructions for submitting safety information …



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Update on China’s CIFER system for fish and seafood establishments

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been working with the Canadian fish and seafood industry to first update …



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