CSMS #52506203 announced that The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a new database called “Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements” (ACIR). This will …

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 …

Starting December 19th, 2022, a broker must execute a power of attorney (POA) directly with an importer of record (IOR), non-resident importer of record (NRIOR), or drawback claimant in order …

This is a reminder that as a non-resident importer you must have authorization from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to maintain books and records outside of Canada with regards …

Extension of re-investigation: Oil country tubular goods and seamless casing The Canada Border Services Agency has extended the re-investigations to update the the normal values and export prices of certain oil country …

Please find the revised Memorandum D19-10-2 – Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act (Importations) This memorandum has been updated to: reflect the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which came into …

The CFIA has published the results of the annual Plant Health Surveillance Program for 2021-2022. The report includes a provincial breakdown of the detections or spread of plant pests of …

Update to Safe Food for Canadians licensing guidance (Annex A) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated (4.0) Annex A: Food commodities identified in the licence application of the …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is simplifying the plant pest containment (PPC) renewal process by: increasing the validity period of PPC-Display and PPC-1 facilities, to 3 years from 2 years; …

The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for the U.S. holiday season:Peace Bridge BuffaloDEC.31.2022: CLOSEDJAN.01.2023: CLOSEDJAN.02.2023: CLOSED Lewiston BridgeDEC.31.2022: CLOSEDJAN.01.2023: CLOSEDJAN.02.2023: CLOSED Detroit Ambassador BridgeDEC.31.2022: …

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 …

Every 2 years, Food Facilities that export to the U.S. need to renew their facility registration with the FDA.  Please visit the FDA Industry Systems webpage to access your account. …

The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for the U.S. holiday season. Peace Bridge Buffalo12/24/2022: CLOSED12/25/2022: CLOSED12/26/2022: CLOSED Lewiston Bridge12/24/2022: CLOSED12/25/2022: CLOSED12/26/2022: CLOSED Detroit Ambassador …

Notice of updated schedule: Carbon and alloy steel line pipe 2 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has updated the schedule of the expiry review of certain carbon and alloy …

The Consumer Product Safety Program would like to inform you that the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Surface Coating Materials) (SOR/2022-122) came into force on …