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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 2021 must be filed by December 31, 2021 to be considered timely …



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Certain flat hot‑rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip – Expiry review determinations

On July 9, 2021, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), initiated an expiry review of its order made on August 12, 2016, in Expiry Review No. RR‑2015‑002, concerning the dumping …



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Upholstered domestic furniture – Notice of normal value review

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a normal value review (review) to update all normal values and export prices applicable to certain upholstered domestic furniture (UDS) from …



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CFIA – Important Update: Changes coming to the Harmonized System codes in AIRS

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is working to update its systems to reflect the soon to be updated Harmonized System (HS) code structure coming into effect January 1st, 2022 as …



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Lacey Validations Begin Saturday!

On Saturday, December 11th, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS) will be deploying a validation in U.S. Customs & Border Protection’s (CBP) Automated …



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Planned CARM Outage

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client portal, will be unavailable Saturday, December 4, 2021 from …



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Emergency Protocols in Response to Flood Situation in British Columbia

Due to the flooding and road closures in British Columbia, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a joint update with CBSA to provide guidance for carriers with CSMS …



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End of 2021 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 2021 must be filed by December 31, 2021 to be considered timely …



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New food & animal export mandates for EU effective JAN 15 2022

Effective January 15, 2022, exporters of commercial food and animal commodities destined for the European Union (EU) where certification is required under the new EU Animal Health Law (AHL), will …



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CARM Webinar Recordings and Material

The most recent CBSA CARM webinar and/or Open Mic, material and recording are now available on the CARM Google Drive (in the folder: Preparing for CARM Release 1 / Preparation …



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Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Please be advised that it was estimated that the barley products tariff rate quota (TRQ) would be filled on November 22, …



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CARM – Reminder to pay duties and taxes by payment due date

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Importers and custom brokers need to pay the CBSA by the payment due date to avoid any potential interest …



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Emergency transit of regulated animals – British Columbia flooding

Canada and the United States have agreed to use the emergency transit provisions of a joint policy that was in the final stage of finalization and the Health of Animals …



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Potato Importations from PEI Suspended

The USDA’s Agricultural Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that beginning November 22nd, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is halting certification of all potatoes from Prince Edward Island …



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