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Wood Pallets – Lacey Declaration Required October 1st

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has informed the trade community that the new requirement for a Lacey Declaration for additional items will come into …



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Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) Scheduled to Increase

On October 1st, 2021, the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) will be increasing per CSMS #48938836. On entries with a value less than $2,500 USD, MPF is assessed at a rate …



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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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New food and animal export mandates for EU effective Jan. 15, 2022

Reminder: Effective January 15, 2022, exporters for commercial food and animal commodities destined for the European Union (EU) will be required to use updated export certificates. Export certificates can be …



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Animal Feed Program email address change

Please be advised that the e-mail address for the Animal Feed Program’s general inbox has been changed to: cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca. Please update your address book with this new address for feed-related …



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Planned CARM Outage (Oct.02.2021)

The following message is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client …



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Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

This message pertains to imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is …



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Register for CARM Client Portal Onboarding Webinars and Open Mic Sessions

The CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) team is continuing monthly webinar and open mic sessions. October and November webinar sessions will continue to focus on the steps for CARM …



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Wood Pallets – Lacey Declaration Required October 1st

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has informed the trade community that the new requirement for a Lacey Declaration for additional items will come into …



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Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) Scheduled to Increase

On October 1st, 2021, the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) will be increasing per CSMS #48938836. On entries with a value less than $2,500 USD, MPF is assessed at a rate …



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CBP Systems Maintenance Overnight Saturday to Sunday

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has notified the trade community that the Automated Customs Environment (ACE) system will be down from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am on Saturday, September …



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2021 Import Controls for Romaine Lettuce (USA)

On September 15, 2021 the CFIA provided an update to the importation process for Romaine lettuce from the USA.  The CFIA has now released a sample copy of the attestation form …



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Trade Fundamentals – Tariff Classification

The proper classification of a commodity is the driver for nearly every component in a cross border transaction. This includes duty assessment, documentary requirements, and the data that may need …



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Major Tariff Classifications Expected on January 1, 2022

As we get closer to the new year, importers ands exporters should be aware that there will be a change to many tariff classification numbers on January 1st. It has …



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CBP Systems Maintenance Overnight Saturday to Sunday

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has notified the trade community that the Automated Customs Environment (ACE) system will be down from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am on Saturday, September …



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