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Coronavirus COVID-19 wipes $50 billion off global exports in February alone

March 6, 2020

The extent of the damage to the global economy caused by novel coronavirus COVID-19 moved further into focus on Wednesday as UN economists announced a likely $50 billion drop in worldwide manufacturing exports in February alone...

Reminder: Improvements to Automated Import Reference System Verification Service (AVS) / Rappel: Améliorations au Service de validation du Système automatisé de référence à l’importation (SVS)

March 6, 2020

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to make improvements to the systems and tools used by importers and brokers during the import declaration process.

COVID-19 Response Planning: Is Your Business Prepared?

March 6, 2020

Governments and businesses across the globe are attempting to quickly formulate an effective response to COVID-19, whose reach has quickly expanded to over 71 countries. Recent reports suggest that COVID-19 will continue to adversely impact businesses in many ways in the coming weeks and months.

CBSA Message (TCC20-028): Changes to SWI Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria

March 6, 2020

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program.

CBSA Message (TCC 20-026): New ECCRD Addendum Documents | Nouveaux documents d'addenda au DECCE

March 5, 2020

The CBSA would like to advise stakeholders that further systems enhancements to move towards fulsome electronic house bill functionality will be occurring in production in June 2020, impacting the following CBSA applications:

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