Please note that there will be changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requirements. These changes will be effective in the ACROSS system on Monday, April 28, 2014, and the CBSA website will be updated accordingly. Please see attachment.
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CBSA launches new forecasted border wait times tool
May 2, 2014
As the warmer weather approaches, so do higher traveller volumes at Canada’s borders. This Easter weekend is no exception, and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is introducing a new feature on its Web site to help travellers prepare for potentially longer border wait times (BWT) this holiday weekend.
Refined Sugar, Notice of Initiation of Re-investigation
May 2, 2014
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated a re-investigation, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), of the normal values and export prices of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and powdered form (refined sugar), originating in or exported from the United States of America, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the N
Government of Canada announces strategic investments to facilitate cross-border trade in British Columbia
April 30, 2014
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced that Lark Projects Ltd of Surrey, British Columbia has been awarded a $17.7M contract for infrastructure improvements to the Aldergrove port of entry in British Columbia.
Mail-room mix-up: How 30¢ o-rings became a $90,000 fine
April 30, 2014
Fifty synthetic rubber rings, worth about 30 cents a pop, ended up costing an Alberta company $90,000.
Lee Specialties Ltd., a manufacturer of oil field equipment, shipped rubber circles known as Viton o-rings along with other equipment, to Iran on Jan. 18, 2012. Authorities intercepted the cargo at the Calgary International Airport the next day.