CBSA What's New

Customs Notice 24-03 - Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import food to Canada (Wed, 07 Feb 2024)
The purpose of this customs notice is to advise commercial importers that as of February 12, 2024, verification of the SFC licence requirement prior to import will begin for imports of manufactured foods. All food importers that require a SFC licence must include a valid SFC licence number on their import declaration.
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Memorandum D11-6-10 (Revised): Reassessment Policy (Tue, 08 Nov 2022)
This memorandum replaces Memorandum D11-6-10 dated April 6, 2016.
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Memorandum D18-3-2: Excise duty framework for vaping products (Thu, 29 Sep 2022)
The Government of Canada has introduced an excise duty (vaping duty) on vaping products through a new excise duty framework.
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Customs Notice 22-17 - Mandatory electronic notification of cargo at sufferance warehouses (Thu, 25 Aug 2022)
The purpose of this notice is to remind sufferance warehouse owners/operators licensed by the CBSA of their obligation under Section 14 of the Customs Sufferance Warehouse Regulations, to transmit a warehouse arrival certification message (WACM) when unreleased goods physically arrive at the warehouse to which they are destined.
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Memorandum D17-1-4 (Revised): Release of Commercial Goods (Tue, 09 Aug 2022)
This memorandum replaces Memorandum D17-1-4 dated May 10, 2012.
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Journal of Commerce | Forwarding

Contract season looms for ocean carriers facing Asia-Europe rate slump (Tue, 07 Oct 2025)
Shippers and their forwarders will soon be launching long-term contract tenders for 2026 as the spot market — which heavily influences the contract market — slides closer to pre-Red Sea attack levels.
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Key Brazilian exports to US falling sharply in early aftermath of 50% tariffs (Wed, 24 Sep 2025)
The Trump administration’s imposition of hefty tariffs on Brazil in August sent US bookings for coffee, sugar and orange juice plummeting in the first half of September.
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Tariff-linked trade downturn keeps India-US ocean rates sliding (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)
Forwarders said capacity utilization for USEC sailings out of West India has fallen to between 60% and 70% from the 80% to 90% level normally seen for the premier networks.
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