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

Shipper-turned-carrier integrates with CargoWise to target forwarder business (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
Tailwind Shipping, which emerged during the pandemic as a vessel operating arm of retailer Lidl, has enabled booking and shipment management tools within CargoWise, the widely used forwarding software platform.
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4PL model reemerges as disruptive market dynamics buffet shippers (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
Technology analyst Gartner’s recent release of a report categorizing 4PL providers signals renewed interest in the concept, even as questions remain about which shippers it is best-suited for.
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Pre-Lunar New Year demand to give trans-Pac market first test of 2026 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
The materialization of any seasonal import rush and how carriers respond with capacity will give the container shipping market a better sense of first-half demand.
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