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

US exporters see rise in canceled orders from Chinese buyers amid trade war (Wed, 16 Apr 2025)
The export decline is already showing up in some data, with bookings for US exports to China for the week of April 8–15 down 5.4% from the prior week.
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Europe on alert to track any wave of diverted Chinese imports (Wed, 16 Apr 2025)
With the door to US trade effectively slammed shut by tariffs, Chinese manufacturers are urgently looking for alternative markets in which to offload their surplus inventory.
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Last regulatory hurdles cleared for DSV takeover of DB Schenker (Tue, 15 Apr 2025)
With the integration now set to begin, DSV has announced a round of executive appointments with candidates promoted from within both DSV and DB Schenker.
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