CBSA What's New

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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Memorandum D19-9-3 (Revised): Importation and exportation of human remains and other human tissues (Fri, 05 Aug 2022)
This memorandum has been updated to change contact information under paragraph 13.
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Customs Notice 22-04 - Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearance Pilot Program (Tue, 15 Mar 2022)
This notice has been updated to provide clarification on eligible participants, and cargo transported on vessels, approved for the Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearance (ASECC) Pilot Program.
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Journal of Commerce | Maritime News › International Freight Shipping

COVID-19 gives rise to new risk calculus for supply chains (Thu, 29 Sep 2022)
The legacy of the pandemic’s effect on supply chains will be less about permanent cost increases and more about permanently altered attitudes towards risk, writes JOC’s Peter Tirschwell.
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Higher costs, poor vessel reliability continue to hinder US ag exports (Wed, 14 Sep 2022)
 US agriculture shippers still face challenges and elevated costs in reaching overseas markets due to unexpected billing from ocean carriers and uncertain vessel schedules.
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Breakbulk carrier, box maker team for trans-Pac domestic container service (Tue, 16 Aug 2022)
Carrier53, a joint venture of a breakbulk vessel operator and container manufacturer, said it will offer trans-Pacific sailings from China to the US West Coast with a special emphasis on domestic intermodal containers.
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