The federal government intends to apply a 25 per cent surtax on imports of steel and aluminum products from China, effective October 15, 2024. The initial list of goods subject to surtaxes are those listed in the link below. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/08/surtax-on-imports-of-steel-and-aluminum-products-from-china.html

At the 11th hour, Friday April 19th, CBSA decided to postpone once again Release 2 of CARM.  New date October 2024.

CBSA has made an announcement today that CARM Release 2 has been pushed from October 2023 to May 2024. The proposed regulatory amendments continue on schedule with a planned coming-into-force date of May 2024, when CARM becomes the official system of record. Further enhancements are expected to become available in fall 2024. A forum will be […]

The CBSA proposed regulatory package will introduce new regulations to allow for a Release Prior to Payment (RPP) transition period to help importers shift to the importer financial security model, where they must post financial security for their own accounts to realize the benefits of RPP program (i.e. Customs Brokers will no longer be allowed […]

Please be advised that a new pilot project for exports of onions to the United States is now available. “Operational procedure: Onion Pilot Project for Canadian Partners in Quality Preventive Control Inspection.” This procedure provides industry participants with the option to participate in the existing Canadian Partners in Quality (C-PIQ) Program. Industry can self-issue their […]

The CARM Portal (CPP) has now been divided into three (3) phases instead of the original two phases.  May 1, 2022 was the original deadline set by CBSA for importers to have in place the RPP Bonds (Annual Surety Bonds).   CBSA has moved the new deadline to January 2023 and renamed that new date Phase […]

On January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom (U.K.) departed the European Union (EU) Single Market, thus losing the preferential terms of trade that have been applied under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) since September 21, 2017. As of April 1st, 2021 Canada and the U.K. have agreed to a transitional trade agreement […]

Searching for an FDA DUNS number for your shipments to the USA?  You can register on the FDA DUNS Portal site to access US facility DUNS numbers.  The DUNS number must appear on your commercial invoice and is a requirement for the Single Window Program for FDA products. https://fdadunslookup.com

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA or also referred to USMCA) is scheduled to enter into force on July 1, 2020, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  There will be no transition period.  The CUSMA certificate and Continuation Page are both available in our Forms section of this website https://www.alphalogistiques.com/resources/forms/ Once the CUSMA comes into effect, […]