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Drop in imports widens Canada's trade surplus. Imports declined 1.7% and Canada posted a trade surplus of $799 million in January. More...

Tabling of legislation to implement Free Trade Agreement with Colombia. Agreement will eliminate tariffs, in some cases immediately and in others over a few years. More...

List of departments and agencies that regulate imports into Canada. Many commonly imported goods may require permits/certificates from various departments or agencies. More...

Tariff elimination on manufacturing inputs, machinery and equipment. The Canadian Government eliminates remaining tariffs on many manufacturing inputs, machinery and equipment. More...

Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

• Tariff Notice TN-49 Certain amendments to the Customs Tariff announced in the Budget.
• Tariff Amendments T2010-2.
• CBSA - Goods subject to anti-dumping or countervailing duties. Measures in Force.
• Customs Notice CN10-003 Proposed Regulatory Change in Support of the NEXUS and CANPASS Programs and the Alternative Presentation of Persons Under the Customs Act.
• CBSA - SIMA - Certain oil country tubular goods from China - Statement of Reasons.
• CFIA: New regulated countries - Importation of fresh tomatoes from countries infested by the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta).
• CFIA Information for food manufacturers - recall of hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) by Basic Flavors Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
• CFIA Directive D-06-04 Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP).
• CFIA Directive D-97-07 Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation from the United States and Domestic Movement of Elm Material (Ulmus spp. and Zelkova spp.) to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Dutch Elm Disease Ophiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Nannf. and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi (Brasier) within Canada.
• CFIA Directive D-94-25 Plant protection import requirements for ginseng (Panax spp.).
• CFIA Reminder of changes to import notification requirements.
• CFIA Remider: Contagious equine metritis imports requirements remain in effect.
• CFIA Veterinary Biologics Memorandum 2010-02 Renewal of veterinary biologics establishment licences, product licences and import permits.
• CITT Inquiry No. NQ-2009-003 Hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from Ukraine. Reasons.
• U.S. CBP new/updated informed compliance publications:
  - Classification and Marking of Pipe Fittings Under Heading 7307.
  - Cutlery of Headings 8211 Through 8215 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
• USDA finalizes inspection and user fee requirements for Canada. (News release)
• U.S. Census Bureau - Schedule B Search Updated. Export commodity codes.