Canada’s year-long standoff with the Trump administration over punitive U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs is finally over, removing a key hurdle in efforts to ratify the new North American trade pact. Global Affairs Canada says the tariffs will be removed within two days. Canada has also agreed to drop all of its retaliatory measures and […]
Simplified plant import permit application process
Beginning June 1, 2019, importers applying for an import permit under the Plant Protection Act can submit their application electronically to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, without having to submit a hard copy. You can now submit the Application for Permit to Import Plants and Other Things (CFIA/ACIA 5256) by using My CFIAonline services or […]
A Non-Resident Importer’s Guide to Bringing Food into Canada
A Non-Resident Importer (NRI) is a person or company that imports food into Canada but whose permanent place of business is in a place other than Canada (for instance, the United States). If you are an NRI food importer you can apply for a license under the Safe Food for Canadian Regulations (SFCR). If you […]
CITT Report on Safeguards Regarding Certain Steel Goods
This information states that provisional safeguards on imports of concrete reinforcing bar, energy tubular products, hot-rolled sheet, pre-painted steel, and wire rod will cease to apply beginning April 28, 2019. Global Affairs Canada has clarified that provisional safeguards on these goods will remain in effect up to and including April 28, 2019. This information is […]
Understanding the New Licensing System Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
The Safe Food For Canadians Regulations (“SFCR”) came into effect on January 15, 2019. Many of the requirements are being phased in over a 12 to 30 month period. The phase-in periods affect fish, meat products, dairy products (including eggs), certain vegetable and fruit products, honey, unprocessed foods, additives, and organic aquaculture foodstuffs. If you […]
What You Need to Know Regarding the Participating Government Agencies (PGA) Program and How it Relates to Customs Clearance in Canada
Since January 2019, a significant amount of products are now regulated by the Participating Government Agencies (PGA) program which seeks to move more goods into the Single Window initiative (SWI) which will streamline the sharing of commercial import data among the participating agencies. This means that you no longer have to check with two, three, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Importing Specialty Steel Products into Canada
ARGO Customs Brokers are among the premier customs brokers in Toronto and throughout Canada. Their experienced brokers can assist your business in importing carbon and specialty steel products from a variety of countries. ARGO Customs brokers can help your business estimate VAT, import duties, and handle everything you need to get your goods across the […]
New from Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Program
Health Canada has posted six new Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Reports on our website: Second-Hand Products Report: the purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify the used-product industry’s compliance under the CCPSA and its regulations, the Food and Drug Act, as it relates to cosmetics, and the Cosmetic Regulations. Consumer Chemicals and […]
Importing a vehicle into Canada for personal use.
ARGO Customs brokers are using a streamline SWI to process vehicles via Single Window Initiative (SWI) Integrated Import Declaration (IID) (service option (SO) 911 which allows us to submit all information electronically 9no RIV Form 1 is needed to be presented on paper at the border). Importing Motor Vehicles The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) […]
The Mexico Steel Goods Remission Order came into effect on February 2, 2019.
Effective Feb. 2, Mexican energy tubular products (such as those used to build pipelines) and wire rod shipments will no longer cost an extra 25 per cent under Canada’s emergency ‘safeguard’ measures. Steel (some particular goods & HS codes related to) from other countries that don’t have free trade agreements with Canada will continue to […]