The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) is responsible for managing the import of plants and plant-related products to protect Canada’s animal, food, and plant resources from invasive species. Invasive species are non-native animals or plants that are introduced into a local biome and, because they may lack natural predators or other controls, run rampant over […]
ARGO Customs news: Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Important Information.
New changes are coming: CBSA provided information regarding CUSMA, de minimis, and CLVS. Under Article 7.8 of the CUSMA, the de minimis threshold for goods shipped to Canada has been raised to $40. Between $40 and $150, only tax will be collected. After $150, duty and tax apply. Regulatory amendments to the Courier Imports Remission […]
ARGO Customs update- New Test Market Authorizations (TMAs) process.
Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), test market provisions now apply to all foods. Test marketing food allows exemption from certain regulatory requirements, such as bilingual labelling requirements under the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and regulated container sizes under the SFCR. Test Market Authorizations (TMAs) are issued for the purpose of test […]
The Government of Canada is developing a more modern and innovative food labelling system.
The Government has just announced that proposed changes to labelling requirements in the Food and Drug Regulations and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations have been pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, and they are seeking your feedback. A notice to industry has been posted. We encourage you to review the proposed changes and […]
Canadian Custom Clearance Experts ARGO Customs Inform Shippers About New Requirements When Shipping to Australia
June 22, 2019 – Toronto, ON – Canadians seeking to export goods to Australia between September 1, 2019, and May 31, 2020, may be subject to new Australian importation regulations. The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) are currently combating the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB), an extremely dangerous pest known to travel in […]
Changes in the regulation of nitrification and urease inhibitors
Nitrification and urease inhibitors imported into or sold in Canada are now subject to registration as supplements under the Fertilizers Act and Fertilizers Regulations, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Argo Customs Explains Important New Rollbacks of Surtaxes on Certain Imports from The United States
June 8, 2019 – Toronto, ON – ARGO Customs has good news for Canadian importers: surtaxes on steel, aluminum, and other finished consumer goods such as playing cards and whisky, have been rolled back. As of May 19, 2019, the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum): SOR/2018-152 and the United States Surtax Order (Other Goods): SOR/2018-153 are […]
What You Need to Know About Changes to the Importation of Steel Goods (Customs Notice 19-08)
Effective May 13, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Customs Notice 19-08 came into force. Notice 19-08 amending the order which set a surtax for certain steel goods (SOR/2018/206). The new order applies to the following goods: Goods from Canada; Goods from Israel (or another CIFTA country); the United States; the Republic of Korea […]
Import Permits for Steel and Serial No. 945
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have advised that import permits for goods listed under Serial No. 945 must be applied for prior to the arrival of the goods and on hand at time of accounting. This is a new requirement and contrary to the time period in place under Serial No. 911. Under Serial No. 911, […]
A Guide to What You Should Know Before Trying to Import Goods into Canada
Canada restricts the importation of various goods like food, plant, and animal products (FPA) because they could cause substantial damage to Canada’s native biosystems, fisheries, native environments, domesticated crops, and can even be a harm to humans. In fact, a single piece of meat or fruit that harbors the wrong pests or diseases can cause […]