REMINDER: FDA’s ITACS System not communicating with CBP’s ACE System
As a reminder to importers of food that rely on the ITACS system for FDA messaging, this system is not communicating with US Customs ACE system. Â As of June 15th, …
As a reminder to importers of food that rely on the ITACS system for FDA messaging, this system is not communicating with US Customs ACE system. Â As of June 15th, …
As communicated in CSMS message #16-000561, the FDA recently finalized a rule that expanded the products that are subject to Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. Â As of August …
On July 12th, the US Department of commerce preliminarily determined that the People’s Republic of China has subsidized the manufacturing of stainless steel sheet and strip for import into the …
The Supplemental 1 to the 2016 US Tariff schedule became available on July 1st, 2016. Â This round of changes impacted many statistical headings for tariff numbers. Â If you have not …
US Customs recently issued a CSMS message that outlines the time frames involved with FDA entries when they are processed through the new ACE system. Â Important to note that, in …
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement was signed on 4 February 2016 and it is the first of the so-called ‘mega-regional’ free trade agreements (FTAs), a term which refers to deep …
The following are available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. Export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States of the Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual …
The following is available on the Health Canada website. Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 13525 An Order amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity Provisions of the Canadian …
The following has been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website D14-1-3 Re-Determination and Appeals under the Special Import Measures Act This memorandum has been revised to reflect changes …
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comment on their proposed rule that would add new sections to the FDA regulations specifying the data elements that must or may be …
US Customs has been running maintenance on their ACE system every Saturday night between 10:00 pm and 4:00 am Sunday morning.  The trade community has been advised to ‘plan accordingly’ …
US Customs confirmed that brokers will be required to submit quota entries through ACE. This is the final major on-boarding to the ACE system. On March 31st, NHTSA and Lacey …
Beginning July 1st, the requirement for the FCC form 740 was suspended until December 31st 2016. Â This means commodities such as televisions, remote controls, and other radio frequency emitting devices …
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) published a report titled “The Impact of Canadian Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Domestic Shipments, Investments, Employment and Imports: 1989-2015.†  The report …
In the event of a Canada Post service disruption, please send all applications by email to: permitoffice@inspection.gc.ca or fax: 613.773.7229. Â The permissions will be sent via the same mechanism. If …