Customs Notices
Customs Notices are issued to inform clients about proposed changes to customs programs and procedures. They are not intended as an ongoing reference.
NOTE: Customs Notices are maintained online for the current and previous year. They are also maintained online if they have a regulatory impact and are awaiting regulatory approval.
Any information contained in a Customs Notice that is intended as ongoing reference material has been integrated into a D-Memorandum. Please consult our valid D-Memoranda on the Canada Border Services Agency website or find the requested information through our different programs and services.
| Number | Title | Regulatory Impact | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-21 | January 1, 2022 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2021-11-15 |
| 21-20 | Validation of Advance Rulings (AR) and National Customs Rulings (NCR) Under the January 1, 2022 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2021-11-09 |
| 21-19 | January 1, 2022 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2021-10-12 |
| 21-18 | Extension of the Validity Period of Customs Notice 21-14, Temporary amendments to the requirements for requesting a 30-day extension to the 90-day period to submit certain corrections following a CBSA trade compliance final verification report |
No | Revised 2021-10-22 |
| 21-17 | Changes to the Firearms Act Regarding the Authorization to Transport Requirements for Restricted and Prohibited Firearms |
No | 2021-07-07 |
| 21-16 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2021-06-23 |
| 21-15 | Mandatory Electronic House Bills – End of the Zero-Rated Penalty Period |
No | 2021-05-19 |
| 21-14 | Temporary amendments to the requirements for requesting a 30-day extension to the 90-day period to submit certain corrections following a cbsa trade compliance final verification report |
No | 2021-05-19 |
| 21-13 | Freight Forwarder – Direct Delivery |
No | 2021-05-14 |
| 21-12 | E-mailing of cultural property export permit applications to expert examiners |
No | 2021-05-05 |
| 21-11 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2021-05-03 |
| 21-10 | Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearances Pilot Program |
No | 2021-04-30 |
| 21-09 | Changes to Excise Duty Rates on Tobacco Products following the 2021 Federal Budget announcement |
No | 2021-04-22 |
| 21-08 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Proposed New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Canada - United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement |
No | 2021-03-31 |
| 21-07 | Implementation of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement |
No | 2021-03-31 |
| 21-06 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
2021-03-31 | |
| 21-05 | Importations of COVID-19 vaccines by Diplomatic Missions, Consular Posts and Accredited International Organizations |
No | 2021-03-26 |
| 21-04 | A Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence is required to import certain foods into Canada |
No | 2021-03-11 |
| 21-03 | Highway sufferance warehouse closure (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) |
No | 2021-02-23 |
| 21-02 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)’s prohibition on the importation and exportation of shark fins |
No | 2021-02-09 |
| 21-01 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2021-02-01 |
| 20-37 | Temporary electronic procedures for Canada Border Services Agency’s Trade Programs (COVID-19) – GTA Pilot |
No | 2020-12-16 |
| 20-36 | Importation of COVID-19 Vaccines and Drugs |
No | 2020-12-10 |
| 20-35 | January 1, 2021 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2020-12-10 |
| 20-34 | GST/HST relief for the importation of face masks and face shields |
No | 2020-12-07 |
| 20-33 | Ontario Tobacco Tax collection in the Postal Mode |
No | 2020-11-13 |
| 20-32 | Expiry of Customs Notice 20-09, Changes in Requesting an Extension to the 90-day Period to Submit Corrections |
No | 2020-10-09 |
| 20-31 | (Relocation of St. John’s CBSA office, St. John’s, N.L.) |
No | 2020-10-20 |
| 20-30 | Export reporting – amending or voiding export declarations |
No | Cancelled 2020-09-21 |
| 20-29 | Port of Montreal Labour Disruption – Vessel Options |
No | 2020-08-18 |
| 20-28 | R2 Release |
No | 2020-08-14 |
| 20-27 | Relocation of Yarmouth CBSA Office, Yarmouth, N.S. |
No | 2020-08-06 |
| 20-26 | Fee Increase ~ Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) Program |
No | 2020-07-23 |
| 20-25 | Changes to the Canada Border Services Agency Policies Respecting Trans-border Air Shipments in Highway Service (flying trucks) |
No | 2020-07-10 |
| 20-24 | CBSA Reporting Patterns IT Limitations |
No | Revised 2020-07-27 |
| 20-23 | Import prohibition on goods produced wholly or in part by forced labour |
No | Cancelled 2020-06-30 |
| 20-22 | The Canada - United States - Mexico Agreement’s (CUSMA) |
No | 2020-06-26 |
| 20-21 | Decommissioning of Legacy Release Service Options OGD PARS 463 and OGD RMD 471 |
No | 2020-06-19 |
| 20-20 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2020-06-18 |
| 20-19 | Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19) |
No | 2020-05-06 |
| 20-18 | Implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) De Minimis Thresholds with Respect to Customs Duties and Taxes for Courier Imports |
No | 2020-05-02 |
| 20-17 | Re-Classification of “Assault Style” Firearms to Prohibited Firearms |
Yes | 2020-05-01 |
| 20-16 | Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearances Program |
No | 2020-04-22 |
| 20-15 | Increase to the Low Value Shipment (LVS) Threshold and Simplification to the Proof of Origin Requirements for Goods Imported into Canada |
No | Revised 2020-05-21 |
| 20-14 | Implementation of the Canada – United States – Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) |
No | 2020-04-03 |
| 20-13 | Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA): Amendment to the Definition of “Specially Defined Mixtures” in the Customs Tariff, Chapter 16, Supplementary Note 1. |
No | 2020-04-03 |
| 20-12 | COVID-19: Tariff Classification and Other Information to Import Medical Supplies |
No | Revised 2020-04-16 |
| 20-11 | Extension of Timeframes for Payment of Customs Duties and GST (COVID-19) |
No | 2020-03-27 |
| 20-10 | Waiver of Late Accounting Penalties (COVID-19) |
No | Revised 2020-05-19 |
| 20-09 | Changes in Requesting an Extension to the 90-day Period to Submit Corrections |
No | Cancelled 2020-12-04 |
| 20-08 | Imported Goods for Emergency Use in Response to COVID-19 |
No | Revised 2020-04-07 |
| 20-07 | Release of Non-Commercial Goods via the Single Window Initiative (SWI), Integrated Import Declaration (IID) |
No | 2020-03-10 |
| 20-06 | Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Quebec, Quebec) |
No | 2020-03-10 |
| 20-05 | Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Miramichi, New Brunswick) |
No | 2020-03-10 |
| 20-02 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2020-01-15 |
| 20-01 | Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import food to Canada |
No | 2020-01-06 |
| 19-25 | January 1, 2020 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2019-12-19 |
| 19-24 | Cannabis: Edibles, Extracts and Topicals Customs Excise Duty Procedures |
No | 2019-12-11 |
| 19-23 | FAST Notices for Trusted Trader Programs |
No | Revised 2020-06-19 |
| 19-22 | Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) Program 2020 Software Release and New Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) |
No | 2019-11-25 |
| 19-21 | Decommissioning of the Legacy Release Service Options Other Government Department Pre-Arrival System 463 and Other Government Department Release on Minimum Documentation 471 |
No | Revised 2020-03-24 |
| 19-20 | General Import Permit No. 83 – Aluminum Products |
No | 2019-09-13 |
| 19-19 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2019-08-28 |
| 19-18 | Amendments to the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) - Minor Processing Operations |
No | Revised 2019-09-13 |
| 19-17 | Guidelines updates for Post-Arrival Manual Amendments for House Bill, Cargo and Conveyance Information (eManifest) |
No | 2019-08-27 |
| 19-16 | Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | Revised 2019-08-14 |
| 19-15 | Amendment to the Duty Free Shop Regulations |
No | 2019-07-11 |
| 19-13 | Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2019-06-26 |
| 19-12 | Courier Low Value Shipment Program Redesign |
No | 2019-06-19 |
| 19-11 | Removal of the Interim Highway Process for in-bond Shipments |
No | 2019-06-06 |
| 19-10 | Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Summerside, Prince Edward Island) |
No | 2019-05-23 |
| 19-09 | Repeal of the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum) and United States Surtax Order (Other Goods) |
No | 2019-05-19 |
| 19-08 | Final Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods |
No | Revised 2020-02-24 |
| 19-07 | Repositioning of Empty Containers in Canadian Waters |
No | 2019-05-07 |
| 19-06 | Relocation of Commercial Office, Halifax, N.S. |
No | 2019-04-30 |
| 19-05 | Changes to Administrative Monetary Penalties Contraventions C004, C080, C081, C082, C083, C152, C157, C168, C169, C214, C215, C216, C217, C218, C223, C224, C298, C336, C350, C351, C352 and C353 |
No | 2019-03-05 |
| 19-04 | The use of the generic sub-location (9000) code in all modes |
No | 2019-02-28 |
| 19-03 | Repositioning of Empty Containers in Canadian Waters |
No | 2019-01-16 |
| 19-02 | Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2019-01-10 |
| 18-27 | Regulatory Amendments and New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) |
No | 2018-12-27 |
| 18-26 | January 1, 2019 Version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2018-12-21 |
| 18-25 | New requirements under the Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations |
No | 2018-12-20 |
| 18-24 | Provisional Safeguards – In-transit Steel Goods Remission Order |
No | Revised 2020-02-24 |
| 18-23 | Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2018-12-07 |
| 18-22 | Implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) |
No | 2018-12-05 |
| 18-21 | Changes to the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations (Customs Self Assessment Authorizations) |
No | 2018-12-04 |
| 18-20 | Grace Period for Late Accounting Penalty (LAP) related to the United States Surtax Remission Order |
No | 2018-10-29 |
| 18-19 | Cannabis Customs Excise Duty Procedures |
No | Revised 2019-04-30 |
| 18-18 | Amendment 14 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations |
No | 2018-10-12 |
| 18-17 | Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods |
No | Revised 2019-05-29 |
| 18-16 | United States Surtax Remission Order |
No | Revised 2020-02-13 |
| 18-15 | Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Ottawa, Ontario) |
No | Revised 2018-11-07 |
| 18-13 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2018-09-01 |
| 18-12 | Coasting Trade Vessels Leaving Canadian Waters |
No | 2018-08-01 |
| 18-11 | Grace Period for Late Accounting Penalty (LAP) related to surtax |
No | Revised 2018-08-16 |
| 18-10 | Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Edmundston, New Brunswick) |
No | 2018-07-30 |
| 18-09 | Time Frames for the Release of Commercial Goods |
No | 2018-07-05 |
| 18-08 | Surtaxes Imposed on Certain Products Originating in the United States |
No | Revised 2019-05-16 |
| 18-07 | Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff |
No | 2018-06-26 |
| 18-06 | Fee Increase ~ Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) Program |
Yes | 2018-06-20 |
| 18-05 | Importation of Vaping Products - under the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TPVA) |
No | Revised 2018-11-28 |
| 18-03 | Decommissioning of Legacy Release Service Options OGD PARS 463 and OGD RMD 471 |
Yes | 2018-04-10 |
| 18-02 | Exports of waste materials and recyclables and scrap materials to China under the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations |
Yes | 2018-01-05 |
| 18-01 | Notification of Canadian International Trade Tribunal Decision on Centrifugal Opening Knives |
No | Revised 2018-01-10 |
| 17-35 | Inclusion of certain Other Government Department regulated goods for personal use through the Courier Low Value Shipment Program |
Yes | 2017-11-10 |
| 17-32 | Release of new interpretative policy D10-15-26 “Goods to be employed in a noxious atmosphere” and cancellation of D10-15-23 “Administrative Policy – Interpretation of “Noxious Atmosphere” for Gloves under Tariff Items 3926.20.10 and 4015.19.10” | Yes | 2017-09-22 |
| 17-31 | Information for Vessels Seeking to Obtain a Duty Reduction on a 1/120th Basis Where No Coasting Trade Licence is Required | Yes | 2017-09-21 |
| 17-30 | Implementation of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) | No | 2017-09-14 |
| 17-29 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Proposed New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) | Yes | 2017-09-14 |
| 17-28 | Update - Changes to the Canada Border Services Agency Policies Respecting the Importation and Transportation of Goods (Delivery Requirements of Consolidated Cargo to Type CW Sufferance Warehouses) | No | 2017-09-13 |
| 17-27 | Reporting of Counterfeit or Pirated Goods that are Dangerous | Yes | 2017-09-13 |
| 17-25 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Proposed New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) | Yes | 2017-07-24 |
| 17-23 | Implementation of the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) | No | 2017-07-12 |
| 17-17 | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)’s Import Restrictions on Salamanders | No | Revised 2018-06-18 |
| 16-11 | Proposed Amendment to the Length of Time to Request a Minister's Decision Under the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations | Yes | 2016-04-01 |
| 15-036 | Informed compliance period for electronic marine bay plan data | Yes | 2015-12-11 |
| 15-030 | Interim eManifest Requirements Respecting Empty Highway and Rail Conveyances and In-transit Highway and Rail Conveyances | Yes | 2015-07-30 |
| 15-028 | Mandatory electronic notification of cargo at sufferance warehouses | No | 2015-08-30 Revised: 2016-08-30 |
| 14-033 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Proposed New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement | Yes | 2014-12-22 |
| 14-031 | Proposed Amendments to the Duty Free Shop Regulations | Yes | 2014-12-11 |
| 14-030 | Implementation of the Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) | Yes | 2014-12-05 |
| 14-023 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Proposed New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement | Yes | 2014-09-24 |
| 14-021 | Implementation of the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA) | Yes | 2014-09-18 |
| 14-017 | Implementation of the Pilot Project for the Travellers in Remote Areas – Quebec | Yes | 2014-07-14 |
| 13-022 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments to the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations - Annual Licence Fee Removal | Yes | 2013-12-06 |
| 13-006 | Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Proposed New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement | Yes | 2013-03-22 |
| 13-005 | Implementation of the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPAFTA) | Yes | 2013-03-18 |
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