Field notes from the Canadian border.
Practical playbooks and case studies from our brokers. No thought-leadership fluff — just the stuff we wish every importer knew before they called us in a panic.
CBSA EDI and eManifest Delay: What 1–3 Hour Outbound Lag Means for Your Release Window
CBSA's ongoing EDI and eManifest outbound message delay stretches acknowledgements, reject notices, and RNS by one to three hours. Here's what that means for PARS release timing, cargo control numbers, and Friday-afternoon CAD filing strategy.
Read article →CBSA Update 24: EDI and eManifest Delays, SOCP Still Live, and What It Means for Monday Morning Release
CBSA's portal delays persist three weeks in. The Systems Outage Contingency Plan is still active, paper entries are still accepted, and inbound EDI is processing — but outbound messages lag. Here's what that means for PARS release, CAD filing timing, and Monday morning cargo control.
Read article →CITT Extends Anti-Dumping Order on Oil Country Tubular Goods Through 2030
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal just renewed its SIMA order on OCTG imports from nine territories for another five years. If you're importing seamless pipe, filing changes and AD margin updates are coming in Q1 2026.
Read article →CUSMA 2026 Joint Review: What Canadian meat importers need to check now
The Canadian Meat Council has joined CAFTA ahead of the 2026 CUSMA Joint Review. For brokers and importers, the real work is confirming your CUSMA origin claims, RPP bond sizing, and CAD filing procedures are bulletproof before the review cycle puts trade flows under pressure.
Read article →Fuel Surcharge Swings and Canadian Air Cargo Customs: What Import Managers Need to Check Now
Airlines are passing through fuel volatility via surcharges. For Canadian importers clearing air cargo through CBSA, that triggers a cascade: freight-cost reconciliation on every CAD, RPP bond adequacy, and duty-base calculations when freight is dutiable. Here's what to audit.
Read article →CBSA EDI and eManifest Portal Delays: What the Six-to-Eight-Hour Outbound Lag Actually Means for Release
CBSA portal message delays hit six to eight hours outbound as of April 29. That acknowledgement gap matters most if you're filing tight on statutory deadlines or running RMD with same-day pickup. Here's where the risk actually sits.
Read article →CBSA Portal Delay Update 20: What a Six-Hour Outbound Lag Actually Means for Your Release Timeline
CBSA's latest processing delay notice—three to five hours inbound, six to eight outbound—looks routine until you map it to your actual filing and cargo control workflow. Here's where the lag matters and where it doesn't.
Read article →CFIA D-14-02 (9th revision): Heat treatment exemption dropped for EU hardwood exports
CFIA just pulled heat treatment exemptions from directive D-14-02, affecting Canadian hardwood exporters shipping chestnut and oak to the EU and Norway. If you're coordinating inbound loads of EU packaging material or export-rejected cargo returning to Canada, the phyto certificate trail just got longer.
Read article →CFIA NISC Paper-Package Submissions: What Changed, What Brokers Should Watch
CFIA has tightened the rules for paper-package submissions to NISC for food, feed, and plant imports. Missing transaction codes, incomplete forms, and bounce-backs are climbing. Here's what brokers need to do before hitting send.
Read article →Health Canada API Profile Mapped HS Codes: When Your Industrial Chemical Gets Flagged as Pharmaceutical
Health Canada's API profile maps dozens of HS codes at the six-digit level, catching industrial chemicals, lab reagents, and educational samples under pharmaceutical eManifest rules. No exemption code yet. Here's what that means for your next CAD.
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