Technical documents

 Government memorandums, notices and decisions.

This page lists newly published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions. Clicking on a title will open the document (in a new window) as published by the relevant department or agency on its own Web site.

Canada Border Services Agency

• Message from CBSA re: Classification Numbers under tariff item 39219099.

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

• DFAIT Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes - 2012.
• Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations - Regulations Amending
• Export Control List - Order Amending. The amendment to the ECL consists of various changes such as the amendment of the definition of the "Guide," the removal of unnecessary control measures and the updating of references to various international commitments. The majority of amendments are a direct result of Canada's participation in various multilateral export control regimes.
• Changes following amendments to the HS:
  - General Import Permit No. 1 - Dairy Products for Personal Use - Order Amending 
  - General Import Permit No. 2 - Chickens and Chicken Products for Personal Use - Order Amending 
  - General Import Permit No. 3 - Wheat and Wheat Products and Barley and Barley Products for Personal Use - Order Amending 
  - General Import Permit No. 7 - Turkeys and Turkey Products for Personal Use - Order Amending 
  - General Import Permit No. 8 - Eggs for Personal Use - Order Amending 
  - General Import Permit No. 20 - Wheat and Wheat Products and Barley and Barley Products - Order Amending 
  - General Import Permit No. 100 - Eligible Agricultural Goods - Order Amending 
  - Import Control List - Order Amending

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• Import Conditions for Canadian Horses returning from European Union Member States.
• Import Conditions for Horses from European Union Member States for Temporary Stay in Canada: Horses for Competition or Racing, Training and Stallions for Non-Competitive Entertainment.
• Import Conditions for Horses from the European Union Member States for Permanent Stay in Canada: Breeding Horses, Racing Horses, Horses for Riding and Pleasure, Horses for Non-Competitive Entertainment, and Andalusian Horses.
• CFIA-AIRS Updates - effective January 1, 2012 (HS & Tariff changes)

United States

• U.S. CBP Simplified Entry Pilot Frequently Asked Questions: Policy (pdf)
• U.S. CBP Simplified Entry Pilot Frequently Asked Questions: Technical (pdf)
• U.S. CBP Nonimmigrant NAFTA Professional TN Status. The nonimmigrant NAFTA Professional TN status allows citizens of Mexico and Canada to work in the United States as NAFTA professionals. Permanent residents of Canada or Mexico are not able to apply to work as a NAFTA professional.
• U.S. CBP: Aguilar assumes CBP leadership; Bersin to take new DHS position.
• U.S. CBP Final determination to reconcile inconsistent customs decisions. Reconciliation of inconsistent classification decisions of a certain CN-9 solution, a hydrated ammonium calcium nitrate double salt that is primarily used as a fertilizer but is also used for waste water treatment. [PDF]
• USDA Recently Revised Export Requirements & Plant Lists: - Canada (Egg Products) (Dec 29, 2011)
• USDA streamlines guidance on live animal Imports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing changes to regulations governing requests to conduct animal health status evaluations.
• USITC Publication 4276 (pdf) (Annex to Presidential Proclamation) signed December 29, 2011, relating to implementation of 2012 HS changes to the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Also see USITC HTS page.