G/TFA/N/CAN/1/Rev.1  
 
12 April 2021  
(21-3005) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION BASED ON ARTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2 AND 12.2.2  
OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM CANADA  
Revision  
The following communication, dated 8 April 2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Canada.  
 
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1.  The revised notification includes updated website addresses where Canada publishes trade -
related information pursuant to Article 1.4 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement. For ease of reference, 
the revised parts are in bold. 
 
2.  Canada is additionally notifying the Committee of its permanent and temporary trade -related 
measures to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID -19 crisis. Those measures are listed 
immediately below.  
 
Permanent Measures:  
 
•  The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has recently implemented an e -Longroom 
initiative which created a new process for providing electronic copies of release documents to the 
CBSA, thereby further reducing the paper burden. CITES and Kimberley permits must still be 
presented in hard copy. The e -Longroom process will remain in place following the pandemic. 
https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/e -services -e/longroom -sal-comp -eng.htm l  
 
Temporary Measures:  
 
•  The timeframe for all payments due to the CBSA (customs duties and GST on regular imports, 
re-assessments, penalties, etc.) was extended to June 30, 2020. This included charges on the 
statement of account of March 2020 due on Ap ril 1, 2020. The measure served to alleviate burden 
on businesses experiencing financial hardship and provide additional flexibility to traders. 
Information on deferral of payments is set out in Customs Notice 20 -11 - Extension of Timeframes 
for Payment of  Customs Duties and GST (COVID -19): https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -
ad/cn20 -11-eng.html . (Measure expired June 30, 2020.)  
 
•  The CBSA provided a 45 -day grace perio d for late accounting penalties. Clients did not have 
to submit an application to have late accounting penalties waived. This was a temporary measure 
applied to transactions released from March 11 to May 26, 2020, inclusively. The measure served to 
allevia te burden on businesses experiencing financial hardship and provide additional flexibility to 
traders. Information on the grace period for late accounting penalties is set out in Customs Notice 
20-10 - Waiver of Late Accounting Penalties (COVID -19): https://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn20 -10-eng.html . (Measure expired May 26, 2020.)  
 
•  Canada temporarily extended by 30 days the period of 90 days for submitting corre ctions 
following a CBSA trade compliance verification where errors were found. The measure, which expired 
on November 11, 2020, served to alleviate administrative burden on businesses and provide 
additional flexibility to traders. Information on the extens ion of the 90 day correction period is set G/TFA/N/CAN/1/Rev.1  
 
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  out in the following notice: https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn20 -32-eng.html . 
(Measure expired November 11, 2020.)  
 
•  To ensure the flow of vital medical supplies in response to the COVID -19 crisis, Canada is 
waiving customs duties and sales taxes on goods used in response to COVID -19 that are imported 
by or on behalf of public health agencies, hospitals, testing sites,  and first response organizations, 
as well as public or private care residences such as seniors ' residences, retirement homes, nursing 
homes and shelters. Canada is also waiving customs duties on certain goods for all importers, 
including personal protecti ve equipment, in order to support efforts to combat the spread of 
COVID -19. Both measures remain in effect until further notice. Further information is set out in 
Canada 's notifications G/MA/W/145  and G/MA/W/153  to the WTO .  
 
 
 
Canada hereby makes the following notifications in response to  Articles 1 .4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2  and 
12.2.2 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931).  
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4(a)  
 
The official places where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been published  
 
1.1(a)  
 
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) import and export page:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/comm -eng.html  
 
CBSA publications page:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/menu -eng.html  
 
D-Memoranda:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/menu -eng.html  
 
Electronic Longroom:  
https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/e -services -e/longroom -sal-comp -eng.html  
 
Forms:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms -formulaires/menu -eng.html  
 
1.1(b)  
 
Customs Tariff Schedule:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/trade -commerce/tariff -tarif/menu -eng.html  
 
D18 – Excise Goods:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d18 -eng.html  
 
D16 – Surtax:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d16 -eng.html  
 
D14 - Special Import Measures Act:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d14 -eng.html  
 
Customs Tariff Act:  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C -54.011/index.html  
 
Excise Act:  
https://lois -laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E -14/ 
 
Excise Act, 2001 : 
http://lois -laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E -14.1 
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  Excise Tax Act:  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E -15 
 
Special Import Measures Act:  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/S -15 
 
Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST):  
http://www.cra -arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst -tps/menu -eng.html  
 
1.1(c)  
 
D1-2-1 Special Services:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d1/d1 -2-1-eng.html  
 
D1-3-1 Fees for Information and Records:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d1/d1 -3-1-eng.html  
 
Food, Plant and Animal Inspection fees:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc .ca/fpa -apa/fees -droits -eng.html  
 
Postal Handling Fees:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/import/postal -postale/menu -eng.html  
 
1.1(d)  
 
D10 – Tariff Classification / Commodities:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d10 -eng.html  
 
D11 – General Tariff Information series:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d11 -eng.html  
 
D13 – Valuation series:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d13 -eng.html  
 
Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/import/ar -da/menu -eng.html  
 
1.1(e)  
 
D11 – General Tariff Information series:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d11 -eng.html  
 
Department of Justice laws and regulations home page: http://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/index.html  
 
Advance Rulings for Origin Under Free Trade Agreements: http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d11/d11 -4-16-eng.html  
 
1.1(f)  
 
D9 – Prohibited Importations:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d9 -eng.html  
 
D19 – Acts and Regulations of Other Government Departments: http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d19 -eng.html  
 
D22 – Administrative Monetary Penalty System: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d22 -eng.html  
 
Global Affairs Canada Export and Import Controls: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -
controles/index.aspx?view=d  
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  1.1(g)  
 
D22 – Administrative Monetary Penalty System: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d22 -eng.html  
 
Administrative Monetary Penalty System web pages: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/amps/menu -eng.html  
 
Seizures and Forfeitures (Sections 97.3 and 110 -126 of the Customs Act ): http://laws -
lois.justic e.gc.ca/eng/acts/C -52.6/  
 
1.1(h)  
 
CBSA Reviews/Appeals page:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/recourse -recours/menu -eng.html  
 
1.1(i)  
 
Government of Canada's treaty website:  
http://www.treaty -accord.gc.ca/Index.aspx  
 
Global Affairs Canada's trade and investment agreements page: 
https://www.international.gc.ca/trade -commerce/trade -agreements -accords -commerciaux/agr -
acc/inde x.aspx?lang=eng  
 
1.1(j)  
 
D10-18-1 – Tariff Rate Quotas administration:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d10/d10 -18-1-eng.html  
 
Export and Import Permits Act : 
http://lois -laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E -19 
 
Global Affairs Canada – Tariff Rate Quotas: Agricultural Products: 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/prod/agri/tarif.aspx?lang=eng  
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4(b): the Uniform Resource Locators of websites referred to in 
paragraph 2.1  
 
2.1(a) and (b)  
 
See information notified under Article 1.4(a) above.  
 
2.1(c)  
 
Canada Border Services Agency Contacts page:  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/contact/ menu -eng.html  
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4(c): the contact information of the enquiry points referred to in 
paragraph 3.1  
 
Inquiries: contact@cbsa.gc.ca  
 
If calling from Canada:  
1-800-461-9999 
 
If calling from outsid e Canada:  
1-204-983-3500 
1-506-636-5064 
 
Canada Border Services Agency Contacts page: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/contact/menu -eng.html  
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  Article 10, Paragraph 4.3  
 
For Canada, information on the details of the operation of the single window is available at the 
following links:  
 
• Single Window Initiative: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/prog/sw -gu/menu -eng.html  
• Other Government  Department  Interface:  http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/eservices/ogd -
amg/menu -eng.html  
 
Email : swi-igu@cbsa -asfc.gc.ca  
 
Article 10, Paragraph 6.2  
 
Canada Border Services Agency information on use of customs brokers: http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/services/cb -cd 
 
Article 12, paragraph 2.2  
 
Canada Border Services Agency: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/menu -eng.html  
 
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