Canadian Government Notices as of March 12
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 12 (some may also be given separate headlines):
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- Safe Food for Canadians license is required to import certain foods into Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency on March 11 issued Customs Notice 21-04 to advise commercial importers that as March 15, 2021, a Safe Food for Canadians license is mandatory to import foods such as meat, fish, dairy, eggs, processed eggs, processed fruits or vegetables, honey, maple, and fresh fruits or vegetables. Shipments without the required SFC license will experience delays or refusal of entry at the border. Businesses must obtain their SFC license before presenting their shipment at the border. They will not be able to obtain an SFC license at the border.
- CBSA extends investigations for certain grinding media from India. The Canada Border Services Agency on March 10 extended the preliminary phase of the investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain grinding media from India. Ordinarily the preliminary phase must be completed in 90 days, but unusual circumstances require the extension to 135 days. A decision to issue preliminary determinations or to terminate the investigations with respect to some or all of the goods now will be made on or before April 30, 2021.with hazard information.