QUESTION: We are looking into the possibility of paying our Canadian Customs duties directly to the CBSA rather than having the broker pay them on our behalf. How does an importer obtain the monthly statement (similar to the US CBP PMS statement) in order to know the amount of funds to move? %%%%%%%%%% ANSWER: Unfortunately, […]
QUESTION: We imported into Canada and purchased goods from a related party back in 2019. In 2020 I was informed that the transfer pricing was off. Therefore my question is what is the process of informing CBSA of the difference. I believe the process is to explain the difference to CBSA, provide the B3 with […]
QUESTION: In the US we have Customs Directive 3530-002A, Right to Make Entry, which defines it as anyone with a “financial interest”. We are exporting product to Canada. The customer wants to be the IOR but wants us to pay the duty and taxes. Our broker is telling us this is not possible. I […]
QUESTION: I work for a US company and will be assisting our related Canadian company with their CBSA Tariff Verification audit. I’m looking for ICPA member insights into what CBSA audits are like. For example: – Are they fair and reasonable, or adversarial and enforcement-minded? – Are the audits lengthy? – Are they likely to […]
