QUESTION: Our U.S. entity is purchasing items from a local supplier to be sent to an unrelated Canadian contract manufacturer. Besides the assist issue, can the Canadian contract manufacturer act as the importer of record for these transactions even though they are not the purchaser ? ========== Answer: Unless the goods are regulated, for example […]
QUESTION: Currently our broker in Canada pays our duty and taxes on our behalf. We then wire reimbursement to our broker on a bi-weekly basis. Our broker has informed us that they will no longer be able to make these payments on our behalf. They have also advised that Canada Customs will not accept wire […]
QUESTION: I have NAFTA certificates from different suppliers. I just don’t have anything in your system to track the supplier when we ship it out. We only track country of origin. Am I okay if I ship the product without having documentation on who the specific supplier was? If Canadian customs audits the shipment can […]
QUESTION: We just switched from Broker A to Broker B here in the U.S. Broker A used to pay our duties/taxes/fees on our behalf to the Canadian Revenue Agency but our new Broker B is telling us that this is not allowed and we must pay directly to the government. We’d like to know if […]
QUESTION: I’d appreciate if someone has a copy of the Canada Export Control list, if you can provide me the link or copy on Category 5-Telecomunications on dual use items would appreciate ========== Answers: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/about-a_propos/expor/guide-2013.aspx?lang=eng http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/about-a_propos/expor/guide-2013.aspx?lang=eng#group1 ========== http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/about-a_propos/expor/guide.aspx?lang=eng ========== http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/about-a_propos/expor/guide.aspx?view=d&lang=eng =========== http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-89-202/FullText.html http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/about-a_propos/expor/guide-2013.aspx?lang=eng#group1 ==========
QUESTION: We have made a Canadian HTS change based on a Canadian ruling. What is your opinion about going back and making changes and or adjustments? Or do we just move forward with the changes from this point on? ======================== ANSWERS: This guide will help you. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-6-6-eng.pdf ======================== You definitely should at least do the […]
QUESTION: I know the answer, but my powers that be want another opinion. NAFTA cert issued in 2012 did not contain all parts that we sold to several companies in Canada. (no trade compliance person on staff at the time) Per the NAFTA agreement, CFR §181.11 (d) – errors found must be corrected within 30 […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership know where can I find under Canada regulations the list of products that have restrictions for importing into Canada and if there a limited quantity to be imported? Any advice is very much appreciate it. ************ See the “Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes”; the list of products […]
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 […]
QUESTION: U.S. government currently revised DCS (Destination Control Statement) for exports. Does Canada government have similar DCS exporting from Canada and require to put on the export documents? ========== Answers: I am really not sure about Canadian export laws, but I wanted to clarify that if the commodities you are exporting are controlled by the US […]
QUESTION: Hoping some of our Canada experts can chime in here. This scenario comes from the Exporting Goods from Canada, A Handy Guide for Exporters as published by CBSA. I acknowledge that there may be some dated information in here as appears to have been removed from the CBSA website. Scenario: A Canadian company sells […]
QUESTION: I sent a recently approved TAA to our contact at the Canadian DND for signatures and received the following note in regards to signing the DSP-83: CTAT (Controlled Technology Access and Transfer Office) in Ottawa informed me that Canada does not sign the DSP-83 because of an overarching diplomatic note. Has anyone come across […]
