Question: Canada Customs Manual and Shipment Files Internal Auditing -How do other companies monitor their Customs Manual processes and Shipment Files? -Do you use templates or have templates in place? -What procedures do you have in place for auditing all areas involved (Accounting, Buying/Merchandising, Warehouse Receiving, Classification, etc.)? -How frequently do you […]
Question: If your company is the importer of record into Canada and you purchased products from an US Vendor to be shipped to Canada, how do you handle the customs paperwork? -Who produces the paperwork to submit to Customs? -How do you ensure the paperwork to is accurate (cost, description, tariff code, […]
QUESTION: We are an NRI in Canada and our prices to our customers are DDP. The freight portion of the price is based on an average. We ship to Canada using a small parcel carrier’s WorldEase service. Recently, another company approached us regarding this business and offered to back out the duty and transportation from […]
QUESTION: Our company is proposing a vendor consignment stock process at a Canadian manufacturing location. The question is can the Canadian entity act as the importer of the consignment stock ? A P.O. will be placed on the overseas vendor and the price will not fluctuate between importation and acceptance into inventory. Thanks ! *****************
QUESTION: We are an NRI in Canada and our prices to our customers are DDP. The freight portion of the price is based on an average. We ship to Canada using a small parcel carrier’s WorldEase service. Recently, another company approached us regarding this business and offered to back out the duty and transportation from […]
Question: Is there any specific language or regulation that determines who can clear Customs into Canada? For example, a U.S. company has two divisions, each with a different U.S. EIN and they wish to import into Canada. If one of the divisions is set up as an NRI in Canada, can they import goods for […]
Question: A question for our Canadian Counsel perhaps: According to this new D-Memo CBSA requires the scientific name of each species of plant and animals and their products and derivatives on the CCI. Can we get some additional guidance on this? ============
Question: Membership Advice? I have two situations where I would like to ensure I am covered when handling certain aspects of “customs” for another affiliate. 1) An overseas affiliate would like to be an NRI into Canada. As books & records, etc., need to be maintained in the US or CA, I would have to […]
Question: We see the requirement for Canadian Customs entries and associated documents to be retained in Canada. Is there any available exception for electronic entry records or images to be retained in another country, like the U.S. ? ============
Question:We are hearing the timing of Northern Border crossing in two ways: 1) the trucker must arrive at the border no earlier than one hour after the entry is certified 2) the trucker must arrive at the border no earlier than one hour after the acceptance of ACE manifest How does the membership view this? […]
Question:Has anyone ever done an analysis of the benefits of a non-resident importer vs. a resident importer in Canada. This is strictly from a customs compliance perspective. I am aware of the tax issues. I am looking for a pros and cons view
Question: We recently purchased another company, effective January 1. They exportedto Canada on a regular basis. Today, one of their customer’s sent a requestto provide on company letterhead a simple statement for an Excise Taxexemption: “This letter states our relationship with Canada in regards toGeneral Services Tax. (GST), and Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). I […]
