Question: Darrel H. Pearson, ICPA’s Canada legal counsel stated “In Canada, importers can obtain their import data by making a request known as a FIRM report.” Has anyone seen anything on Canada Customs website that details exactly how this is to be done, who to send it to, what to include, and any payment […]
Question: Our US customer wants to purchase aircraft seals and gaskets – they are made in our Canadian plant. Does the Canadian plant have to register with the DDTC? Or is there a Canadian entity they have to register to?
Question: I am familiar with the US Customs bond requirements for US importers – but could someone explain the bond requirements for importers into Canada, specifically for a US based company importing as an NRI into Canada. We recently were advised by our customs broker that we could pay them a per transaction fee […]
Question: We have an US FDA regulated product made in China and we would like the same Canadian product made in China to be shipped and stored here in our U.S. distribution center. We would ship the Canadian product from our U.S. distribution center to Canada when our Canadian customer places an order. We […]
Question: What are other members retaining to meet Customs Recordkeeping requirements for shipments crossing the border from Canada to the U.S. ?
Question: We are a small company with HQ in the U.S. We do not have offices in any other country. Previously when we would export to Canada, terms would be DDU. Recently, one of our Canadian customers has started to require DDP terms, otherwise they will no longer do business with us. They want […]
Question: I have a question concerning the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) program PIP, Partners in Protection. Is it a requirement for all US manufacturers shipping to a PIP participant to have a high security seal affixed to all loaded containers and trailers bound for Canada? Must all seals meet or exceed the current […]
Question: Our company (a retailer) currently ships merchandise to our Canadian stores from our U.S. based DCs. The source of the merchandise in the DCs are from domestic vendors (manufactured in both U.S. and foreign) and our own imports from mainly China. Currently, our Canadian entries are filed manually because of the large volume […]
Question: Our company (a retailer) currently ships merchandise to our Canadian stores from our U.S. based DCs. The source of the merchandise in the DCs are from domestic vendors (manufactured in both U.S. and foreign) and our own imports from mainly China. Currently, our Canadian entries are filed manually because of the large volume […]
Question: Currently we do not add a “Made in” statement on Canada‘s retail cartons for our products. This statement was not needed from my understanding however I just came across a Canada regulation http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm md/d11/d11-3-1-eng.html that states otherwise. Do retail products require country of origin statements on their packaging or is this just a […]
Question: CANIMPCO, a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of PARENTCO in Japan, agrees to buy certain auxiliary devices from PARENTCO and will consign (drop ship) them to USCO, a wholly-owned U.S. manufacturing subsidiary of PARENTCO. USCO will configure the consigned auxiliary devices to work in conjunction with USCO goods to form complete working systems. The […]
Question: Does Canada have anything similar to CROSS? As a non-resident importer, I’d like to check to ensure we are classifying products correctly according to the Canadian Tariff Schedule.
