QUESTION: My Customs broker in Canada has advised that, upon CARM Release 2, importers will be required to pay duties/GST to CBSA directly, and that brokers will no longer be able to offer duty outlay service. It’s my understanding that importers will be required to obtain a bond, and that the CARM Client Portal will […]
QUESTION: I work for a US e-commerce retailer. We’re looking to transfer inventory from one of our US fulfillment operations to a newly established Canadian location. Once operational in Canada, we will be fulfilling both Canada and US orders (US orders under Section 321), so much of this inventory will return back to the US […]
QUESTION: What happens in the following: Company A in the US sells to Company B in Dubai. Company B uses a forwarder in Canada, who collects the goods from Company A, drives them to Canada and then puts them on a plane to Dubai. 1. Is an AES filing required since it went to Canada? […]
QUESTION: We operate as an NRI in Canada and we’re curious about our potential obligations under CARM. ********** Answers: As of release 2, all commercial importers, including Non-Resident Importers (NRI), will be required to register on the CARM portal. In addition importers who wish to obtain release prior to payment (RPP) privileges must post their […]
QUESTION: Is the new CARMS for Canada importers a “must” comply? ================================================== ANSWERS: From every Industry webinar I have attended, and literature I have read – it appears to be a resounding “Yes”. Must be ready by May 2022. ================================================== CARM is rolled out into two phases. 2nd phase is important where delegation of authority […]
QUESTION: Has anyone put together a webinar for the new CARM release for importing into Canada/does anyone have a good resource to share for NRI in Canada on the changes/requirements? ======================================================= ANSWER: CBSA has a number of videos offering tutorials on CARM ============================================================= Check with your Forwarder or Broker partners, just about everyone has put […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have a training example that they can share for shipping from the US to Canada? (To be used for high level internal training for our customer service team) ************* Answers: Not sure exactly what kind of training you are looking for but if it is the CBSA import requirements, there is this […]
QUESTION: “We are running into an issue with our Buyer Consol shipments from China to Canada. Our broker is telling us that when we consolidate multiple supplier shipments into a single ocean container at origin which have multiple Business Numbers used when clearing Canadian Customs, that we need to deconsolidate the container prior to clearing […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We had a shipment of resin from the US to Canada, the resin is for sampling and will have no commercial value (non saleable product), etc… A 13% GST tax was added the time of import in Canada. Is there a way to avoid this tax and request […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We are in the process of moving to a new ERP system and regularly export to Canada.The standard electronic invoice created by the new system excludes part number as it is not specifically called out as a required field on the CI1 Canada Customs Invoice https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/ci1-eng.html. Would greatly […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Is anyone in the ICPA community aware of any special import requirements (other regulatory approval) or labeling requirements related to importing the following items: 1) food additives 2) mixing machinery for the additives 3) spray application equipment to apply the mixed additives 4) spare parts for the equipment […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Our company is looking to restructure legal entities for our Canadian plant. Part of the restructuring will require the creation of a new legal entity which all existing business will be contributed to the new entity. The original entity will be converted to a ULC and become a […]
