CBSA

Question: How have other IORs and NRIs into Canada arranged for payments through CARM?   Will your Customs broker continue to make payments on your behalf as in the past prior to CARM, or have you moved all payments to your Finance functions?   Looking for pros and cons of both. Answer 1: As an IOR into […]

Question: Joined a company and discovered entries into Canada are using the shipment place of origin in the US versus the U.S. State where goods were produced. Example: Good produced in GA and shipped from warehouse in WI are declared as UWI and not UGA. Just started analysis of good impacted, volume, time frame, etc. […]

Question: At previous companies we had Canada sites that performed GTC functions.  I recently joined a company and based in the USA. I asked the Canada sites what would they would do if CBSA were to perform an audit.  They replied that they would inform the USA logistics department for support. My question is can […]

Question: I joined a multinational company several months ago, based in the USA, to handle GTC. I learned that there is a Canadian entity that imports, but there is no one handling any type of GTC. I asked if the CBSA were to knock on the door, who would call,  They said to call the […]

Question: After registering for a GCKey (I am US based with no Canada bank account), I tried to login to CARM but am receiving a message that it cannot be accessed with a VPN.  However, my company requires VPN use.  Any suggestions on how to proceed? Answer 1: This is a very good question and […]

Question: Does anyone in the membership have a feeling for the likelihood of CBSA making the proposed changes to valuation? Has your company considered implementing any changes in the structure of transactions into Canada as a result? Answer 1: My feeling is that the proposed changes will go through.  We haven’t yet implemented any changes.  […]

QUESTION: Does Canada allow importing of battery UN3480 PI 965 II?  ========== Answers: Yes, but I highly suggest becoming familiar with Canutec (https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/canutec) for their regulations and requirements to do your own diligence and to best understand the regulations.  Not all regulations in Canada are the same as in the U.S., especially for Lithium batteries.  […]

QUESTION: We are a NRI in Canada and regularly send low value shipments via Express Courier to our customers in Canada as DDP.  They doesn’t have our POA to act as our broker in Canada, so they only clear informal entries.  Question 1: For low value shipments sent DDP, is the courier acting as the […]

QUESTION: We are a Canadian company that repairs ITAR controlled engines specifically called out in USML XIX(d). There has been inconsistency from our US based customer in that some customers export to us on a DSP73 (temporary export license) and some export to us using the reference “shipped in accordance with 22 CFR 126.5(b)”. The […]

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? ************* Add’l Answers: […]

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, […]