Canada

Questions and answers about Canada

  • CANADIAN GST REGISTRATION

    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 […]

  • PIP

    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 […]

  • CANADIAN FUMIGATION

    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 […]

  • CANADIAN FUMIGATION

    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 […]

  • COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR CANADA

    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 […]

  • CANADIAN IMPORT VALUE

    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 […]

  • CANADIAN “CROSS” SYSTEM

    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.  

  • Canadian Trailer Manufacturer Letter of Safety

    Question:   My company purchased a couple of trailers from a company in Canada.  We are in the oil and gas industry and these trailers are pulled behind big trucks with equipment on them.  In order to get them into the U.S. we must provide a letter from the manufacturer of the trailers saying they […]

  • EDI FEEDS TO CANADIAN BROKERS

    Question: We are considering implementation of EDI to transmit our CCI information to our Canadian Customs Broker.  We move about 4000 truckloads per year from the US to CA.  It’s a large project but with our volumes should prove beneficial in the long run.  Since EDI would eliminate extensive data entry work for the CHB […]

  • U.S. Binding Rulings in Canada

    Question:I would like to ask the membership about their experiences using US binding rulings issued by CBP for shipments going into Canada.  Were you able to use US binding rulings as justification for classifications on Canadian imports?

  • Canada Import/Export Regs

    Question: Can anyone point me in the right direction on where I can find information on Canadian Import and Export Regulations? The U.S. has the Department of State, BIS, etc…..What are the agencies for Canada?

  • CANADIAN CARNET PROCESS

    Question: Our company is going to start using a carnet to transport our tools of trade to Canada, and after the installation & testing is complete we will transport them back to USA. What I am seeking is clarification on the processing of the Carnet (as our installers will transport the goods in and out […]