I am trying to find out what other members have experienced or are currently hearing with regard to purchase order requirements for inter-company (related party) or non inter-company shipments from the US to Canada. I have recently been told that we need to provide a purchase order for each shipment made to Canada, at the […]
I am in charge of our company’s Customs Compliance Department and work mostly with our US locations that import and export. We are based in the U.S. Our related Canadian company is asking for our assistance, mainly NAFTA support and HTS Classification. Does anyone have some insight to offer me regarding U.S. based compliance teams […]
Does anyone have a checklist they’d be willing to share for records as a Non Resident Importer into Canada?
Our company sells several models of corporate aircraft. Recently, we imported our aircraft into Canada for the purpose of demonstration of the aircraft as a non-resident. Our purpose is to show the aircraft to potential Canadian customers. We would fly them between Canadian cities. Then the aircraft would be returned to the US. Previously, we […]
Where can I find the legal/authoritative definitions of shipment/delivery terms used in Canada for intra-Canadian sales. For example, these terms for intra-US sales are found in the Uniform Commercial Code and the international to international terms are the Incoterms, but where are these terms defined for intra-Canada sales?
I am in the process of evaluating brokers for imports into Canada due to some mixed experiences with my current broker. Are there published evaluations of Canadian brokers?
In the last few months, I have been having import entry rejects going to Canada. I provide an EDI PARS transmission to my broker. I am told that I need to provide additional information for CFIA and NRCan. Has anyone else experienced these problems? Has CFIA and NRCan begun to do something differently? Is this […]
Do any members in the US have experience applying to the Canadian Border Services Agency to maintain Canadian import records outside Canada? We are looking for a clean copy of BCSA form LNR4 – Non-Resident Books & Records Kept Outside Canada – and advice on what records must be maintained.
My company is close to the Canada border and we have a plant in Canada. In a special circumstance and due to a timing issue we may need to hand carry a product to our Canada plant. It was suggested by our broker that we apply for a non-bonded carrier code. Canada application # E369. […]
At what point are you required to report overages/shortages when receiving goods into Canada? Ex: we receive liquid goods under chapter 18 into Canada. It is received under one weight but when the goods are reweighed there is normally about 40 kilos over. This is all duty free/NAFTA. Are we required to amend the entries […]
We have several bamboo and wood home furnishing articles from China that were imported and cleared into US. Our supply chain wants to re-export these items to Canada. According to Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) directive D-02-12.2.8 we will need to provide a re-export certificate similar to a Phytosanitary certificate. Note: none of the items […]
We recently had an import from HK to Canada and I was informed by our Broker that there will be 5%^ duty on items unless a “Form A” or Exporters statement of Origin was submitted. The question is now being asked if all our suppliers in HK shipping to Canada need to provide a “Exporters […]
