Recently, I have been informed of two NAFTA verifications being conducted by the Canadian Government in order to verify the correctness of NAFTA certificates of origin provided by U.S. companies and one NAFTA verification being...
On February 26, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency released Customs Notice CN-10-002 "Key Changes to the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) Regime as a Result if the AMPS Fundamental Review". Please go to the...
I am a huge fan of Seth Godin. However, he scared me this morning by beating me to a post. While Seth's post entitled "It's easier to teach compliance than initiative" (go to the following link - sethgodin.typepad.com) has...
Canada has imposed antidumping duties on bicycles from China and Taiwan for over 17.5 years. On February 22, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) commenced a reinvestigation of normal values and export prices on...
The rumour mill is that the Canada Border Services Agency is considering implementing 10+2 reporting requirements on all modes of importation. The 10+2 reporting requirements are to be implemented by way of regulation. This means...
Keeping track of the documents provided to any auditor (income tax, sales tax, customs duties, antidumping duties, etc.) is very important. I cannot say how many times I have come in after an auditor's visit to a new client and...
There is a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute that has been flying under world radar because it is between two developing countries, the Philippines and Thailand and a "sin product", being cigarettes. "Thailand — Customs and...
Ontario is merging the Ontario retail sales tax ("ORST") with Canada's federal goods and services tax (GST) on July 1, 2010, creating the harmonized sales tax (OHST). Many service providers in Ontario (such as lawyers and...
On January 22, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency posted a Fact Sheet entitled "Media Coming to Canada for the 2010 Winter Games". The following information is provided:
To facilitate this process the CBSA established the...
On January 19, 2010, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a DSB panel to hear the dispute United States - Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China (DS399) filed by...
My good friend Riyaz Dattu (and Peter Glossop) at Oslers is reporting that:
Canadian officials are anxious to receive input from Canadian business. Businesses should consider both their defensive trade strategies in adjusting to...
The U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) issued a decision this week and threw out request by Ford requesting that U.S. CBP be ordered to consider post-entry refund claims filed after one year from the date of importation....
For the second time in 2010, I discussed with a client the importance of keeping organized records of customs documents. One client was appealing a decision of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to the Canadian...
On January 11, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released its 2010 Tariff Amendments (T2010-1), which affects Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 38, 40, 42, 43, 56, 59, 64, 65, 68, 70, 89, 94, &...
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has not yet released a policy statement or guidance for the many visitors to Canada, who specifically plan to attend the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Canada is looking forward to receiving the...
On November 26, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that tariff classification rulings issued in response to a request by an importer, non-resident exporter or producer, or a person authorized to account for...
