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Canadian Customs And Global Trade Alert

Gloria Terhaar

Global Trade Alert | This article was posted by our friends at Deloitte and reproduced here for our readers: Introduction U.S. President-elect Donald …

January 24, 2017

Why Carriers Care About Cargo Control Numbers Matching Across All Submissions To CBSA

Jan Brock

Highway Carriers will experience delays at the border or risk not reporting cargo they are carrying if the Cargo Control barcodes presented do NOT mat …

January 4, 2017

What Is The Single Window Initiative?

Jan Brock

The Single Window Initiative is a single point for advance reporting of import information to CBSA. The key phrases here are "single point" and "advanced" which speaks to the method and timing of reporting:

January 3, 2017

Why Carriers Care About The eManifest Cargo Report And Bill Of Lading Matching

Gloria Terhaar

Carriers should habitually ensure what is loaded on their trailers matches what appears on the shipper's bill of lading and importer's instructions to …

December 14, 2016

Is Canada's Softwood Lumber Industry Facing A Cold Blow From The South?

April Collier

Softwood Lumber Importers to the United States May Be about to Find Out! The U.S. Lumber Coalition has filed petitions with the International Trade Administration…

December 6, 2016

How To Import Personal Belongings Vs Casual Goods

Gina Crews

Importing "casual goods", and importing "personal belongings" are two completely different types of imports with two very different import procedures. They can be easily confused so let us have a closer look by first defining both types of imports.

November 29, 2016

Requirements For Importing Wooden Articles Into Canada

Taryn Hannah

If you import wood components - wood items and more are at stake without the proper CFIA approvals. When importing goods containing wooden...

November 7, 2016

AMPS Changes To ACI eManifest Effective November 1, 2016

Jan Brock

Canada Border Services (CBSA) has announced changes to the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) in the Third Phase of ACI, known as eManifest …

November 1, 2016

10 Ways CBSA Is Improving EDI Communication With eManifest Electronic Notices

Jan Brock

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is improving two way communication with new electronic notices. These notices will communicate to carriers an …

October 19, 2016

Importing Bulk Commodities At Estimated Volumes Or Weight

Mike Wright

Are you in the business of importing bulk commodities that are valued by weight or volume? If so, it is imperative to ensure that the values provided …

October 18, 2016