Special Import Measures Act (SIMA): What's new in 2020?
What is SIMA? One of CBSA’s roles is to protect Canadian producers from unfair foreign competition. The Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) is part of that effort, specifically addressing the subsidizing and dumping of imported goods.
Working with your Customs broker and CARM
The timing of the three releases of the new CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) initiative are changing due to COVID-19. Please refer to our CARM webpages and to CBSA’s pages for the most current information.
CARM’s impact on importers
CARM, the CBSA’s Customs Assessment and Revenue Management project represents some significant changes to how importers go about the business of importing.
Single Window Initiative (SWI) - Survival Guide for Natural Resource Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency
The new SWI landscape The Single Window Initiative means several changes for importers:
Importing wood products and wood packaging into the US and Canada
Wood and wood-containing products can carry and introduce harmful pests, so their import is tightly monitored in both the U.S. and Canada. Wood packaging materials are also subject to import regulation.
CUSMA: What’s next for Canadian importer/exporters?
While the U.S. has ratified the new North American free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, the document has yet to be ratified in Canada.
Single Window Initiative (SWI) - Survival Guide for importing commodities under ECCC (Environment And Climate Change Canada) Vehicle And Engine Emissions Program
The new SWI landscape The Single Window Initiative means several changes for importers:
A closer look: end use tariff codes
End use tariff codes or conditional relief tariff items reduce or eliminate the rates of duty that would otherwise apply, provided that the conditions of relief imposed under the tariff item are satisfied.
10 key practices to ensure customs compliance
Whether your goods are crossing the Canadian border or the U.S. border, avoiding the glare of Customs is every importer’s ultimate goal. Customs compliance and a strong internal compliance program is a top priority.
Single Window Initiative (SWI) - Survival Guide for importing active pharmaceutical ingredients
The new SWI landscape The Single Window Initiative means several changes for importers:
