What’s the auditor cooking?
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) undertakes trade compliance verifications (audits) to ensure their requirements are being met and the correct duty collected. Audits are conducted both randomly and by identifying goods of interest through targeted verifications. Here, we dive into the latest priorities for.
Freight-forwarder or online booking? Weigh your options carefully.
Shipping Industry crunch Times are tough for the container shipping industry: companies are facing their worst ever downturn as a result of an oversupply of ships and weakened global demand. As a result, firms are looking for more and more ways to cut costs.
Increased possibility of high duties: How SIMA can affect your import costs
What is SIMA? One of the functions of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is to help protect Canadian producers from unfair foreign competition. In this spirit, the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) helps protect Canadian industry from the unfair subsidizing and dumping of imported goods. CBSA and the Canadian.
Cargo Insurance: Is it worth it?
Shippers are more concerned than ever about protecting themselves against potential risks to their goods along the supply chain. You may be asking: Is it worth it to get cargo insurance? What does cargo insurance protect me against?
You and your customs broker: It takes two
Finding the right customs broker is like hiring anyone else to work for your company: you need to ask the right questions to make sure you're teaming up with the right person. There are many customs brokerages willing to work for you. It's up to you to identify the one that will be the best fit – who will work as your.
Incoterms – Providing clarity in International Trade
What are Incoterms? Incoterms (full name: international commercial terms) are standard sets of terms and conditions designed to assist traders when goods are sold and transported. Published by the International Chamber of Commerce, they are intended to clearly communicate the costs and risks associated with the.
A golden opportunity for U.S. importers: Importer Self-Assessment
What is it? Importer Self-Assessment is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that offers qualified U.S. importers exemptions from certain security inspections and comprehensive audits, as well as expedited cargo release services. Started in 2002, the ISA program is based on the premise that importers.
Importing Wooden Products into Canada
The Canadian government regulates the import of all wooden products and wood-containing products into Canada. And, because these items can carry and introduce harmful pests, their import is tightly controlled. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) works closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to.
Take charge of the shipping process to improve your success rate at the border and beyond
We hear concerns from importers and exporters every day. Concerns such as… "My carrier had to wait at the border, causing delays for not just my shipment but all the shipments on the truck." "My air shipment arrived and was not accepted by CBSA so it didn’t clear until the next day. I might as well have sent it by.
A piece of shipping history returns to Canada’s East Coast
This summer, Cole International had the pleasure of coordinating the transport of a piece of Canadian maritime history. The 800-pound hand-carved wooden figurehead was built to grace the bow of a sailing ship with a story that began over 140 years ago in a small port town in New Brunswick. A Historic New Brunswick.
