5 factors affecting transportation costs and pricing
Transportation is a big part of the logistics picture. Freight can represent 50% of your logistics cost and up to 10-20% of your retail price. In a world of “free shipping” every importer knows that freight is not free.
6 ways smart trailers are changing the trucking industry
What is a smart trailer? Smart trailers are any type of trailer, from flatbed to reefer, integrated with technology providing insight into the status of the truck and its cargo.
Freight forwarder vs. customs broker: what’s the difference
When you’re importing products, understanding what kind of service provider (or providers) you need can be confusing. Do you need a freight forwarder? A customs broker? Both?
CARM 101: everything you need to know
What is CARM? The CBSA’s Customs Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a multi-year initiative that will transform the collection of tax and duty for goods imported into Canada.
Single Window Initiative (SWI) - Survival Guide for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO-MPO) Aquatic Biotechnology Program
The new SWI landscape The Single Window Initiative means several changes for importers:
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.
4 Ways To Improve Customer Service With Your Supply Chain
With the impacts of COVID-19 causing disruptions through summer (at least), companies are thinking seriously about how to stabilize their supply chains.
5 logistics essentials for retail companies
The entire world is adapting to the new and shifting realities of the coronavirus pandemic—including retail businesses.
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.