It is an important question "Who is the exporter for SIMA purposes?" because exporters must complete exporter requests for information in SIMA anti-dumping/countervailing duty proceedings.

It is true. There are legal requirements to export certain exports from Canada. On September 1, 2015, the CBSA reissued updated D-Memorandum D-20-1-1 "Exporter Reporting" to remind exporters of the rules.

On June 23, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. On June 24, 2016, the World woke up to change on the horizon.

A customs origin verification is when the CBSA conducts an audit of an importer to verify that the importer reported the correct origin of the goods on the B3 Customs Coding Form.

In early January 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") issued its January 2018 Trade Compliance Verification Priorities. Twice a year, the CBSA posts trade compliance verification priorities for tariff classification, origin and valuation.

Technology is wonderful. Laptop computers are getting lighter. Storage capacity on laptop computers, smart phones, USB keys and other electronic devices are up in the terabytes.

On June 23, 2016, U.S. Customs put forward a proposal in the Federal Register to request that persons entering and exiting the United States voluntarily provide information about their social media account names.

On July 19, 2016, the CBSA commenced a public consultation process with respect to the eligibility criteria to be applied when assessing "good character" of Trusted Traveler programs applicants.

There are news reports that President Trump is considering imposing economic sanctions against China. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley made comments that suggest that sanctions are on the horizon.

An ascertained forfeiture is a monetary penalty levied by the Canada Border Services Agency when a CBSA officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has imported goods into Canada illegally.

Recently, I was contacted by a small business owner who had an unpleasant conversation with a CRA collections officer about an outstanding GST/HST assessment against his small company (of which he was a director).

In 2016 and early 2017, Canada's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) reviewed Canada's Special Economic Measures Act ("SEMA") and the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act.

On July 28, 2017, Global Affairs Canada issued a statement of concern relating to escalating violence in eastern Saudi Arabia.

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), also referred to as the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA), comes into effect on July 1, 2020. Are you ready?

These requests will be reviewed whether or not the importer has paid the duties owing on the goods.

The July 12, 2017 issue of the Canada Gazette, Part II, is full of important trade-related regulations and orders.

For the most part, Canada imposes targeted sanctions. Canada imposes a number of different forms of economic sanctions that are layered in some cases.

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on January 27, 2017 placing a 90 day ban on entry into the United States of individuals from 7 countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Yesterday, we wrote about "How To Find Out What Is In The Canada Revenue Agency's Files About Your Audit". Today, we are writing about your Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") file.

While the majority of Canadian companies want to comply with Canada's export controls and economic sanctions laws, violations can occur.