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Canada Introduces Legislation to Combat Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Canada is considering implementing new laws regarding supply-chain due diligence and other obligations relating to forced labour and child labour. In late 2021, Canadian Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne introduced Bill S-211, An...more

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Importers Beware: Can You (Really) Act as Importer of Record?

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The Canada Border Services Agency’s (“CBSA”) official position is that only the “importer”, the “owner” of the goods, or a licensed customs broker acting on their behalf are authorized to account for commercial goods and be...more

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The CBSA Publishes its July Audit Priorities List

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) regularly conducts audits or “verifications” of importers, to assess compliance with Canada’s customs laws. Such verifications could result in additional duties, GST and/or other...more

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Trade Tribunal Ruling Confirms that Blanket Refund Requests are "Filed" on their Application Date, not the Date of CBSA Approval

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Under subsection 74(1) of the Customs Act, importers have four years to ask the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for a refund of customs duties. Importers have the option of doing so through a "blanket" request that...more

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CBSA Publishes Update of Trade Verification Priorities for 2020

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has posted an updated list of verification priorities for January 2020. Verification priorities are established throughout the year and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of non-compliance...more

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CBSA Publishes Update of Trade Verification Priorities: Are You Ready?

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) updated its online statement of its current trade verification (audit) priorities in July 2019. Importers of goods targeted for verification would be wise to ensure that they have...more

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CBSA Announces 2018 Trade Verification Priorities

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In a New Year's tradition, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has published its trade verification (audit) priorities for 2018. The audits cover three programs that affect the amount of duties and Goods and Services...more

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A Primer on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

CETA is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union (EU) and its member states. CETA comprises 30 chapters of rules respecting trade between Canada and the EU. The agreement was signed...more

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Boletín Mensual de Comercio Internacional: Octubre Información con Ènfasis en la Regulación Comercial y de Arbitraje Internacional

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Durante el mes de Octubre destacan los siguientes temas: Comercio Internacional, Aduanero, Competencia, Normalización Telecom, Prácticas Desleales, Arbitraje ISDS....more

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The Bri-Chem Trilogy: Federal Court Affirms Tribunal

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On November 16, 2015, we described important substantive and procedural issues that would be addressed by the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) in an appeal from a decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)....more

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Opportunity to reduce import costs into Canada - but you need to act now!

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In Budget 2016: Growing the Middle Class, the Government of Canada announced its intention to eliminate tariffs on food manufacturing ingredients, such as those used in the agri-food processing industry, as part of its plan...more

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There’s No Place Like Home: CITT Rules Hotels Are Not Domestic Settings

Whether an imported good is for “domestic” or for “other” purposes is an important distinction for customs because importers of goods “for domestic purposes” must pay customs duties ranging from eight per cent to 9.5 per cent...more

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The Gap, the Trap and the Binding Spring - The Bri-Chem trilogy, the rule of law and self-corrections of revenue-neutral tariff...

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In three decisions released concurrently by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) on September 18, 2015 (collectively referred to as the Bri-Chem trilogy), the CITT instructed the Canada Border Services Agency...more

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CBSA Updates its 2015 Trade Verification/Audit Targets

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This month, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) updated its customs compliance verification priorities for 2015. Trade program verifications of tariff classification, customs valuation and origin are not limited to...more

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