Canada's border guards routinely waive taxes and duties on goods bought by travellers in the U.S., says a briefing note for the prime minister.
The acknowledgment supports the suspicions of retailers that the Canada Border Services Agency is too lenient with cross-border shoppers, costing the economy millions of dollars in domestic sales.
Update to CBSA Break-bulk Exemption Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Timeframes for Transmission of Break-bulk Cargo – Pre-arrival Marine Mode
Customs Notice 14-006
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have imposed a number of requirements on vessels inbound from specified ports to prevent the introduction of the Asian gypsy moth.
Members may be interested in two new messages on Softwood Lumber Products Export Charges that CRA made available on their website:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html
This memorandum outlines and explains the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA’s) requirements and administrative policies regarding the transmission of pre-arrival cargo, conveyance data to the CBSA for goods being imported or transiting through Canada via the rail mode.
