I.E.Canada, in partnership with LSCI Inc., introduces its Trusted Trader Webinar Series. Our 3 ninety minute sessions will delve into and demystify the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Customs Self Assessment (CSA) Program. Gain the knowledge and tools needed to determine how this Trusted Trader program can benefit your company in addressing the increasing demands [...]
I.E.Canada, in partnership with LSCI Inc., introduces its Trusted Trader Webinar Series. Our 3 ninety minute sessions will delve into and demystify the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Customs Self Assessment (CSA) Program. Gain the knowledge and tools needed to determine how this Trusted Trader program can benefit your company in addressing the increasing demands of an ever changing Canadian import landscape, where mandatory importer Advanced Trade Data requirements for all modes of transport loom in 2014 under eManifest (the third phase of CBSA’s Advance Commercial Information program), delays grow at the border and the potential for audits and penalties for non-compliance increases. Our member experts from industry, the CBSA and the service provider community will share their unique perspectives, experiences, as well as the cost and time-saving advantages of having successfully integrated CSA into their businesses’ logistics and trade compliance strategies. It is easier to adopt than you think!
The sessions are:
Trade Compliance Program Overview: What’s Available & How to Maximize It
February 27, 2013 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Speakers: Michelle Bunbury, Senior Manager, Trade Management Services, UPS-SCS
Hear an overview of Partners in Protection (PIP), Customs Self Assessment (CSA) and Trade Benefits (formerly the CBSA Partners in Compliance pilot) as an alternative to Advance Commercial Information (ACI), including eManifest requirements and mandatory importer Advanced Trade Data (ATD) in all transport modes for July 2014. There will also be a case study presentation on How CSA fits into my compliance program.
Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) Program: It’s Easier to Apply for Than You Think and Applying for CSA- What to Expect
March 6, 2013 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Speakers: Natalie Rochon, Senior Program Officer, CSA/FAST Importer Compliance, CBSA; Susan Subryan, Customs Compliance Coordinator, L.V. Lomas Limited
A presentation and case study dispelling the myths of the CSA application process as well as the costs associated with adopting this Trusted Trader program.
CSA, Modernizing and Automating Your Importation Environment, Let’s Get Started!
March 13, 2013 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Speakers: Louis Sauvé, IT Director, LSCI Inc.; Ruheda Karim, Manager, Customs and Compliance, Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada
A presentation on the nuts & bolts of transitioning systems to CSA followed by a case study: Soup-to-Nuts, the Path I Followed
I.E. Canada Member Registration Rate: FREE
Non-Member Registration Rate: $75 per session
Webinar login information will be sent prior to each session. Click here to register.
The Canada Border Services Agency announced Dec. 7 the launch of a pilot program at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ontario, that aims to further speed the clearance of cargo at the U.S.-Canada border for trusted traders. Under this six-month test companies will be able to use the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) lanes [...]
The Canada Border Services Agency announced Dec. 7 the launch of a pilot program at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ontario, that aims to further speed the clearance of cargo at the U.S.-Canada border for trusted traders. Under this six-month test companies will be able to use the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) lanes and booths at this bridge if they are members of either the Partners in Protection or Customs Self-Assessment program, not both as previously required. The CBSA states that if this pilot is successful the change may be permanently implemented at all three ports where FAST is currently available.
Source: STR Trade Report
Click here to read the complete press release from the Canadian Government.
As noted last week, changes recently implemented by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC) eliminated the requirement for importers of steel and steel products to obtain individual permits. Aside from expediting the import process, this change also provides steel importers with the opportunity to participate in the CBSA’s Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program. The [...]
As noted last week, changes recently implemented by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC) eliminated the requirement for importers of steel and steel products to obtain individual permits.
Aside from expediting the import process, this change also provides steel importers with the opportunity to participate in the CBSA’s Customs Self Ass
essment (CSA) program. The CSA program gives approved importers that have invested in compliance the benefits of a streamlined accounting and payment process for all imported goods. The streamlined accounting and payment process ends the need for importers to maintain separate and costly customs processes, allowing them to use their own business systems to fully self assess and meet their customs obligations.
The CSA program also gives approved importers, approved carriers, and registered drivers the benefits of a streamlined clearance option for CSA eligible goods. CSA-eligible goods include commercial goods that are shipped directly from the United States or Mexico and delivered to an authorized importer, owner or consignee. Goods that are subject to other government department or provincial regulations and therefore require a permit, licence or other similar document to be provided to the CBSA before the goods can be released are not eligible under the CSA program. Because of this stipulation, until the FAITC change to the import permit regime, steel and steel products were not considered CSA eligible goods.
Currently, almost 70 percent of steel imports into Canada valued at more than $5.6 billion originate in the United States.
In August 2011 the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a notice on the enforcement of cabotage laws restricting the movement of domestic goods by foreign-based commercial transportation businesses. If officials have not have strictly enforced the laws in the past, this may be changing. Consequences for non-compliance include detentions, the assessment of duties, taxes, [...]
In August 2011 the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a notice on the enforcement of cabotage laws restricting the movement of domestic goods by foreign-based commercial transportation businesses. If officials have not have strictly enforced the laws in the past, this may be changing.
Consequences for non-compliance include detentions, the assessment of duties, taxes, interest, penalties, cancellation of a carrier’s enrolment trusted trader programs such as Free and Secure Trade and Customs Self Assessment, forfeiture, ascertained forfeiture and/or criminal liability.
This article by Daniel L. Kiselbach of Miller Thomson LLP describes what commercial trucking and transportation businesses need to know about Canada’s cabotage laws.
