A recent CITT appeal brings to point the need ensure that importers have due diligence with their vendors including indemnification clauses on their purchase orders when suppliers don’t follow through with requests from Customs Agencies, CBSA in this case, that it is not the supplier who is held at fault but the importer in this [...]
A recent CITT appeal brings to point the need ensure that importers have due diligence with their vendors including indemnification clauses on their purchase orders when suppliers don’t follow through with requests from Customs Agencies, CBSA in this case, that it is not the supplier who is held at fault but the importer in this case. While this case specifically is about textile products, it applies to all products imported.
Bob Cowie, Vice President Consulting at GHY International commented; “Interesting appeal to reinforce the fact that if supplier does not forward info to CBSA with regards to NAFTA it is the importer who pays. It reinforces the suggestion to have some type of indemnification on your purchase order.”
Mr Cowie also identified that the importer was also put at an additional loss because, “if some of the entries were early enough in the year they may have been able to access the TPLs”
There is a surprisingly weak link in the Made in China chain…
(New York Times – David Barboza)
For years, China’s export juggernaut has been fed by highly efficient factories, low-cost labor and a fleet of container ships capable of transporting huge volumes of toys, textiles, electronics and other goods to every corner of the world.
But there is a surprisingly weak link in the Made in China chain.
Moving those goods from the factory floor to one of China’s enormous seaports – often a drive of less than two hours – typically means relying on an independent trucking company. And as vital as trucking is to China’s mighty export machine, the government seems to be ignoring the drawbacks of what analysts say is an increasingly disorganized, inefficient and even costly way to transport factory goods to seaports.
[…] many of this country’s modern roadways are expensive toll roads. And the government has placed tough regulations on many aspects of the transportation industry, which analysts say have burdened companies with heavy taxes, insurance and government fees. As a result, transporting goods by truck in China is relatively more expensive than doing so in the United States. Read more here.
In 2009 Rotec Industries in Chicago, Illinois struggled to keep its doors open. Rather than close down, they expanded into New Markets…
(Department of Commerce)
In 2009 Rotec Industries in Chicago, Illinois struggled to keep its doors open. Rather than close down, they expanded into New Markets abroad. This is their story.
Industry Canada has partnered with Canadian trade groups to review the valuable core business function of logistics.
Industry Canada has partnered with Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) and Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL) to review the valuable core business function of logistics. By collecting insights from industry, academia and international research organizations, and using economic analysis conducted by Industry Canada, this industry-academia-government partnership has produced a complete profile of logistics innovation and global business strategies in Canada.
Highlights and Key Findings can be downloaded from our website here.
