The opportunities of CARM
If you import goods into Canada, you will have heard of the CARM initiative of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Your broker will be peppering you with emails to encourage you to register at the online portal, post a security bond and begin paying your duties and taxes directly. Unless you wish to account…
Preparing your customs documents using online resources
Importing goods can be intimidating. The customs rules are complex and inflexible, and the forms full of details and coding that appear undecipherable. That is why we have customs brokers. Many importers to assume that, once they hire a broker, they do not need to invest time and energy in understanding customs and trade concepts.…
The Customs Challenges of Importing by Pipeline: A Proposed Solution
The transportation of natural gas, crude oil and other liquids by pipeline has unique attributes that make customs reporting and accounting difficult, and easy to miss altogether. A pipeline is buried in the ground, out of sight and mind. The hydrocarbons continue moving to their destination as if the border does not exist. Crude oil…