Customs Brokerage - Canada

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Clearance Services

  • Offices at key clearance locations staffed with experienced, fully licensed personnel

  • Application of both Line Release options (PARS, FIRST) provided by Customs to pre-arrange release and avoid border delays

  • Extensive use of electronic release (ACROSS) to expedite shipment clearance on arrival at all points across Canada

  • Centralized rating and billing to ensure consistent, accurate entry accounting with Customs via electronic communication (CADEX)

  • Inside Trac: On-line services, including real-time access to Customs release status, and form completion (Canada Customs Invoice - CCI; NAFTA Certificate of Origin)
     
  • Check status of a truck shipment from the U.S. by entering your unique PARS bar code number (Customs Brokerage Clients Only)

Consulting Services

  • Centralized research on product classification and rates of duty under the Harmonized Tariff

  • Expert guidance on valuation issues

  • Consultation on NAFTA origin eligibility; Certificate of Origin preparation and renewal management

  • Client Tariff Resume: A comprehensive listing of your suppliers, products, tariff classifications and duty rates, developed by bringing together your product knowledge and our customs expertise (available on-line through Inside Trac)

  • GST expertise, including registration, rebates and non-resident issues; excise duty and tax consultation; GST Direct Payment options

  • National Customs Rulings on tariff, valuation and NAFTA; duty/GST relief and deferral requests; temporary importation eligibility

  • Expertise in import permits, quota restraints and packaging and labeling requirements, established through ongoing relationships with other government departments

  • Post-audit services, including entry review, refund, amend and drawback filing

  • Planning and guidance on Customs programs such as the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), Voluntary Disclosure and Compliance Assessment Reviews

Your Advantage

  • Timely release of shipments anywhere in Canada, arranged by experienced personnel working with the latest Line Release options and advanced electronic systems

  • Accurate and consistent accounting with Customs, achieved by combining your product expertise and our centralized research and development on tariff classification, NAFTA eligibility and valuation

  • The confidence and peace-of-mind that comes with knowing you have expert support, based on more than 50 years of industry experience, to address any and all customs issues