Trade Matters 

Fall/Winter 2011 Edition - In This Issue  

• Customs Fact: CARM is Coming Your Way
• eManifest Update for Highway Carriers
• Can Your Imports Benefit from Canada’s Trade Agreements?
• In Brief

Spring/Summer 2011 - In This Issue  

• Customs Fact: Top Ten Tips for Managing International Trade
• New Rules on Consumer Product Safety
• Get Import Processes in Order for U.S. Customs Audit
• Federal Court of Canada Restricts Duty Free Hydraulic Equipment
• Food Importer Licensing Coming in Fall 2011
• Importers — Are You Ready for eManifest Advance Reporting?
• Special Import Measures Act Updates

Winter 2011 - In This Issue  

• Preparing a NAFTA Certificate of Origin
• New Incoterms^® Effective January 1, 2011
• National Trade Compliance Priorities List Updated
• In Brief 

Winter 2010 - In This Issue  

• Customs Fact: Duty Drawback is not Dead
• Accurate Customs Documentation – Now More Important than Ever
• Get Your US Imports in Ship-Shape – “10+2 Rule” Now in Full Effect
• US Customs Information Requests – A Chance to Avoid Penalties
• In Brief 

Fall 2009 - In This Issue  

• Customs Fact: Evaluating Customs Brokerage Services
• CBSA Announces its 2010 Industry Target List
• Possible Duty Reductions in 2010
• Customs Brokers Can Recover GST Paid in Error
• In Brief 

Summer 2009 - In This Issue 

• Customs Fact: Duty Surprise for Importers of Goods from Related Companies
• Failure to Report Exports Among Top Five Reasons for Penalties
• Importers of Bluetooth-Enabled Devices^® — Are You Using the Correct Tariff Classification?
• Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect
• In Brief 

Spring 2009 - In This Issue  

• Customs Fact: Importers Using Customs Brokers — You’re Not Off the Hook
• Are Your Goods on Canada’s Revised Export Control List?
• Canada-European Trade Update
• Don’t Ignore Warning from the Canada Border Services Agency
• In Brief 

Winter 2009 - In This Issue  

• Customs Fact: Claim Free Trade Tariff Treatment Even When Goods Are Duty Free
• Manage Valuation Risk from Provisional Pricing of Imported Goods
• GST on Food Products – Cut Through the Confusion
• Time-Sensitive Opportunity to Obtain UK VAT Refunds
• Importers and Exporters Recommend Simplifying Customs Process

Fall 2008 - In This Issue

• Customs Fact: Correct Any Errors on Duty Free Imports
• Transfer Pricing: Customs versus Income Tax
• Submit New PIP Profile by December 31, 2008
• Do Not Fall Into European VAT Trap
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal — Case Update

Summer 2008 - In This Issue

• Most Common Misconceptions in Dealing with Canada Customs
• Are You a Target for a Canada Customs Audit?
• Ontario Eliminates Labeling Exemption for Clothing with Shoulder Pads
• Canada on the Lookout for Mexican Peppers
• Anti-Dumping Update
• Have You Got Your Supplier's GST Number?

Spring 2008 - In This Issue

• Proposed Consumer Product Mandatory Recall Legislation
• Appeal Process for Customs Penalties
• Voluntary Disclosures Program

Winter 2008 - In This Issue

• NAFTA Verification
• Samples of Negligible Value
• Updates from the Canada Border Services Agency
• Transfer Pricing: A Customs Perspective
• Importing Vehicles
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposes change in valuation rule

Fall 2007 - In This Issue

• New Changes To The Partners In Protection Security Program
• Electronic Certificates of Origin
• 2008 NAFTA Certificates of Origin
• Compliance Management
• SIMA Updates
• Reducing Your Import Duty
• Excise Duty Rate Increase on Tobacco Imports and Exports

Summer 2007 - In This Issue

• Re-Assessment Time Periods Clarified
• Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA): Costa RicaFree Zone Regime
• China Alert—China Cuts VATExport Refund Rates
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Targeting “U.S. GoodsReturned” of Subheading 9801.00.10
• Reminder: Elimination of Paper Release Service Options
• Anti-Dumping Duty to Apply to Certain Copper Pipe Fittings

Spring 2007 - In This Issue

• Frequent Importer Release System Program to Be Eliminated
• US Customs and Border Protection
• Headquarters to Review Import Entries
• Border Security
• Assessing Your Company’s Customs Compliance Risk
• Customs Duty Recovery
• CBSA Issues—Revised Re-Assessment Policy
• SIMA Updates