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Top 5 Tips for a Smooth Customs Clearance Process

Understand the customs clearance process: Understanding the customs clearance process is essential for a smooth and efficient experience. Customs clearance involves a series of procedures and documentation requirements that must be followed to ensure the legal and seamless movement of goods across borders. It is important to familiarize yourself with

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Do’s and Don’ts of Shipping Personal Items into Canada

Introduction: Understanding Canada's Shipping Regulations Welcome to our blog post on "Do's and Don'ts of Shipping Personal Items into Canada". Before we delve into the specifics, it's crucial to understand Canada's shipping regulations. These rules govern what can and cannot be shipped into the country, the required documentation, and potential

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Why Expertise Matters in the Customs Clearance Process

Introduction to Customs Clearance Process The customs clearance process is a critical step in international trade, involving the preparation and submission of documents to facilitate the export or import of goods. It's a complex process that requires knowledge of the rules and regulations of different countries, including tariffs, duties, and

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How to Save Time and Money with Efficient Customs Clearance

Introduction: The Importance of Efficient Customs Clearance Efficient customs clearance is a vital aspect of international trade, serving as a gateway for goods to cross borders. It plays a crucial role in maintaining a smooth flow of trade, ensuring that goods are transported swiftly and in compliance with the law.

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Proposed Changes to Calculating Duty

Changes Coming to how Imported Goods are Valued? Proposed Changes to Calculating the Value of your Imported Goods For Canadian import businesses, staying up-to-date with regulations is crucial to maintaining a smooth and compliant importing process.  Canada's government has proposed changes which could significantly impact the way businesses calculate the

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BC Longshore Workers Strike

BC Longshore Workers Strike The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) workers walked off the job on July 1st after giving 72 hours strike notice on June 28th. Talks had been ongoing with the British Columbia Maritimes Employers Association (BCMEA) since February to renew the collective agreement which expired at

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Importing Rice into Canada

Importing Rice into Canada Importers have contacted us with many questions relating to importing rice into Canada, such as what are the license requirements, or what are the taxes? Purchasing food internationally for import into Canada for human consumption can seem like an intimidating venture so here’s some helpful info

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How to Calculate the Value of your Goods

How to Calculate the Value of your Goods The Different Methods of Determining Valuation Customs valuation is a significant part of the importation process. It is a procedure that is applied in determining the correct value of goods to be imported. This is the base value which the Canada Border

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Canada Announces a Ban on Russian Aluminum and Steel Products

Canada Bans Imports of Russian Aluminum and Steel Products Effective immediately, Canada is no longer allowing imports of aluminum and steel products that originated in Russia. The US has also announced a 200% tariff on the import of products that contain aluminum from Russia. Both steps were taken in response

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Canada Bans Single-Use Plastics

Canada Bans Certain Single-Use Plastics Canada has joined a handful a countries around the world that have placed a ban on single use plastics. This means that once the ban in place, certain plastic products will not be allowed to be manufactured, sold, exported, or imported into Canada.There is increasing

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