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Importing Hot Chocolate Is About To Get Easier (YAY!)

As the weather drops and the sweaters come out, so do the warm and comforting beverages that are oh so tasty. If those beverages contain shelf stable milk products, they will get a little easier to import into Canada due to an announced change by the CFIA.

December 3, 2020

Container Exams | Frustrations And Solutions Continue

Jan Brock

These frustrations have become exacerbated by the pandemic where importers are also reporting both an increase in the number of exams they are seeing, as well as costs.

November 25, 2020

South American Produce: How To Export To The US And Canada In 5 Steps

If you are a small to a medium-sized grower in South America or Central America, you may be looking to the US and Canadian markets to sell your goods. In this blog we will provide tips on how to get your fresh produce to these large markets in 5 steps.

November 4, 2020

Scary Classification: How T-Rex Costumes Can Deflate At The Border

Lisa Stevenson

So what are you paying for as a consumer for your Halloween supplies? In this blog, we will look at the difference in duty costs for popular Halloween necessities: costumes, treats, and decorations (oh my!)

October 27, 2020

What Is A FIRM Report And How Can It Help With Import Compliance

Taryn Hannah

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) keeps track of each importer’s Customs Coding Report Form (B3) (aka your import declarations) by way of a Facility Information Retrieval Management System (FIRM, D-8). This report allows importers a complete view of all Canadian import activity under their business numbers.

October 19, 2020

How To Import Flowers Into Canada In 7 Steps

Having a shipment of flowers spoil at a port of entry because the paperwork is incomplete or incorrect is not only frustrating, it can be costly, and with the world economy the way it is, it’s more important than ever to have a smooth, easy, and efficient way to import flowers and plants into Canada.

September 3, 2020

Top 4 Reasons For Delay With CFIA Regulated Goods

Taryn Hannah

With the season coming to a close, we thought we would share the most common we encountered with tips on how to avoid them with future shipments. Top Reasons For Delay With CFIA Regulated Goods.

August 25, 2020

Are My Goods Admissible Into Canada?

Lisa Stevenson

In this blog we will take a look at the steps Importers and Freight Forwarders can take to ensure their goods are not on the ‘forbidden list’ and be denied entry.

August 12, 2020

Canada Retaliates With New Surtaxes Imposed On Goods Imported From The U.S.

Gloria Terhaar

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, announced a "reciprocal, balanced dollar-for-dollar" countermeasure. To that end, the Department of Finance has opened a consultation for Canadian businesses to provide their concerns or support to the proposed countermeasures.

August 7, 2020

How To Import A Cat From The US Into Canada

Gloria Terhaar

There is no distinction between personal or commercial cat importation into Canada. Therefore importing a Cat from the US into Canada has fewer requirements than their canine counterparts.

August 5, 2020