Source: Canada US Link: The CBSA Temporarily Suspends Trade Compliance Activities due to COVID-19 In normal times, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) conducts verifications (audits) of importers to ensure that they are in compliance with Canadian customs laws (e.g., origin, tariff classification, valuation, etc.).  On March 26,

Source: Canada US Link: Canada Grants Customs Duty, GST/HST and Excise Tax Relief for COVID-19 Emergency Goods On March 16, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued Customs Notice 20-08 “Imported Goods for Emergency Use in Response to COVID-19”, which discusses the circumstances where customs duty and Goods an

Source: Canada US Link: Canada Border Services Agency Extends Deadline For Filing Corrections Due to A Verification Final Rport On March 18, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued Customs Notice 20-09 “Changes in Requesting an Extension to the 90-day Period to Submit Corrections” in which the deadline for filing corrections

Source: Canada US Link: Canada Border Services Agency to Waive Some Late Filing Penalties On March 19, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) released Customs Notice 20-10 “Waiver of Late accounting Penalties”  granting relief during the COVID-19 crisis.  The notice provides that certain late fees (also known as

Source: Canada US Link: Truckers Still Able to Cross Canada-US Border: FAST Cards Are Critically Important At midnight on March 20, 2020, in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, Canada and the United States closed their shared border to non-essential travel for a period of thirty (30) days (which can be extended to a l

Source: Canada US Link: US CBP is suspending NEXUS memberships for failure to report exports of vehicles We have recently become aware of 4 cases where individuals (mostly Canadians) have been notified that their NEXUS memberships have been cancelled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“US CBP”) because they failed to declare the exp