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Please be advised of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notice regarding the operational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFIA suggests refraining from calling to check on the status of your shipment unless submitted via IID and four hours passed since submission. Provided following is the text of a message received from CFIA. Date: April 15, 2014 Subject: CFIA & Meat Shipments from the USA - New Internet Status Search Tool ASISST Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool (ASISST) Please be advised of an important update to the submission of. CFIA / Meat from US: Automation of Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool (ASISST) June 3, 2013. Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool (ASISST) CFIA Website ( www.inspection.gc.ca ) If you require assistance or have any questions please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at 1-800-835-4486.
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Our company has been exporting goods to Canada for years. Some of these products are now going to be made in China. They will be shipped, complete, clearing customs in the US to be warehoused at our location in Ohio, before being shipped to our Canadian customers as needed. What we are trying to figure out is how to ensure that these products now made in China clear customs in Canada as smoothly as possible.
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Assuming that the company is familiar with the procedure to import goods into Canada, they should also be aware that the goods may be subject to other government department requirements, if for example, they are imports of most steel, clothing and textile products, which are subject to the provisions of the Export and Import Permits Act and must therefore be accompanied by the appropriate import permit issued by International Trade Canada.
Mossberg serial numbers are typically 7-characters. They have a letter prefix and then 6 numbers, like this: A123456 or Z654321. ALPHA comes before BRAVO, and 100000 comes before 900000. MOSSBERG® 590A1 & 500/590 Law Enforcement & Special .... Mossberg 500 Age By Serial Number - We are compiling a date code reference for the Mossberg 500 series of guns. Mossberg serial numbers are typically 7-characters. Remington 870, 700, 1100 Serial/Barrel Number Lookup. Remington serial numbers located on receiver of your shotgun or rifle. Proudly American. A statement that truly sums up the 500. After over 50 years and over 10 million and counting–and the only pump action to be declared MilSpec–the Mossberg 500 has proven to be one of the most versatile and reliable shotgun platforms available, offering a model to fit every application, and every user from our households, to law agencies, to military worldwide.
In addition, imports of various animal, plant and food products are also subject to special document and inspection requirements on their entry into Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with the enforcement of these requirements. It should also be noted that the CFIA signed a regulatory directive requiring heat or chemical treatment of all solid wood cargo crating from China (including Hong Kong) as on Jan. 4, 1999. These urgent new measures are to reduce the risk of Asian long-horned beetles entering Canada. All of the beetles found in Canadian port cities and inland warehouses recently have been traced to wood cargo crating from China. The following CFIA website contains specific information regarding these new measures.
The importer should be aware that goods produced in the People's Republic of China are entitled to the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) treatment provided that certain conditions are met. This tariff treatment applies a lower rate of duty than the same kind of goods originating in a country that is entitled only to Most Favoured Nation Tariff treatment. Aside from the condition that the goods must originate in the GPT entitled country, the goods must also be shipped to a consignee in Canada on a through bill of lading. From the information provided, it appears that the goods would be shipped from China to the U.S, cleared U.S. Customs and warehoused in a facility in Ohio. The goods would then be shipped from the Ohio warehouse to a Canadian destination. This does not comply with the condition of shipment to Canada on a through bill of lading and therefore the goods would not be entitled to GPT treatment. They would be subject to the rate of duty provided for in the Canadian Tariff to the Most Favoured Nation Tariff treatment. There are conditions whereby the goods could retain their GPT treatment status if they remain under U.S. Customs control for a limited amount of time, but that information is not evident in this case. Scripts 3imodex.
Further information regarding import requirements can be found on the CBSA website or use the Step-by-Step Guide to Importing, found on our Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Information Centre (SME). To contact a Customs client services officer during office hours, call the Automated Customs Information Services (ACIS) line at 1-800-461-9999.
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Our company has been exporting goods to Canada for years. Some of these products are now going to be made in China. They will be shipped, complete, clearing customs in the US to be warehoused at our location in Ohio, before being shipped to our Canadian customers as needed. What we are trying to figure out is how to ensure that these products now made in China clear customs in Canada as smoothly as possible.
answered:
Assuming that the company is familiar with the procedure to import goods into Canada, they should also be aware that the goods may be subject to other government department requirements, if for example, they are imports of most steel, clothing and textile products, which are subject to the provisions of the Export and Import Permits Act and must therefore be accompanied by the appropriate import permit issued by International Trade Canada.
Mossberg serial numbers are typically 7-characters. They have a letter prefix and then 6 numbers, like this: A123456 or Z654321. ALPHA comes before BRAVO, and 100000 comes before 900000. MOSSBERG® 590A1 & 500/590 Law Enforcement & Special .... Mossberg 500 Age By Serial Number - We are compiling a date code reference for the Mossberg 500 series of guns. Mossberg serial numbers are typically 7-characters. Remington 870, 700, 1100 Serial/Barrel Number Lookup. Remington serial numbers located on receiver of your shotgun or rifle. Proudly American. A statement that truly sums up the 500. After over 50 years and over 10 million and counting–and the only pump action to be declared MilSpec–the Mossberg 500 has proven to be one of the most versatile and reliable shotgun platforms available, offering a model to fit every application, and every user from our households, to law agencies, to military worldwide.
In addition, imports of various animal, plant and food products are also subject to special document and inspection requirements on their entry into Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with the enforcement of these requirements. It should also be noted that the CFIA signed a regulatory directive requiring heat or chemical treatment of all solid wood cargo crating from China (including Hong Kong) as on Jan. 4, 1999. These urgent new measures are to reduce the risk of Asian long-horned beetles entering Canada. All of the beetles found in Canadian port cities and inland warehouses recently have been traced to wood cargo crating from China. The following CFIA website contains specific information regarding these new measures.
The importer should be aware that goods produced in the People's Republic of China are entitled to the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) treatment provided that certain conditions are met. This tariff treatment applies a lower rate of duty than the same kind of goods originating in a country that is entitled only to Most Favoured Nation Tariff treatment. Aside from the condition that the goods must originate in the GPT entitled country, the goods must also be shipped to a consignee in Canada on a through bill of lading. From the information provided, it appears that the goods would be shipped from China to the U.S, cleared U.S. Customs and warehoused in a facility in Ohio. The goods would then be shipped from the Ohio warehouse to a Canadian destination. This does not comply with the condition of shipment to Canada on a through bill of lading and therefore the goods would not be entitled to GPT treatment. They would be subject to the rate of duty provided for in the Canadian Tariff to the Most Favoured Nation Tariff treatment. There are conditions whereby the goods could retain their GPT treatment status if they remain under U.S. Customs control for a limited amount of time, but that information is not evident in this case. Scripts 3imodex.
Further information regarding import requirements can be found on the CBSA website or use the Step-by-Step Guide to Importing, found on our Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Information Centre (SME). To contact a Customs client services officer during office hours, call the Automated Customs Information Services (ACIS) line at 1-800-461-9999.
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Chris Kealey is an informations officer at the Canada Border Services Agency.
Visit their website is at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
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