Canada Revenue Agency - Answers Administers tax laws from federal government, pensions plans, social
and economic plans
- Excise act, income tax
Customs brokers - Answers Intermediaries between government and importers, make it easier to
comply with regulations
Sub agent - Answers is an agent appointed by another agent to act at a POE where there is no office
General agency agreement - Answers Agreement that states a broker can act as an agent on behalf of
the firm
Importer - Answers Party responsible for paying of duties and taxes on goods
Carrier - Answers a transporter that facilitates movement, rail, air, trucking
Vendor - Answers Companies outside Canada that ship goods to Canada
Freight forwarder - Answers Arrange for movement of goods and paperwork
CBSA - Answers Part of public safety, manages borders and facilitation of people and goods, laws
governing trade and travel and administer policy and law
BSO's - Answers Work for CBSA, administer AMPS, review documentation, make sure duties and taxes
are payed
AMPS - Answers Administrative monetary penalty system that are civil penalties, when people don't
comply wth legislation, AKA ensures compliance
In order not to get AMPS - Answers Comply with Customs Act and Customs tariffs
Customs Act - Answers Type of legislation; Sec 99 gives authority to search, seize, and examine goods,
laws on importing and exporting from the country
Customs Tariff - Answers Type of legislation; Authority, and relief from payment of duties
Excise Act 2001 - Answers Legislation; Excise duty on spirits, wine, tobacco manufactured in Canada or
imported in
Excise Act - Answers Legislation: tax on beer manufactured or imported into Canada
Excise tax Act - Answers Authority to charge, collect and administer GST/HST
GST - Answers Collected by vendors and businesses, they have to register
, These are exempt from GST - Answers Zero rated supplies, non taxable, input tax credits, exempt
supplies
HST - Answers Tax collected on casual and non commercial importations; ON, PEI, NS, NFL, NB
Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) - Answers Anti dumping and anti subsidization measures to protect
Canadian industry
Dumping - Answers selling products in a foreign country at lower prices than those charged in the
producing country
Subsidizing - Answers Goods imported into Canada benefit from the government assisted money
D memoranda - Answers For public and CBSA use, finalized memoranda and legislation
Restricted memoranda (R) - Answers Private use for CBSA; security and intelligence matters
Bills of lading - Answers Contract between shipper and carrier;
straight - Non negotiable, going to one location or person
negotiable - can be sold, not going to a specific destination
clean - goods are in good condition
Initial Importation document (CCI) - Answers Canada's Custom invoice
Form completed with info about goods that are being shipped to Canada
Commercial invoice - Answers Can be used instead of CCI as long as all information is present
ACI (Advanced Commercial Information) - Answers Made for marine risk assessment
Cargo and conveyance data is sent to CBSA prior to the arrival of goods
EDI - Answers Electronic data interchange: the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents
from a retailer to a vendor and back
A8A(B) Cargo control document - Answers Paper version of the EDI
PARS Pre arrival system - Answers Importer or broker provides information sent to CBSA prior to arrival
of goods so CBSA can release them upon arrival
CIRO (courier) - Answers Imports remission order; allows goods to be exempt from duty and GST must
not be over 20.00
PIRO (postal) - Answers Imports remission order; allows goods to be exempt from taxes and duties, must
not be oner 20.00