Dear WNA Members,
Please take note of the following two messages from Action Customs/Montreal.
URGENT NOTICE TO ALL INTERNATIONAL AGENTS
MANDATORY E-MANIFEST FILING
Please note that effective June 1st, 2021 Canada Customs WILL require an ACCEPTED E-Manifest to be filed for ALL shipments entering Canada. The 6 month grace period had ended. Beginning June 1st, 2021 monetary penalties will be issued if this is not received within the prescribed time limits. Failure to send full pre-alert and e-manifest information within below time frames could result in monetary penalties that A.G.O. Transportation will not be held responsible for any of these charges and all fees will be billed back to you.
Vessel: Pre-alert (drafts accepted) and e-manifest information must be sent to A.G.O. Transportation 48 hours before container loads vessel.
Air: Pre-alert must be sent and received by A.G.O. Transportation Monday to Friday during our regular business hours 24 hours before cargo arrives to Canada.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email us at ago@agotrans.com
URGENT NOTICE FOR ALL FURNITURE IMPORTER INTO CANADA
Good morning.
Please note that CBSA has issued a preliminary determination on Wednesday, May 5 2021, regarding the dumping of upholstered furnitures coming in Canada from Vietnam and China:
https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/uds2020/uds2020-np-eng.html
For goods mentioned in the notice and released by Canada customs on and after May 5th, there will be provisional duties to be paid:
From China: up to 295.90% duty on the export price
From Vietnam: up to 101.50% duty on the export price
Please note that not all upholstered furniture are subject. Per initial investigation, there are some exclusions:
https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/uds2020/uds2020-ni-eng.html
For further information please email customs@agotrans.com
