CBSA’s New Priorities Should Be Your Priorities

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released their new Trade Compliance Verifications. As of July 2022, CBSA will be cracking down on items ranging from the classification of LED lamps to the valuation of shoes. 

CBSA is responsible for ensuring all goods imported into Canada are done so correctly. To maintain compliance, CBSA conducts random and targeted verifications. These targeted verifications are based on CBSA’s constantly changing list of Verification Priorities.

The priorities are broken down into three sections: Tariff Classification, Valuation, and Origin. See the most recent Priorities below:

Tariff Classification Priorities:

Description	HS Headings
Spent fowl	02.07, 16.01, 16.02
LED lamps	85.39
Furniture for non-domestic purposes	94.01, 94.03
Batteries	85.06
Footwear ($30 or more per pair)	64.03
Parts of lamps	94.05
Pasta	19.02
Cell phone cases	39.26, 42.02, 85.17
Pickled vegetables	20.01
Gloves	39.26, 42.03
Bags	42.02
Other mountings and fittings, suitable for furniture	83.02
Air heaters and hot air distributors	73.22
Flashlights and miners' safety lamps	85.13
Part of machines and mechanical appliances	84.79
Other chemical products	38.24
Bicycle Parts	87.14
Parts for Use with Machinery of Chapter 84	84.31
Indicator Panels and Light-Emitting Diodes (LED)	85.31, 84.41

 

Valuation Priorities:

Description	HS Chapters	Emphasis
Apparel	61, 62	Assists
Footwear	64	Freight and Service Fee Additions

 

Origin Priorities: No Current Verification Priorities

What does this mean for your company and your compliance? In short, if you are importing these items into Canada, then you are likely to be a part of a targeted verification. These products and those who import them are on CBSA’s radar and could be audited.  Now is the time to check on and improve your compliance.

Contact our Allyn Experts to start the process. Whether you are being audited or would like to conduct your own audits, we can help, email: sales@allynintl.com

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