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CBSA Trade Compliance Pilot Projects
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) manages Trade Compliance with the Tariff Classification, Valuation, and Origin programs through random verifications or verification priorities. This ensures the appropriate use of the trade incentive programs and that duties and taxes owing are properly assessed.
Mr. Danny Rinaldi, Regional Program Trade Governance was in attendance of the Regional Conference of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers on June 8in Stratford, ON, and shared with the audience that there are “6 major pilot projects that are underway”. The Accounting for goods pilot project started with 4 companies and 3 out of 4 of them had major issues. The selected 4 companies have filled adjustments with CBSA in the past. Their next step was to select companies that have never filled adjustments with CBSA and they had the same results.
The advanced targeting and sampling of shipments is another priority for the Agency. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) share responsibility for enforcing acts and regulations that govern the import, export and in-transit movement of food, agricultural inputs and agricultural products. The advanced targeting allows CFIA to take samples on behalf of both Agencies. Mr. Rinaldi said that this pilot project is “getting good results”.
The CBSA is now employing data analysis and data analytics as part of a pilot project focused on valuation. The Agency is experimenting with mathematical analysis and looking at unusual patterns. They have found several anomalies and were pointed out in specific directions. Per Mr. Rinaldi “Incredible results were found”. The scope of the mathematical analysis was unusual patterns that occur in a natural trade flow, problems with the values paired with sampling of declarations at the border. So far there were 8 verifications performed at the border.
Other problematic issues are the importation of chicken as outside of the tariff rate quota it is subject to 274% duty. They have also come across several cases of non-compliance for imports of fresh cut flowers. Trade operations at CBSA are focused on trade compliance by working well with the bridges and using a variety of innovative