How do I...

1. How do I ensure compliance with CBSA requirements?
2. How do I read a Notice of Penalty Assessment (NPA)?
3. How do I request a correction review?
4. How do I request a redress review?
5. How do I request my AMPS Client Contravention History?

1. How do I ensure compliance with CBSA requirements?

This checklist is a sample only and may not include all areas of your business systems and processes that should be verified for compliance with customs requirements.

A sample checklist for importers, exporters and service providers:

• Have you consulted with your service providers, e.g., broker, accountant, customs consultant, or with the CBSA to verify that the tariff classification, tariff treatment, and valuation of the goods you import/export are in accordance with the requirements of the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff?
• Can you produce any required customs entry/export documentation and the supporting information from your accounting system pertaining to import/export transactions, including any required certificates of origin, if requested to do so by the CBSA for verification purposes?
• Have you ensured that your imported/exported goods comply with the requirements of other agencies (for example, Agrifood)? Have you obtained all necessary licenses or permits?
• Are your goods subject to dumping or countervailing duty? If so, do you have procedures to ensure compliance with customs' reporting requirements upon entry?
• Is your carrier aware of the customs' reporting and release procedures and documentation requirements for your trans-border shipments?

• Are there systems linkages between your customs entry or exportation documentation and your purchasing, receiving, vendors' invoice, and payables processes?
• Have these processes been documented to identify any shortcomings?

• Have you determined your current level of compliance (see question 5 for more information) as well as that of your service providers?
• Have you identified any shortcomings in systems or processes that should be addressed?

• Do you have a plan to address any shortcomings identified in systems or processes?
• Does your plan include a strategy for monitoring compliance on an on-going basis?