New Export Regulations

The CBSA has responded to questions asked by CSCB members concerning the new export regulations. These questions were asked as a result of information provided by CBSA at a recent meeting, and this clarification should prove helpful. Our questions, and CBSA's responses, follow:

CSCB: Will a service provider require written authority on the part of an exporter to act on his behalf?
CBSA: If the service provider is not a broker then yes. The required document is RC59. This form needs to be signed by the exporter in order for a service provider to act on the company's behalf.

CSCB: If yes, and the exporter has signed an agency agreement with the service provider to act as his customs broker, will the agency agreement suffice?
CBSA: In the case of brokers the agency agreement is all you need.

CSCB: Can you confirm the use of form RC59 for exporters?
CBSA: As mentioned above this form is required for service providers who are not part of brokerage service agreements.

CSCB: We understand that the business number for a client who is exporting must be "activated". Is there a way that the information that is provided to CBSA when applying for a BN for importers can be shared with Statistics Canada so that every exporting client does not have to be re-registered?
CBSA: At this time this is not possible. CRA owns the BN number and if the client did not specify exports in his application the BN will be rejected from ACROSS. All new applications for CAED are being verified to ensure the BN is correct.

CSCB: If CAED accepts a B13A that does not have a valid export BN, will a penalty by applied? If so, what penalty?
CBSA: Stats Canada will accept the transmission receipt but the client may receive an error message. The error message is an indication CBSA has not received the CAED report on ACROSS. Letters have been sent out to all exporters and service providers to ensure they are correcting BN errors so an AMPS penalty could apply if the client does not correct the problem.

Members with questions may send them to the CSCB at [email protected].