Further to our message of June 25 Global Affairs Canada has replied to your questions asked during the 2021 Designate Day.
1. How is the 30 day validity period for permits affected when vessels can end up sitting at the port of departure for up to 3 weeks after a permit has been issued?
If possible and if the broker/client is aware for how long the vessel will be sitting at the port, they can request a cancellation and a replacement permit.
2. What is the cost for an import permit?
You can find the Export and Import Permits and Certificates Fees Order under the Export and Import Permit Act at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-95-245.pdf
3. What is the cost for an export permit?
You can find the Export and Import Permits and Certificates Fees Order under the Export and Import Permit Act at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-95-245.pdf
4. What is the process if a permit is not obtained at time of release, prior to shipment arrival, or after goods are accounted for at CBSA?
Brokers have up to 5 days after the entry date to apply for a permit. If it is pass the 5 days, the broker can route the application, however this is considered as a retroactive permit which will need the TRQ Manager approval. Brokers can apply for a permit 29 days before the entry/exit date
- However for Steel Safeguards: A shipment-specific permit can be obtained up to five days in advance of, and no later than, the shipment’s arrival.
If a permit was not obtained after all of this, the company will have to pay over access fees.
5. We require around 200 permits a month for TPL goods, under CUSMA, for a CSA importer. Is there an easier way to process this large number, such as a blanket application?
It is up to CBSA to accept the blanket permits but it also has to be approved by the TRQ Manager at GAC.
6. If a permit is required on an item subject to safeguards and the application is routed and not responded to within business hours, why is the permit rejected for having an entry date that is in the past?
Steel is quota or first come, first serve basis. If there’s enough quota, the application won’t route (unless other errors are found on the application), it will be issued instantaneously. If an application routes for steel safeguards, it’s because there’s insufficient quota or because there is an error on the application and the application will be rejected (with an error message including details to why it was rejected).
- From our Website: Permit applications may be routed due to quota unavailability. All routed applications are held in queue on a first come, first served basis. Should quota become available for the period for which the application was made, routed applications will be issued permits on a first come, first served basis.
https://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/steel-acier/steel-FAQ-acier.aspx?lang=eng
You cannot apply in for a permit in the past for Steel Safeguards because permits are issued on a first come, first served basis. Therefore, you can only apply on the day of or a future date (as explained above).