EXPORT POLICY

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EXPORT POLICY
Canada Border Security Agency

• February 4, 2004
• Presented by
• Lorraine Cartier, Export Process Division

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AGENDA

• Export Regulation Update
• Process Under the Revised Regulations
• B13A CAED EDI Summary Reporting NDR
• Stamp Machines
• MOUs With the Carriers and Service Providers
• Letter for Exporting Community
• AMPS Updates
• Workshop

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Export Regulations Update

• Customs Notice 495 issued January 2003
• No major concerns with Justice
• Legal Affairs advise that blue stamping to take
  place as of February 2004
• Regulations to become law spring 2004
• MOU launch February 2004
• Encourage exporting community to move to new
  reporting time frames and procedures Trial run
  planned for March April 2004
• New penalties will not take effect until
  regulations become law

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Revised Export Regulations

• WHAT ARE THE CHANGES?
• WHY THE CHANGES ARE NECESSARY?
• BENEFITS FOR THE EXPORTING COMMUNITY

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TIMEFRAMES FOR NEW REGULATIONS

• Marine 48 hours prior to loading on the vessel
• Rail 2 hours prior to the building of the train
  for export
• Air 2 hours prior to loading on the plane
• Postal 2 hours prior to mailing
• Highway immediately prior to export
• Report according to new time frames, includes
  CAED reporters

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TYPES OF REPORTING

• Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) /EDI
  G7
• Stamp machines for manual B13A Export
  Declarations
• Summary Reporting
• NDR (No Declaration Required)

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Manual B13A stamping machine
Process 3 copies of B13A form using stamp machine
or manual stamp. Ensure all copies reflect the
same transaction number !
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Exporter s Responsibilities

• Provide accurate information to your service
  provider for completion of B13A declaration
• Present declaration to Customs within time
  frames
• Supply licences, permits or certificates with the
  declaration according prescribed time frames
• Keep records

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Proof of Report

• Manual B13A TRANS
• 2004/01/28 1130 396 058998
• CAED/EDI (G7)
• 12X123SC1234 20040100567
• Summary Report SUM 0456
• No Declaration Required (NDR)

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CAED PROOF OF REPORT

• The licence number composed of 2 numeric/ 1
  alpha/3 numeric digits e.g. 12X543
• The Authorization ID composed of 2 alpha/4
  numeric digits
• e.g. SC1234
• The Form ID composed of the year/month/and five
  digit transaction number which refers to the of
  shipments exported during the year.
• e.g. 2004-01-00546.
• 12X543SC1234 20040100567
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MOU PROCESS

• MOU WITH MEMBER CARRIERS
• NO REPORT/NO LOAD
• PROCEDURES
• MOU document (implementation trial run March
  April 2004)
• Export transportation document (manifest air way
  bills etc) submitted according to mode with proof
  of report transaction number
• Air/rail One working day after plane/train
  departs
• Marine Three working days after vessel sails

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Benefits of MOU

• Eliminate the undercoverage of exports
• Assure trading partners that Canadian exports are
  secure.
• Expedite the movement of goods by
  carriers/freight forwarders.
• Reduce the incidents of AMPS penalties for
  exporters.
• Does not apply for in-transit goods

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Carrier/Freight Provider MOU Updates

• Letters have been sent out to CTACC members to
  explain the process of reporting to the exporting
  community
• Letter is linked to various websites including
  CBSA
• Official launch planned for February 2004
• Trial run planned for march/April
• Signing of MOU by participating companies

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AMPS EXISTING AND NEW PENALTIES

• PRESENTLY 18 PENALTIES RELATE TO EXPORTS
• ADDITIONAL NEW CARRIER AND EXPORTER PENALTIES TO
  BE ADDED

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PERSON FAILED TO PROVIDE TRUE, ACCURATE, AND
COMPLETE INFORMATION (DOCUMENTS)
C005
(PER DOCUMENT) 1st 100 2nd 200
3rd 300 Customs Act, Section 7.1
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EXPORTER FAILED TO DECLARE THE EXPORT OF GOODS
PRIOR TO EXPORT
C170
(Per shipment) 1st 0 2nd
1,000 3rd 2,000 4th and
3,000 Customs Act, Section 95(1)
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Person failed to answer truthfully any questions
C346
Value of goods 1st 2,000 or
20 of the value of goods 2nd 4,000
or 40 of the value of goods 3rd and
6,000 or 60 of the value of goods
whichever is greater Customs
Act, Section 95 (3)(a)
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EXPORTER FAILED TO PROVIDE TO CUSTOMS PRIOR TO
EXPORT REQUIRED EXPORT PERMIT, LICENSE OR
CERTIFICATE
C315
(Per document) 1st 1,000 2nd
2,000 3rd and 3,000
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General Export Permits (GEP)

• General Export Permits (GEP) enable an exporter
  to export certain goods which are subject to
  control under DFAIT to eligible destinations
  without the necessity of submitting individual
  export permit applications.
• GEP Update

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General Export Permits (GEP)

• GEP 1 Export of Goods for Special Personal
  Use
• GEP 12 United States Origin Goods
• GEP 18 Portable Personal Computers and
  Associated Software
• GEP 27 Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Goods
• GEP 29 Eligible Industrial Goods
• GEP 34 Certain Industrial Goods to Eligible
  Countries
• GEP 37 Toxic Chemicals and Precursors to the
  USA
• GEP 38 CWC Toxic Chemical and Precursor
  Mixtures
• GEP 39 Mass Market Cryptographic Software
• http//laws.justice.gc.ca/E-19/C.R.C.-
  c609/index.html

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EXPORTER FAILED TO REPORT GOODS SUBJECT TO EXPORT
CONTROL PRIOR TO EXPORT
C345
Value of goods 1st 2,000 or 20 of the
value of goods 2nd 4,000 or 40 of
the value of goods 3rd and 6,000 or 60 of
the value of goods whichever is greater
Customs Act,
Section 95 (1)
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EXPORTER FAILED TO SUBMIT AN EXPORT SUMMARY REPORT
C316
Per summary report 1st 2,000 2nd
5,000 3rd and 10,000 Customs Act,
Section 95 (1)
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EXPORTER FAILED TO KEEP RECORDS AT PLACE OF
BUSINESS
C195
(Per audit) 1st 1,000 2nd
5,000 3rd 10,000
4th and 25,000 Customs Act, Section
97.2 (1)
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PERSON WHO HAS REPORTED GOODS FAILED TO PRESENT
GOODS, UNLOAD CONVEYANCE OPEN PACKAGES OR
CONTAINERS
C190
(Per incident) 1st 1,000 2nd
2,000 3rd and 3,000 Customs Act,
Section 95(3) (b)
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CARRIER FAILED TO REPORT IN BOND CARGO TO CUSTOMS
OUTBOUND
C343
(Per shipment or Manifest) 1,000 Per
infraction Customs Act, Section 95 (1)
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New Amended AMPS Penalties

• Exporter failed to report within prescribed
  timeframes (C170 C315)
• Service provider failed to comply with officer
  request for verification prior to export
• Exporter of vehicle/conveyance did not provide
  official documents
• Carrier operating without an MOU failed to
  present documentation prior to export
• Carrier operating under MOU failed to present
  documentation in a timely manner

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INFORMATION

• Export Website
• www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/exporting/men
  u-f.html
• Form B13A available
• www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/F/pbg/cf/b13a/LISEZ-MOI.htm
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• Revised D Memorandum
• http//www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu/FmenuKCA.html
• Free Customs Seminars for New Exporters
• http//www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/events/menu-e.html

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Export Control

• Department of Foreign Affairs and
  International Trade
• www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/eicb/military/content-en.asp
  
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Contacts

• Regional Export Coordinator André Latour
• [phone] ext.8350
• Regional Client Service Isabelle Simard
• [phone] ext.5269
• Export Process Division (Ottawa) [phone]
• CAED 1-800-257-2434 (Statistics Canada)
• CAED Interface CBSA [phone]
• EDI/G7 Website www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca or
• G7 team at G7_at_ccra-adrc.gc.ca.

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www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca
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