• Who is shipping, and to whom?
• When is the shipment due to enter the country?
• Where is it going to arrive and at which port?
• What is in the shipment specifically, what is the origin and the value?

Sophisticated technology is used to: assess the shipper and consignee as a “known” or “unknown” security risk; and scrutinize the commodities being declared—description, tariff classification, origin, and value. If the goods are subject to OGD (other government departments such as CFIA, FDA) the information is shared with those entities, and an admittance decision is made well before the shipment arrives..

2. When the shipment arrives…
Information submitted in advance by the carrier and broker is reviewed upon arrival and matched to what the carrier submits. Customs can choose to physically examine the shipment, or screen via X-ray and radiation, detector dogs, or other means. Depending on their findings the shipment is released, detained for further examination, or seized.

3. After the shipment is cleared…
Information submitted in advance by the carrier and broker is reviewed upon arrival and matched to what the carrier submits. Customs can choose to physically examine the shipment, or screen via X-ray and radiation, detector dogs, or other means. Depending on their findings the shipment is released, detained for further examination, or seized.

4. After the audit is completed…
Once an audit is completed, importers can expect ongoing scrutiny by Customs on items or issues identified, as well as others that may arise in subsequent desk reviews or audits.
 

Your Compliance Assurance Strategy

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The merging of national security and compliance monitoring has produced a new strategy for Customs scrutiny that is based on monitoring every step of the international trade process.

1. Before the shipment arrives…