CBSA Updates Memo on Who Can Apply for Customs Rulings
The Canada Border Services Agency updated its memorandum on national customs rulings on who can apply. Specifically, the memo was "revised to update the sections as to who may apply for a valuation, origin or marking NCR, and who can sign the consent statement." While the previous memo only mentioned importers, the updated memo says that NCRs "are provided as an administrative service for the convenience and guidance of importers, foreign exporters, and foreign producers." The updated memo also now says that "An importer, foreign exporter or foreign producer of a good, or agents thereof, may request a valuation, origin or marking NCR."
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Previously only importers or importers' agents were allowed to request a valuation NCR. CBSA will also now allow agents to sign the application, in some cases. "While an agent may apply for an NCR, the CBSA requires one of the consent statement of Appendix D, to either grant or withhold publication, to be signed by the actual importer, foreign exporter, foreign producer or agents thereof of the good on behalf of whom the NCR application is being made," the agency said.