Author Archives: GB Robins
The New NAFTA Has Arrived! CUSMA USMCA T-MEC
One trade agreement, 3 different names The 3 countries have created a new trade agreement to be headlined with their own country effective July 1,...
The 5 Why Framework to get to Root Cause
Mistakes happen. I like the quote “New mistakes are OK. Old mistakes are not.” The 5 Why Framework was developed by Sakichi Toyoda years and...
COVID-19 Trade Update Call for March 13
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a conference call with the Trade this afternoon to discuss the current status of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak...
What is CARM? CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management
APRIL 16, 2020 – CARM IS CURRENTLY POSTPONED More information here: https://cscb.ca/article/announcement-re-postponement-carm-solution-deployment The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a multi-year initiative that...
Single Window Initiative: Infographic: Everything You Need to Know About SWI as an Importer
What if you could clear your goods faster—and more securely—through Canada Customs? The Single Window Initiative (SWI) aims to do just that. It will also...
Economic Digest – November 2018
Check out this months economic news: SHIPPING Global seaborne trade rose by 4% in volume terms in 2017, the fastest growth rate in five years....
Safe Foods for Canadians Regulation: Infographic: Everything You Need to Know About SFCR as a Food Importer/Exporter (Almost!)
Rolling 14 regulations into one is no small feat. Figuring out how all those changes will impact your food business on your own? That’s the...
Economic Digest – October 2018
Check out this months economic news: GRAIN European retaliatory tariffs on US corn have helped increase Canadian grain shipments to Europe through the St. Lawrence...