Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Purpose and Coverage
1. The purpose of this Notice is to inform importers of the aluminum import monitoring program. Effective September 1, 2019, the Governor in Council has added certain aluminum products to the Import Control List (ICL) as item 83 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs has issued General Import Permit (GIP) No. 83 for importing certain aluminum products.
2. The purpose of this program is to enable Global Affairs Canada to monitor imports of certain aluminum products and facilitate the collection of import data. In addition, importers may be required, upon request, to provide to Global Affairs Canada documents and records for the purpose of identifying any errors in import data and determining the source of any inconsistencies in a targeted manner.
3. The aluminum import monitoring program does not limit the quantity of aluminum products that may be imported into Canada.
4. This Notice applies to all aluminum products included in item 83 of the ICL.
Import requirements and procedures
5. Customs brokers and importers utilizing this Permit must comply with the requirements of the GIP. They are requested to ensure that quantity (in kilograms), value (in Canadian dollars and excluding freight costs), product classification, country of origin, U.S. state of export (if applicable), supplier name and address and importer name are given correctly, if necessary by amending the import documentation. Customs brokers and importers utilizing this Permit are urged to cooperate fully with the Trade and Export Controls Bureau of Global Affairs Canada, as administrators of the monitoring program. Such cooperation and the provision of complete and accurate information in their customs declaration forms will enhance the reliability of the data and reduce the burden of post-clearance auditing.
6. To import shipments that include aluminum products listed in item 83 of the ICL, customs brokers and importers are required to cite “GIP83-OIC19-1224” in the commodity description field in the release document.
7. Failure to cite the required GIP or not complying with the terms and conditions of the Permit may lead to the levying of penalties by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) under the Administrative Monetary Penalty System, which authorizes the CBSA to assess monetary penalties for non-compliance with customs legislative, regulatory and program requirements. Importers may also face prosecution under the EIPA for contravening a provision of the Act or its regulations (section 19). Compliance is monitored by the CBSA and Global Affairs Canada
