M2.3: The Rules of Trade Flashcards
How many parts is the Customs Act divided into?
7 Parts
1. General
2. Importation
3. Calculation of Duty
4. Abatements and Refunds
5. Collection
6. Enforcement
7. Regulations
Under what acts are duties and taxes levied or imposed ?
Customs Tariff
Excise Act 2001
Excise Tax Act
SIMA (Special Import Measures Act)
Any Act of Parliament
What does Part IX (9) of the Excise Tax Act cover?
GST
What does subsection 3(1), paragraghs 59(3)(b) and 65(1)(b), sections 69 and 73 and subsections 74(1).75(2) and 76(1), of the Customs Act, Excise Act and Exice Tax Act pertain to?
Refund of duties and excludes refund of GST
How many parts is the Customs Tarff Act divided into?
9 Parts and 214 Sections;
1. International and general
2. Cusoms duties
3. Duties relief
4. Regulations and orders
5. Prohibited Goods
6. Transitional provisions
7. Related amedments
8. Consequential amendments
9. Repeal and coming into force
Who is responsible for ensuring the tariff is administered correctly?
CBSA
Who prepares the the tariff legislation and why?
Finance Canada because the tariff involves the collection of revenue.
What does the Customs Act allow the CBSA to do?
provides legislative authority for the CBSA to collect duty
What does the Customs Tariff Act do?
Imposes duties and provides relief of the imposition of certain duties
Under what subsection of the Customs Act allows the BSO to open and take samples of suspected prohibited goods?
Subsection 99(1) of the Customs Act
Under what subsection of the Customs Act allows the BSO to detain goods prior to release ensure they are legal to import or export?
Section 101 of the Customs Act
What section of the Customs Tariff Act states that importation of certain goods are prohibited?
Section 136 of the Customs Tariff Act
What D Memo covers Prohibited Goods
D 9
What section of the Customs Act allowes CBSA to seize goods that have been smuggled
Section 110 of the Customs Act
What section of the Customs Act allow an importer to appeal a seisure of goods?
Section 129 of the Customs Act states that importer who wish to appeal any seizures must do so in writing and within 90 days of the seizure date.
What goods are forfeited if seized?
Illegal Drugs, Firearms and weapons at not returned.
A person who smuggles or attempts to smuggle goods into Canada is committing an offence under what section and what Act?
Section 159 of the Customs Act.
If a person smuggles they are subject to what terms in what section of Customs Act?
Section 160 of the Customs Act
1. offence punishable on summary conviction and fined 50k, or 6 mnths in jail
2. indictable offence and fined 500K or 5 years in jail
Summarize the Customs Act
- is divided into 7 parts
- legislation that controls the movement of goods and persons in an out of Canada.
-Accounting of importer goods and payment of D & T - lists valuation methods for imported goods
Summarize the Customs Tariff Act
- divided into 9 parts and seval schedules
-imposition of customs duty and relief of other duties.
What section of the Customs Act gives BSOs the authority to open goods they suspect to be prohibited?
Section 99(1)
What section of the Customs Act gives the BSOs the authority to detain goods they suspect are prohibited?
Section 101
What section of the Customs Act gives the BSOs the authority to seize goods or conveyances they believe are in contravention of the regulations?
Section 110
What section of the Customs Tariff Act states that the importation of certain goods specified in the Customs Tariff are prohibited?
Section 136
What goods are prohibited?
miscellaneous goods
firearms and weapons
books, printed paper drawings deemed obscene, hate propaganda etc.
What section of what act covers smuggling or attemps to smuggle goods into Canada?
Section 159 of the Customs Act
What are monetary penalties based on?
Risk posed to:
National security
Health and Safety
economic and international commitments
What is AMPS? Administrative Monetary Penalty System
civil penalty regime that ensures compliance with customs legislation through the application of monetary penalties
What is the MPD(Master Penalty Document)?
Database that contains all the potential penalties that can be issued by the CBSA under AMPS