2014

Elimination of the General Preferential Tariff (GPT)

Effective January 1st 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency will withdraw the benefit of the General Preferential Tariff from 72 of the current 176 beneficiary countries. The withdrawal applies to countries including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to name but a few. The complete list, and the specific regulations are contained in…

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Changes to US vehicle export reporting

Effective October 2nd 2014, US CBP, in conjunction with the US Bureau of the Census , now requires that export data for used, self-propelled vehicles be transmitted via the Automated Export System (AES). This is in addition to the existing 72-hour export reporting requirements. Export documents filed and accepted under the AES will generate an…

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Shipping – a fickle mistress…

From year to year one never knows which way the wind will blow with respect to the local marine industry. This business can certainly be a fickle mistress at times, and halfway through 2014, she hasn’t disappointed. At the beginning of every year we hope for better weather than the previous, but it never seems…

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The winds of change…

Change is a constant, it is mutable, and it is indomitable. It effects everyone, and everything, so let’s talk about change… As a company, King Bros. Limited, has been operating for over 100 years, and during that time we have had to embrace change to remain current with the business standards of the day. It…

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