MSR Duty Recovery - Duty Recovery Process, Customs Act, and Customs Brokers

The Recovery Process

Working in the fast-paced and complex environment of international trade, it is inevitable that oversights will occur. But under the Customs Act, you have the right to address them. You can retain MSR as an authorized professional agent to review past entries and accounts on a confidential and contingency basis to determine if there is an opportunity for Duty Recovery.

Finding the Oversights

There are different types of oversights that can occur, not just clerical errors. MSR has the expertise to identify and resolve all oversights that have been missed by others, including inaccurate end-use determination, misclassification and non-application of preferential duties.

The window of opportunity, however, is limited. Under the law, the limit for voluntary adjustments is four years from the date of a shipment release by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), so time is of the essence.

How MSR Duty Recovery Works

Our review of your Customs files and relevant materials is non-intrusive and does not disrupt your normal business workflow. Two of our on-staff licensed Customs Brokers, who are dedicated to ensuring service excellence and confidentiality, will be assigned to your duty recovery opportunity.

What we need from you is access to your Customs files. We'll do the rest, quickly and efficiently, including:

On-site review of your import records along with an initial assessment (typically takes less than a day to complete)
Analyze and further review the information by:
- Identifying oversights
- Resolving errors
File your claim with the government
Follow up with the government on the status of your claim
Prepare and deliver a confidential report to you
A mini AMPS Assessment Analysis

Other Services

MSR provides a range of customs consulting services in addition to Customs Duty Recovery. They include:

Periodic Verification Audit
Customs Self-Assessment
Customs Strategic Planning
NAFTA Origin Determination
Compliance Determination
AMPS Assessment

Other Types of Duty and Tax Relief

Under certain conditions of the Duty Drawback program, CBSA can refund duties paid on imported goods. Additionally, the Duty Deferral program relieves duty payments on imported goods that will eventually be exported.

Interested in more information? Please continue exploring our website or send an email to info@msrcustoms.com.