Express Shipments. 1. Each Party shall adopt or maintain expedited customs procedures for express shipments while maintaining appropriate customs control and selection. These procedures shall:
Express Shipments. 1. The Parties recognise that electronic commerce plays an important role in increasing trade. To this end, to facilitate trade of express shipments in electronic commerce, the Parties shall ensure that their respective customs procedures are applied in a manner that is predictable, consistent and transparent.
Express Shipments. Each Party shall ensure efficient clearance of all shipments, while maintaining appropriate control and customs selection. In the event that a Party’s existing system does not ensure efficient clearance, it should adopt procedures to expedite express shipments. Such procedures shall:
Express Shipments. Each Party shall adopt or maintain expedited customs procedures for express shipments, while maintaining appropriate customs control and selection. These procedures shall: (a) provide a separate and expedited customs procedure for express shipment, and where applicable, use the WCO Guidelines for the Immediate Release of Consignment; (b) provide for the electronic submission and processing of information necessary for the release of an express shipment before the express shipment arrives; (c) to the extent possible, provide for clearance of certain goods with minimum 4-3 documentation; (d) provide for expeditious release of express shipments, within a period no greater than that required to ensure compliance with its legislation; and (e) under normal circumstances, provide that no customs duties will be assessed on, nor will formal entry documents be required for express shipments valued at US$100 or less.
Express Shipments. De Minimis The US requested that Canada and Mexico raise its de minimis threshold for small package/ express shipments to USD 800. Mexico agreed to USD 100, where no package would be assessed duties nor sales tax at or below that amount. The US-Mexico provision was global in scope (as opposed to applying to only North America). Canada agreed to a $150 with the following components: (a) Canadian dollars; (b) only $40 is sales tax free (meaning $110 is subject to sales tax); and (c) applies only to North American shipments. This concession is still higher than retailers deemed necessary to protect their domestic operations.
Express Shipments. Each Party shall adopt or maintain expedited customs procedures for express shipments while maintaining appropriate customs control and selection. These procedures shall: (a) provide a separate and expedited customs procedure for express shipments; (b) provide for the submission and processing of information necessary for the release of an express shipment before the express shipment arrives; (c) allow submission of a single manifest covering all goods contained in a shipment transported by an express shipment service, through, if possible, electronic means; (d) to the extent possible, provide for clearance of certain goods with a minimum of documentation; (e) under normal circumstances, provide for clearance of express shipments within six hours after submission of the necessary customs documents, provided the shipment has arrived; (f) apply without regard to weight or customs value; and (g) provide, under normal circumstances, that no customs duties or taxes will be assessed on, nor will formal entry documents be required for, express shipments valued at US$200 or less. 2
