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Have A & A handle your fulfillment!
We can give you the space and flexibility you need to get your product where it needs to be at a fraction of the cost of doing it yourself. Providing cross-docking and pick and pack fulfillment services at warehouses owned and operated by A & A Contract Customs Brokers Ltd - our strategically located facilities can hold any non-hazardous goods from units, packages, pallets to vehicles. From shoes to snowboards to nutritional supplements to electronics – we are experienced in a variety of different commodities.
You will be able to view your entire inventory through our safe and secure web based inventory management program.
Washington State – Our Blaine, WA, United States, facility is minutes away from the border. Use it to your advantage for shipments going into Canada. Consolidate your shipments prior to exporting your product to the United States, thereby reducing your freight costs. Many shippers offer ‘free shipping’ within the U.S. Use us to get free shipping, and we will consolidate and forward to your Canadian address. U.S. and International customers – we will do your fulfillment for North America from our facility.
Ontario, Canada - In Mississauga, ON, Canada, A & A's warehouse is situated just north of Pearson International Airport, and has a square footage of approximately 15, 000, and A & A is a bonded facility so you can avoid duties and taxes until you are ready to ship.
Our services stretch beyond these two facilities, so call our warehousing specialists to help you determine the best course of action to satisfy your needs.
Contact us at 1.800.663.4270 or email us at service@aacb.com.
Special Offer
Free Drop Shipping - Receive one in & outbound transaction!
(New customers only - offer valid from today to October 31, 2009)
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Are you unsure of where to begin? Do you have questions about warehousing and distribution facilities, and want to talk to a person? Talk to A & A's warehousing specialist Jim Hinds at 1.800.663.4270
Jim Hinds came to A & A Contract Customs Brokers Ltd with over 25 years of logistics experience. Having worked in both Canada and the United States, Hinds has a fountain of information pertaining to customs brokerage, warehousing and freight forwarding.
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Latest Canada Customs Information
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
On September 1, 2009, The Canadian Food Inspection Agency had changed its policy on wood packaging material from China. The only acceptable treatment certification for wood packaging material is now a valid IPPC mark, all other Chinese phytosanitary certificates will be refused entry.
For more information, Customs Notice CN09-002 can be found
here.
Customs and Tariff Information:
The Canada Border Services Agency have issued a remission order for goods temporarily entering Canada during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games talking place in Vancouver, British Columbia. All family members that are not ordinarily residents of Canada, could be entitled to relief of duty and tax on gods coming into Canada. For further information, please contact the A & A consulting team at consulting@aacb.com.
Carriers’ Corner
The Canadian Border Services Agency currently requires all commercial carriers to maintain their books and records related to the movement of commercial goods at their place of business in Canada for three years, upon being transported into Canada. For any questions and additional information please contact the A & A’s at carrierservices@aacb.com.
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Imposters Arrested, Narcotics Seized at Nogales Port of Entry
Nogales, Ariz. — Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales ports of entry wrapped up a busy weekend with narcotics seizure, an arrest of a wanted Phoenix man and numerous immigration violations.
Heading into the weekend CBP officers seize 22 pounds of marijuana in a pick-up truck. The street value of the narcotics is estimated to be as much as $53,000.
On Friday, September 12 CBP officers working the Mariposa port of entry were screening travelers returning to the United States when a 50-year-old man from Sonora applied for entry. The man was driving a late model pick-up truck. The primary officer noticed discrepancies with the truck and referred it for further inspection.
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China's Exports See Sharp Decline
China's exports continued to decline in August, down 23% from the same month last year. Official figures show exports fell to $103.7bn, from $134.9bn in August 2008. Exports of almost all major industrial products saw double-digit drops.
The trade surplus fell 45% from August 2008 to $15.7bn, but was up from July.
Recent signs that recession has ended in some major economies, including China's major trading partner Japan, suggest that exports may pick up again. But separately, Japan's economy grew 0.6% in the third quarter from the previous three months, less than the 0.9% originally estimated. This was due to fewer private-sector inventories than previously estimated, Japan's finance ministry said. Japan is the world's second-largest economy.
The Chinese export figures were worse than expected by economists. So far this year, China's total trade with the U.S. fell 16.4% and its trade with Japan fell 22%. Trade with the European Union dropped nearly 21%, the government said.
"The stabilisation and recovery of the Chinese economy is not yet steady, solid and balanced," Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday. "Some of the stimulus measures will see their effect wane, and it will take time before those long-term policies show effect."
China, which is targeting 8% economic growth this year after 10% annual growth over the past few years, has relied on its $586bn stimulus plan to boost spending this year.
A separate survey showed investments in urban fixed assets rose 33% in the first eight months of the year, suggesting that the Chinese government is the main driver of economic growth. New loans from Chinese banks also rebounded in August, rising to 410.4bn yuan ($60bn; £36bn) after falling to 355.9bn yuan in July.
Li Xiaochao, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, said the country remained on track for its 8% annual growth target. "So far, the main reason why the overall economy is stabilising and starting to recover is that we adopted the stimulus package to expand domestic demand," he said.
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