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Customs Broker

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Customs Broker
An individual or firm licensed by customs authorities to enter and clear imported goods through customs. The broker represents the importer in dealings with the customs authorities.

Customs Broker
An individual or firm licensed to represent an importer or exporter in front of customs authorities. A customs broker must ordinarily be authorized to act as such by the local government. The broker files the appropriate paperwork and helps ensure that the goods being imported comply with all applicable regulations. A customs broker is also called a customshouse broker, especially in the United States.


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A customs broker periodically provides a Canadian company ("CanCo") with Forms B-3, Canada Customs Coding Forms, that specify whether products imported into Canada are subject to the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Another person clued in is the customs broker, the agent for the importer who steers the cargo through the bureaucratic maze of typical Latin American customs offices.
CCS certification is first obtained by either being a licensed customs broker or passing an online course similar to the broker's exam.
 
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