Export Permits
Canada’s Export Controls & Export Permits Compliance Requirements
The Government of Canada has strict regulations about the exportation of machine tools covered by the Export and Import Permits Act.
“Most industrial machinery used in metalworking falls under Group 1 of the ‘Dual-Use’ list, which means an export permit is required before shipping.”
What is an export permit?
The Export and Import Permits Act authorizes the Minister of Foreign Affairs to issue to a resident of Canada a permit to export items included on the Export Control List or to a country included on the Area Control List, subject to certain terms and conditions.
An export permit describes, among other things, the quantity, description and nature of the items to be exported, as well as the destination country and final consignee. An export permit constitutes a legally binding authorization to export ” Export Control List controlled goods or technology as described.
Do I need an export permit?
This is the first question about export controls facing an exporter. Factors such as the nature, characteristics, origin, or destination of the goods or technology being exported, affect export permit requirements.
As such, certain situations require that an exporter first obtain an export permit from the Export Controls Division of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada before these items can be exported legally.
The issuance of export permits is administered by the Export Controls Division (TIE) of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT). website www.exportcontrols.gc.ca.
Objectives of Export Controls
The principal objective of export controls is to ensure that exports of certain goods and technology is consistent with Canada’s foreign and defense policies.
Among other policy goals, export controls seek to ensure that exports from Canada:
- do not cause harm to Canada and its allies.
- do not undermine national or international security.
- do not contribute to national or regional conflicts or instability.
- do not contribute to the development of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons of
- ss destruction, or of their delivery systems.
- are not used to commit human rights violations; and
- are consistent with existing economic sanctions provisions.
Canada’s export controls are not intended to hamper legitimate trade but seek to balance the economic and commercial interests of Canadian business with the national interest of Canada.
In addition to compliance with the Export and Import Permits Act, exporters of goods and technology that is subject to export controls have a responsibility to conduct due diligence verifications of actual and potential foreign customers and to provide all relevant information in an export permit application.
The Government of Canada’s reviews of permit applications to export goods and technology seek to ensure that exports from Canada will not be diverted to illegitimate end-uses or end-users that would be contrary to the policy goals stated above.
Enforcement
Border Services Officers, before allowing the export of any item, must satisfy themselves that the exporter has fully complied with, and not contravened, the provisions of the Export and Import Permits Act and Regulations, or any other Act of Parliament. Under the authority of the Customs Act32 , Border Services Officers may exercise certain powers, respecting search, detention, seizure and forfeiture with respect to any goods that are tendered for export or exported or otherwise dealt with contrary to this Act, to the Export and Import Permits Act and to relevant Regulations or any other Act of Parliament that controls the export of goods from Canada.
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Navigating export permits can be complex, especially in the machinery industry.
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Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Export Controls Operations Division (ITE)
111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
