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	<title>Mercury E-Portal Solutions Blog &#187; is CSA right for me?</title>
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		<title>Customs Self Assessment Program &#8211; Is CSA right for my company?</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a lot of misconceptions about the Customs Self Assessment program out there. I&#8217;ve attempted to address a few of them in my previous blogs, but the ultimate question still remains:</p>
<h2><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Is CSA right for my company?</strong></span></h2>
<h3><em>The first question to ask yourself is : Do you want to reduce importation costs and improve Customs Compliance?</em></h3>
<p>Here are some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Operational </em></span>qualifying questions :</p>
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<li>Does my company currently have a process that compares customs declarations to our commercial invoices?  Could it be better?</li>
<li>Do we want to improve your level of compliance with customs regulations?</li>
<li>Do we want to reduce the amount of manual paperwork we complete for Canada Customs?</li>
<li>Does our operation depend on assured movement of goods across the border into Canada?</li>
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<p>Here are some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Financial</em> </span>qualifying questions :</p>
<ul>
<li>Do we process more than 400 importation transactions per year?</li>
<li>Do we spend more than $10,000 per year with Customs brokers?</li>
<li>Do we want an import process that is driven by our own systems and financial records, rather than a third party?</li>
<li>Do we want to minimize our exposure to Customs penalties?</li>
<li>Do we want to substantially reduce the amount of amending entries we make?</li>
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<p>If you answered YES to any of the above Operational or Financial questions, then CSA is definitely worth a look. MEPS has a process that makes CSA easy to achieve and affordable. We typically reduce our clients&#8217; importation fees by 40% in the first year, while also improving their customs compliance! <a href="http://www.meps.ca/contact/">Contact us</a> now to meet with our team of CSA experts.</p>
<p>If you would like to understand more about CSA, I invite you to look around our website, namely the following page : <a title="What is CSA?" href="http://www.meps.ca/what-is-csa/">What is CSA?</a></p>
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