Customs Consulting

Your 'Encyclopedia of Trade Knowledge'.

Cole International's Customs Consulting team is known for melding creative solutions with airtight compliance. Leveraging our exceptional relationships with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and our knack for working well with auditors, our style is collaborative, not antagonistic. The processes and tools we've developed for our compliance practice are leading edge.

Trade Services
Unless you live and breathe customs all day long (like we do), you're not likely to understand all the complexities and intricacies of the industry…and nor should you have to. With Cole International in your corner, you'll benefit from our unparalleled expertise in the ever-changing, increasingly complex world of international trade. Think of us as your 'Encyclopedia of Trade Knowledge'.

  • HS Tariff Management
  • Tariff Relief
  • NAFTA Sourcing & Record Keeping
  • Other Free Trade Agreements
  • Value for Duty
  • Drawbacks
  • General Audit Agreement – Duty or Commodity Taxes
  • International Trade Study

Compliance Services
The true value of customs consultancy boils down to knowledge and effort – how much your consultants know…and how hard they're willing to work for you. By combining unparalleled expertise with a tireless commitment to each customer, Cole International is working hard to become the premier supplier on compliance side of the logistics landscape.

  • Compliance Management
  • Voluntary Disclosures
  • Audit Response Unit (ARU)
  • Penalty Reduction Agreements (PRAs)
  • Penalty Mitigation
  • Seizure Appeals

Border Security
Cole International's consultants will help you navigate and negotiate the ever-changing, ever more complex border security issues that have become the norm since 9/11.

  • C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) & PIP (Partners in Protection)
  • Security Maintenance Program

Capital Projects
For companies constructing, importing or exporting manufacturing/processing facilities or similar capital projects whose scope or volumes demand special care and attention, Cole International's consultants apply their keen experience to ensure timely release and delivery of goods, minimized duties and taxes, and full compliance with regulatory requirements and CBSA standards. Cole International's capital project experience includes oil & gas refineries, manufacturing plants, oil- sands mines, petrochemical complexes, power plants and airport expansions with budgets ranging from a few hundred thousand to over six billion dollars.





Commodity Tax & Compliance Consulting

Maximum cost cutting. Total compliance.

When a non-resident vendor acts as the Canadian Importer of Record (IOR) or a Canadian operation receives goods from a foreign parent, matters of sales tax compliance can become complicated and – if you don't have a good understanding of the Canadian sales tax landscape – unnecessarily expensive. Cole International's Commodity Tax & Compliance group will help you navigate this complicated environment. As the only logistics company in Canada with Commodity Tax consultants, Cole International offers comprehensive sales tax advice and practical cost-cutting tactics you simply can't get anywhere else.

  • Government Audit Representation
  • Sales Tax Compliance Reviews
  • Sales Tax Recovery Service
  • GST Registration
  • GST/HST Return Service
  • GST/HST/QST Voluntary Disclosures
  • Canadian Market Entry Planning
  • Customs Valuation
  • Strategic Planning
  • Interpretation Opinions