2014
New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

APICS - The Association for Operations Management North Shore Chapter 20 and Boston Chapter 10    --   The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) New England Roundtable    --    The Northeast Supply Management Group, A Special Interest Group of ISM®

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2014 New England Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition - Jack T. Ampuja Presentation

US-Canada Cross-Border Logistics
Jack T. Ampuja, CTL, C.P.M., CCSP, President & CEO, Supply Chain Optimizers

Cross border business between Canada and USA is the world's largest trade relationship - well over $1 billion per day, and continues to grow. 75% of Canadian exports are shipped to the USA to Canada, while similar volume flows north from USA to Canada. While language, laws, and monetary units are similar, the two countries are separate sovereign states, and shipments moving between them are subject to international regulations. Although both countries are trying to streamline border crossing and eliminate duplicate effort while maintaining security, the relationship is not without issues.

Prior to 9/11, border crossings between USA and Canada were relatively easy. Since then companies moving freight have experienced a "thickening of the border". This presentation will provide updates on some of the new government programs focused on import-export, as well as the issues which continue to plague the relationship.

Some examples of the above USA/Canada issues are as follows:

     • Canada Customs is more flexible and more business oriented than US Customs, making shipments into USA more difficult.
     • Border crossing wait times into USA are significantly more variable than wait times into Canada, causing logistics planning issues for  shippers.
     • Shippers not understanding NAFTA compliance requirements leads to border crossing delays, and unnecessary audits.
     • Driver regulations in Canada are much more stringent, keeping some US drivers from crossing the border.
     • Sharing of info between US and Canada Customs is improving - but is still inadequate, causing duplication for businesses

This presentation will then focus on what shippers are doing to manage cross-border logistics more effectively.


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