Duty you paid
and did not owe.

You signed every entry filed in your name. Nobody has read one since. We do, line by line, against the tariff.

01 · The report

One page per entry. This is the whole thing.

Three things on every page: the lines that are right, the lines that are wrong and what they should read instead, and the lines we could not prove from what you sent. That last group is usually where the money is. Run here on a synthetic entry, so nothing on this page belongs to a client.

NORQUINENTRY CHECK REPORT · 2026-08-19 · SAMPLE
Entry check
report
CAD SAMPLE-0000000000001
Housewares and accessories
China and the United States to Ontario
Entry no.SAMPLE-0000000000001
TypeAB · version 1
Cargo controlSAMPLE-CCN-0001
Release date2025-10-02
Mode · officeMarine · 0497
Filed byPrevious broker
ReportSAMPLE · 2026-08-19
CORRECT
3 of 5 lines
Classification, unit, treatment, rate, duty math and GST all match T2025. Filed and due agree to the cent.
OVERPAID — 1
$651.00
Line 3 was rated at 9 % where the tariff carries 6.5 %. Recoverable by adjustment.
CANNOT PROVE — 1
$2,028.60
Line 5 claims United States origin at 0 %. The certification of origin is not in the documents.
01Findingswhat is wrong and what to file
FINDING 1.1Ornaments rated at 9 % where the tariff carries 6.5 %$651.00
Line 3 is classified 3926.40.90.00, statuettes and other ornamental articles of plastics. The MFN rate for that tariff item is 6.5 %. The entry applied 9 %. The classification itself is not in question; only the rate applied to it is.
 AS FILEDSHOULD BE
Duty on line 32,232.001,612.00
GST on line 31,351.601,320.60
To file: one adjustment covering line 3. Duty of $620.00 comes back from CBSA. The $31.00 of GST reaches a registrant as an input tax credit from the CRA, not as a credit on the CBSA account. The corrected declaration boxes are set out in section 03; they are not repeated here. ↩ back to the lineCustoms Tariff T2025, Chapter 39 · heading 39.26
02Linesas filed, with the check result on each line
AS FILEDSHOULD BE
LNGOODS AS FILEDVALUE FOR DUTYDUTYGSTDUTYGSTCHECK
1Plastic pen holders3926.10.00.90 · MFN 6.5 %4,180.00271.70222.59271.70222.59
2Plastic storage boxes3926.90.99.90 · MFN 6.5 %2,940.00191.10156.56191.10156.56
3Plastic ornaments3926.40.90.00 · MFN 6.5 %24,800.002,232.001,351.601,612.001,320.60✗ 1.1
4Plastic sun visors6506.91.00.00 · MFN 9 %1,650.00148.5089.93148.5089.93
5Handbags, textile outer4202.22.90.20 · UST %18,400.000.00920.000.00920.00? 2.1
Total51,970.002,843.302,740.682,223.302,709.68
These line totals roll up into boxes 113 · 119 · 120 · 123 · 129 · 130 of the declaration — shown box by box in section 03 below.
03Declaration totalsevery box, as filed against what the check says
BOXDECLARATION TOTALSAS FILEDSHOULD BE
113Total Value for Duty51,970.0051,970.00
114Total PST / HST0.000.00
115Total PST Cannabis Amount0.000.00
116Total Prov. Alcohol Tax Amount0.000.00
117Total Prov. Tobacco Amount0.000.00
118Declaration Total Relieved0.000.00
119Total Amount5,583.984,932.98
120Total Customs Duties2,843.302,223.30
121Total Excise Duties0.000.00
122Total Excise Taxes0.000.00
123Total GST2,740.682,709.68
124Total Anti-Dumping0.000.00
125Total Countervailing0.000.00
126Total Surtaxes0.000.00
127Total Safeguards0.000.00
128Total Interest0.000.00
129Total Duties & Taxes with Interest5,583.984,932.98
130TOTAL Duties & Taxes5,583.984,932.98
Boxes shown exactly as on the declaration. Marked values are what was filed; bold is what the check says the box should read.
04Open itemscannot be proven from the CAD; each names what closes it
OPEN 2.1Line 5 claims United States origin; the certification is not in the documents$2,028.60
Line 5 is entered under tariff treatment UST at 0 %. Nothing in the declaration or the commercial invoice states the origin criterion, and no certification of origin was supplied with the entry. Without it the goods fall to MFN 10.5 %, which is duty of 1,932.00 and GST of 96.60 on this line. We are not saying the claim is wrong. We are saying it is not proven, and on a verification it would be assessed. Closes with: a CUSMA certification of origin from the exporter covering the date of this shipment. ↩ back to the lineD11-4-2 · CUSMA certification of origin
05Check logevery check we run, per line or group
LNGOODSCLSUOMTRTRATEMATHVALRELGSTSIMAREF
1Plastic pen holders 3926.10.00.90
2Plastic storage boxes 3926.90.99.90
3Plastic ornaments 3926.40.90.001.1
4Plastic sun visors 6506.91.00.00
5Handbags, textile outer 4202.22.90.20?2.1
= the check does not apply to this entry (no relief or special authority was claimed).
06Sourcesevery rate and rule above traces to one of these
  1. Customs Tariff T2025, Chapter 39 — https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2025/html/00/ch39-eng.html (Wayback 2025-10-17)
  2. Customs Tariff T2025, Chapters 42 and 65 — https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2025/html/00/ch42-eng.html · …/ch65-eng.html (Wayback 2025-10-17 / 2025-10-06)
  3. D11-4-2, Proof of origin of imported goods — https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-2-eng.html
  4. Codes: D17-1-10 (Field 14 tariff treatments) — https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d17/d17-1-10-eng.pdf · T2025 list of countries — https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2025/html/countries-pays-eng.html
02 · How it works

Four steps. Only the first one is work for you.

  1. Send whatever entries you still have.
    The law allows a refund claim going back four years (Customs Act s.74), and the 2025 US surtax has its own two-year clock. We do not need all of it. Send the CAD documents you have, plus the invoices; if they are not to hand they are in your CARM portal.
  2. We read every line and show where each rate came from.
    Classification, unit, treatment, rate, the duty arithmetic, GST, and whether any relief claimed was actually available. Each answer names the chapter or memorandum it came from.
  3. You get one page back per entry.
    What was right, what was filed wrong and what it should read instead, and what we could not prove. Corrected boxes are laid out the way they appear on your declaration.
  4. We file the claim in CARM. You do not.
    You give us delegated access in your own CARM portal, once. After that we prepare the adjustment, submit it and follow it until CBSA answers. You do not fill in a form and you do not chase anyone. Where a filing has to be made under a broker’s licence, YES Express makes it. Your current broker keeps clearing your new shipments the whole time.
9
separate checks on every single line
the code, the rate, the arithmetic, the tax,
and every discount claimed
7,042
rates in the Canadian tariff
we read from all of them, not a shortlist
4 years
how far back the law lets you claim
send as much of it as you have
The offer
If we find money you overpaid, you get it back and we take a share. If we find nothing, you pay nothing.
Send your entries
03 · When we cannot prove a line

The open items are where the money usually is.

When we can’t prove a line, we tell you exactly which document would close it and who it has to come from — and we chase it with you. That’s usually where the money is.

When origin cannot be proven, the goods are filed at the full rate, so an unproven line is very often duty that a single certificate would remove. We name the document and chase it with you. We cannot promise to obtain it, and we will say so rather than guess at the line.

04 · Nothing is hidden

Ask about any line and we show our work.

Every rate on the report names the tariff chapter or the memorandum it came from, the edition of the tariff we read, and the date we read it. Ask why a line says what it says and you get the source, not our opinion.

Ask for anything behind an entry you sent us and you get it: the working, the rates we compared, the lines we rejected and why. Send the same entry back a year from now and you get the same answer, or a plain explanation of what changed in the tariff.

05 · Questions we get

The things importers ask before they send anything.

How far back can I claim a refund of duty in Canada?

Four years from the date the goods were accounted for. That is section 74 of the Customs Act. It works the other way too: if a declaration is wrong and you owe money, section 32.2 gives you 90 days from the day you have reason to believe it is wrong.

What actually gets filed, and who files it?

An adjustment request against the Commercial Accounting Declaration, with the reason code and the supporting documents. You give us delegated access in your CARM Client Portal once, and we prepare it, submit it and follow it until CBSA answers. Where a filing has to be made under a broker’s licence, YES Express makes it.

Do I have to change my customs broker?

No. The look back is on entries that were already filed and closed. Your current broker keeps clearing your new shipments the whole time.

What does it cost?

Nothing unless money comes back. The share is agreed in writing before any work starts, and nothing is filed with CBSA until you tell us to.

What do you need from me?

The Commercial Accounting Declarations your broker sends after each clearance, plus the matching commercial invoices. If they are not to hand, they are in your CARM Client Portal under Transaction History. Send as many or as few as you have.

The duty was right but the GST looks wrong. Does that come back too?

GST works differently and it is worth knowing before you expect a cheque. CBSA will accept the adjustment, but if you are a GST registrant the amount reaches you as an input tax credit from the Canada Revenue Agency, not as a credit on your CBSA account.

What happens if you cannot prove a line?

We say so. The report names the document that would close it and who it has to come from, and we chase it with you. We will not guess at a line to make a number look better, and we cannot promise a supplier overseas will answer.

06 · Talk to us

Send whatever you have.

Or write to vlad@mail.norquin.com