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A customs broker is not a freight forwarder. They file the Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD) with CBSA, manage release timing with the port, and coordinate duty recovery. Your broker's speed directly affects when your container hits your dock.
Your customs broker is not a paperwork machine. They're the person holding the release key to your container at Port of Montreal. Understanding what they do, when they do it, and where the delays actually happen is the difference between a 2-day dock-to-stock and a 10-day examination hold.
A customs broker Canada service isn't just someone who files a form. They're managing your B3 declaration, negotiating release timelines with CBSA, calculating duty liability, and sometimes saving you thousands in landed cost on a single shipment. Here's what they actually do and when you're wasting money skipping one.