Foreword

• Author: Carol West
• Profession: President, Canadian Society of Customs Brokers Chair, World Customs Organization Private Sector Consultative Group
• Pages: 37-37

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Foreword

Ef‌fective border management today involves requirements and obligations

beyond traditional customs legislation. These requirements are found in the

laws of a number of other departments and agencies, and introduce a signif‌i-

cant level of complexity and burden of compliance for Canadian businesses.

By bringing his meticulous and thorough analysis to a broader legislative

framework for importing and exporting, Dr Prabhu has not only recognized

the importance of these requirements, but made an important contribution

to our knowledge.

Both the scope and style of this work are impressive. By carefully select-

ing the most important statutes to include in this work, and by grouping

the statutes into three categories, Dr Prabhu has given his readers the gift of

accessibility. And by bringing his clear language to this work, he has ensured

that it will not only be readily understood, but will have practical value.

Dr Prabhu’s previous work, the Annotated Customs Act, has been an in-

dispensible resource for Canadian customs practitioners for decades. I have

no doubt that this book will prove even more useful to all those in the legal

and business communities who want to better understand the major federal

statutes af‌fecting the importation and exportation of goods.

Carol West

President, Canadian Society of Customs Brokers

Chair, World Customs Organization Private Sector Consultative Group