Mandatory Electronic Notification of Cargo Arrival at Sufferance Warehouses  

 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

1. This notice is being issued to the attention of sufferance warehouse owners/operators licensed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to inform you of a regulatory amendment to the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations that is expected to come into force in fall 2013.

2. The transmission of an electronic inland Cargo Arrival Certification message by sufferance warehouse operators or their authorized third party service providers will become mandatory when enabling regulations come into force. This mandatory requirement will apply to operators of all types of CBSA-licensed sufferance warehouses and the CBSA will provide advance notice of the mandatory compliance date. Once regulatory amendments are in place, non-compliant warehouse operators may be subject to penalties.

3. The electronic Cargo Arrival Certification message must be transmitted by registered participants in the CBSA’s Release Notification System (RNS), using an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) method, when commercial goods physically arrive at an inland sufferance warehouse. Warehouse operators will not be able to submit Cargo Arrival Certification messages through the eManifest Portal.

4. The requirement for an electronic inland Cargo Arrival Certification message replaces the current manual arrival and transfer of liability process at inland destinations that requires warehouse operators to endorse the cargo control document, bill of lading, waybill or other similar document provided by the carrier.

5. Goods imported under the Courier Low Value Shipment (LVS) will be exempt from electronic Cargo Arrival Certification message requirements. A cargo control document, paper bill of lading, waybill or other similar document will be required for Courier LVS goods moving in-bond.

6. To participate in the RNS service, clients and/or their authorized third party service providers must register and undergo system testing with the CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU). Detailed information is available in Chapter 21 of the Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document (ECCRD). Sufferance warehouse operators who are already participating in the RNS service should contact the ECU to ensure that operator information in their client profile, including the sub-location code, is up-to-date for testing purposes. You may contact the ECU by e-mail at ecu.uce@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca or by calling 1-888-957-7224 and selecting Option 1.

7. For information on the Cargo Control and Sufferance Warehouse Modernization (CCSWM) initiative, visit http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/ccswm-meacf/menu-eng.html or contact CCSWM-MCFEA@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.

8. Should you require additional information regarding this notice, please contact:

Cargo Control and Sufferance Warehouse Modernization Unit
Canada Border Services Agency
150 Isabella Street, 5th Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0L8
E-mail: CCSWM-MCFEA@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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