ACI Newsletter - Volume I January 2014

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ADVANCE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION POLICY
NEWSLETTER
Do you know who to
contact?
Are you a carrier, freight
forwarder or a registered
service provider? Do you
know who to contact?
Border Information
Service (BIS) for general
information 1-800-4619999 (within Canada) and
1-204-983-3500 (outside
Canada) or 1-506-636-5064
(outside Canada).
eManifest Help Desk – for
eManifest-related questions
about policy, operations and
eManifest Portal Shared
Secret applications:
[email protected]
Technical Support Unit
(TSU) –for highway
carriers, for urgent
production-related
technical issues, EDI and
eManifest Portal technical
support (highway) call 1888-957-7224:
General enquiries:
[email protected]
Welcome to the first edition of the Advance Commercial
Information (ACI) Policy Unit e-newsletter.
The aim of this newsletter is to provide you with up-to-date
information on the ACI Program. The newsletter will be
published on a semi-annual basis and provides you with contact
information and links to useful CBSA reference documents.
NEWS:
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ECCRD:
Did you know that the Electronic Commerce Client Requirements
Document (ECCRD) for all modes is no longer available on the CBSA
website? For information on how to request a copy, go to:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/eservices/eccrd-eng.html
- Conveyance Arrival Certification Message (CACM) Q&A:
On June 9, 2013, the CBSA introduced a new functionality requiring
air, marine, and rail carriers to transmit the CACM if a conveyance is
carrying commercial cargo into Canada. The CACM is required in
addition to conveyance and cargo Advance Commercial Information
(ACI) transmitted within mode specific timeframes.
Below you will find the most frequently asked Questions the ACI
Policy Unit has received regarding the CACM and the applicable
answers:
Q: Who is liable for the transmission of the CACM?
A: In order to comply with Sections 12(1) and 12.1 of the Customs Act,
it is necessary that the owner/operator (person in charge of the
conveyance) transporting goods into Canada, use their own CBSA
designated carrier code for the purpose of transmitting Advance
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Commercial Information (ACI) to the CBSA and for the reporting of
their conveyance and goods upon arrival by transmitting the CACM.
Know who to contact?
(cont.)
Electronic Commerce
Unit (ECU) – for air,
marine, rail carriers,
freight forwarders - EDI
and eManifest Portal
technical support call
1-877-957-7224, press 1
(within Canada) or 613946-0762 for overseas
callers.
National Targeting
Centre (NTC)
Did you receive a Request
for Information (RFI) or
other Risk Assessment (RA)
message from the NTC and
don’t know what to do?
Calls within Canada and
the United States
Telephone 1-855-682-1262
(24 hours a day, 7 days a
week); Overseas callers
Telephone 613-941-0004
(24 hours a day, 7 days a
week)
NTC Marine E-mail: [email protected]
NTC Air E-mail: [email protected]
Q: Do empty conveyances have to transmit a CACM?
A: Empty conveyances in the air and marine modes of transport are
currently exempt from transmitting pre-arrival/pre-load data;
therefore, they are exempt from transmitting the CACM. However, if
a carrier (conveyance owner/operator) choses to voluntarily transmit
an electronic ACI conveyance report for an ACI exempt conveyance,
the CACM must be transmitted in order for the arrival status in the
CBSA
system
to
be
finalized.
In the rail mode, advance commercial information is required for an
empty conveyance; consequently a CACM is also required.
Cargo ACI
Supplementary
Report (if applicable)
Conveyance ACI
Conveyance Arrival Certification
Message
Goods/Conveyance Released
or Referred for examination
Q: Will the A6 General Declaration form requirement still exist after
implementation of the marine CACM?
A: Carriers will still be required to provide paper documentation for
crew and passenger information and the requirement to present a
paper copy of the A6 at FPOA is currently under review.
Q: We know the air carrier must transmit the CACM after the verbal
“cleared to land” message from NAVCAN is received in the cockpit,
how are we supposed to know when that occurs?
A: You will need to develop internal communication processes in
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order to integrate this verbal clearance from NAVCAN to transmit the
CACM within the timeframe required by the CBSA.
Know who to contact?
(cont.)
eManifest Compliance
Monitoring
Are you a carrier who
received an eManifest
Compliance Review and
have questions regarding
your review? Email:
Compliance_Monitoring.Ve
rification_de_Confromite@
cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Import Programs
If you are a carrier and
have questions related to
the movement of goods,
email
ImportPrograms.Program
[email protected]
If you are a carrier and
have questions related to
If
are a of
carrier
theyou
release
goods,and
email
have
questions
related to
RELEASE.MAINLEVEE@cbs
the
release of goods, email
a-asfc.gc.ca
RELEASE.MAINLEVEE@cbs
a-asfc.gc.ca
Q: When aircraft touches land, can we submit the CACM at that time?
A: Yes, the earliest timeframe the CACM may be transmitted is when
the air carrier would meet the definition of ‘arrival’: in the air mode of
transport, goods shall be reported under Section 12 of the Customs
Act without delay after the aircraft is cleared by NAVCAN to land at an
airport following arrival in Canada. However, operational procedures
may be put in place to transmit the CACM once the aircraft touches
land; the air carrier would have met the definition of ‘arrival’. Please
note that release might be delayed as the message triggers release.
Q: Does the CACM replace the existing Advance Commercial
Information (ACI) EDI Conveyance and Cargo messages being
transmitted in the air and marine modes of transport?
A: No, the current pre-load/pre-arrival Conveyance and Cargo EDI
transmission requirements remain unchanged. Carriers must continue
transmitting pre-load/pre-arrival ACI data in the prescribed format and
within prescribed modal timeframes. The EDI CACM is an additional
EDI message that must be transmitted by the carrier once the
conveyance has met their mode specific arrival definition.
Q: We are air/marine carriers and are experiencing technical issues
with the transmission of the CACM.
Who can we contact?
A: Air and Marine mode carriers can contact the Electronic Commerce
Unit (ECU) for questions related to the CACM. See the Know who to
contact side bar for the ECU contact information.
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Pre-Arrival House Bill (Freight Forwarder) Q&A:
Also on June 9, 2013, the CBSA deployed new electronic systems that allow freight forwarders in all
modes of transportation to transmit advance electronic house bill data for consolidated freight to the
CBSA.
A voluntary compliance period will remain in effect until eManifest-enabling regulations come into
force. Clients will be provided with at least 45 days advance notice of the eManifest mandatory
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compliance date to ensure a smooth transition to modernized, more efficient commercial processing at
Canada’s borders. Updates regarding the status of the regulatory process will be made public when
available.
Early adopters of eManifest requirements will benefit from a modernized and more efficient commercial
border process; more time to adjust to eManifest processes and correct problems; online resources and
client support; and reduced likelihood of non-compliance when requirements become mandatory.
Q. What is a house bill?
A. A house bill is a type of secondary cargo control document that is submitted to the CBSA in
order to deconsolidate and acquit a consolidated cargo control document (Service Option 950).
Q. What is a house bill close message?
A. A house bill Close Message is submitted by freight forwarders to indicate that all electronic
house bills for the specific consolidation have been submitted (Service Option 968).
Below you will find the most frequently asked Questions and Answers the ACI Policy Unit has received
regarding the pre-arrival house bill data.
Q: Who is liable for the transmission of the house bill data, house bill close data and
supplementary data?
A: In order to comply with section 12.1 of the Customs Act, the freight forwarder will be
responsible for the transmission of house bill data, house bill close data and supplementary data
once the eManifest-enabling regulations come into force. Freight forwarders will be liable for
ensuring that all data is true, accurate and complete; and received within the mode specified
timeframes.
Q: Can another party transmit house bill data on behalf of a freight forwarder?
A: Freight forwarders may authorize a service provider or agent to transmit the house bill, house
bill close and supplementary data on their behalf. The carrier code on the electronic
transmission must be that of the actual freight forwarder, not the agent or service provider. A
form BSF691 Authorize/Remove an Agent or Service Provider for Advance Commercial
Information must be completed by the freight forwarder and provided to the CBSA.
Q: What is the difference between a single shipment and a consolidated shipment?
A: For CBSA purposes:
 a shipment is defined as: A specified good or collection of specified goods that is listed, in a
single bill of lading, waybill or other similar document that relates to the carriage of goods,
for transport between two or more persons;
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
a consolidated shipment is defined as: A number of separate shipments grouped together
by a consolidator or freight forwarder and shipped to an agent or a freight forwarder as one
shipment, under one bill of lading, and reported to Customs on one cargo control document
(one shipper and one consignee).
Q: What movement types are available on the house bill during the voluntary period?
A: The only available movement types on a house bill as of June 9, 2013, are In-bond
(Movement Type Code 27) and Import (Movement Type Code 24). In the interim and until
house bills are mandatory, supplementary reports will continue to be required for consolidated
in-transit, import, and freight remaining on board (FROB) movements in the air and marine
modes. Once the eManifest-enabling regulations come into force the in-transit (Movement
Type Code 23), import, and in-bond movement types will be required to be transmitted on the
house bill and house bill close message. Supplementary reports will continue to be required for
consolidated FROB shipments (Movement Type 26) in the air and marine modes only.
During the voluntary compliance period, a paper house bill document cannot be deconsolidated
electronically.
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Regulatory Amendments:
Due to the timelines associated with the regulatory process, eManifest requirements for highway and
rail carriers did not become mandatory as originally scheduled in fall of 2013. The CBSA will
communicate when the regulations are expected to be in place, once confirmed, and at least 45 days in
advance.
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CBSA Customs D Memoranda
The D Memoranda are an excellent source of information and are used by the CBSA to administer
customs programs. For the complete list of transportation related memos, follow the link to the D3 –
Transportation series: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d3-eng.html
Coming soon: D12 Pre-Arrival Commercial Series.
CBSA VALUES
INTEGRITY
RESPECT
PROFESSIONALISM
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Visit the following CBSA web pages for more information on:
Advance Commercial Information Program: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/aci-ipec/menu-eng.html
eManifest: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/manif/menu-eng.html
Should you have any questions related to commercial pre-border policy, contact the Advance
Commercial Information (ACI) Policy Unit at this email address: [email protected]
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