USA to Canada Customs
What is this?
The USA to Canada Customs block provides the ability to identify parties
involved in the shipment, and send details required by Canada Customs
to transport shipments in bond and expedite customs clearance.
When is it used?
Required for all shipments originating or transiting the
United States destined to Canada for consumption or for
furtherance to another country.
Information available
The following information can be provided in this block:
| Information |
Required |
Notes |
| Via highway from United States to Canada |
Optional |
Allows you to indicate if the shipment will cross the border via
truck. No other customs information can be entered if this box is
checked and the "Intermodal" block must be present with
either "Door to door" or "Door to ramp" service
types selected. |
| Country of Origin of Goods |
Optional |
Origin of the product being shipped. |
| Export Declaration Numbers |
Optional |
See below * |
| Customs Broker |
Required |
Party handling the customs clearance. |
| Canadian Bond Destination Code |
Optional |
A four-digit CBSA designated port code where release/acquittal will be affected. |
| Sub-Location Code |
Optional |
A four-digit code which identifies the location of goods within a sufferance warehouse. |
| Importer |
Optional |
Party arranging the shipment importation. |
| CSA: Importers Business Number |
Optional |
Required for customer self-assessment. |
| Beneficial Owner |
Optional |
Legal owner of the shipment. |
| Ultimate Consignee |
Optional |
Final party to receive the shipment. |
| Total Value of Goods |
Optional |
Shipment value for customs. |
| Additional Customs Information |
Optional |
Additional information needed for customs. |
* Export Declaration Numbers
| Information |
Notes |
| By selecting "US Census Post Departure Filing Number" as your Export Declaration Number, you will need to provide the specific number format as indicated on the right. |
Format is:
NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNCC
NNNNNNNNN-NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNCC-NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNN-NNNNNNNNNCC
NNNNNNNNNCC-NNNNNNNNNCC
Where:
N --> number 0-9
C --> a-z, A-Z or 0-9
Examples:
123456789
123456789AB
12345678923
123456789ef-123456789
123456789-123456789HI
123456789A3-1234567x9 |
| By selecting "US Census Internal Transaction Number (ITN)" as your Export Declaration Number, you will need to provide the specific number format as indicated on the right. |
Format is:
XYYYYMMDDNNNNNN
Where:
X --> x or X
YYYYMMDD --> Year, month, day. Cannot be in the future.
N --> number 0-9
Examples:
123456789
123456789AB
12345678923
123456789ef-123456789
123456789-123456789HI
123456789A3-1234567x9 |
Cargo Control Numbers (Less than Load)
Allows users (with this role) to provide up to 500 Cargo Control Numbers for Loaded Intermodal Shipments which are originating in USA and destined to Canada. This block will be enabled when the following conditions are met
When the following conditions are met, the Cargo Control Numbers (Less than Load) fields within the USA - Canada customs block will be displayed when:
- Shipment must originate in USA and be destined to Canada
- Pattern / Draft contains the Intermodal and USA-Canada Customs Block
- Must be for a loaded shipment
- Intermodal Block must contain the Service Type to properly determine the origin/destination of the shipment.
- Must be for a single container.
Cargo Control Numbers can be provided by:
- Inputting the values in the USA to Canada block in the Cargo Control Number field
- Copy/Paste
- Upload
Accepted file formats for Upload:
Note: For Copy/Paste and Upload the Cargo Control Numbers must be separated by either:
- Colon
- Semi-Colon
- Carriage Return/Linefeed
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