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of marine imports required April 19 |
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(Toronto, March 26, 2004)… Effective
April 19th, 2004, carriers and freight forwarders are required
to report marine cargo and manifest data electronically
to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 24 hours prior
to vessel loading at the foreign port of origin.
This step, called the Advance Commercial Information (ACI)
initiative, is being implemented to allow a security assessment
of goods transiting Canadian ports and all freight remaining
on board the vessel excluding freight loaded in USA.
Failure to report information will result in loading delays
as well as increase the possibility of examination.
The cost of meeting this new requirement will be covered
with a fee of US $30 per Bill of Lading or House Bill imposed
by the steamship lines, and passed on by Universal Logistics,
with effect from April 19th.
Look for more information in the next issue of Route,
scheduled for release in April.
For immediate assistance, please call (905) 882-4880,
Carlos Torres, Manager – Transportation Consulting
Services.
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