Advance notice of air imports required June 26, 2006
(Toronto, June 21, 2006)… Effective June 26, 2006, carriers and freight forwarders are required to report air cargo and manifest data electronically to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 4 hours prior to arrival in Canada or “wheels up” for flights of shorter duration.
This step, called the Advance Commercial Information (ACI) initiative, is being implemented to allow a security assessment of goods transiting Canadian airports and all freight remaining on board the aircraft excluding freight loaded in USA. ACI was implemented for the marine mode in April 2004.
Failure to report detailed commodity 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 $35 CAD per Airwaybill or House Bill imposed by the airlines, and passed on by Universal Logistics, with effect June 26th.
Look for more information in the next issue of Route (Spring 2006).
For immediate assistance, please call (905) 676-2763, Tony Darmanin, Manager - Airfreight Services.
