CUSTOMER ADVISORY

CBSA UPDATE FOR EMANIFEST HOUSE BILL FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND NVOCCS

October 26, 2020

Dear Valued Customer,

Please be reminded the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) previously published Customs Notice 20-28 that updates the eManifest requirements and final transition dates for Freight Forwarders and NVOCCs to electronically transmit advance house bill data on consolidated freight (eHBL).

As of November 1, 2020:

• System enhancements to address eManifest house bill issues, and to implement new arrival rules for cargo are planned to be complete by this date
• All cargo documents will have to be in arrived status before release notifications are sent out.
• Warehouse Arrival Certification Messages (WACM) must include the warehouse sub-location codes.
• Electronic house bills may be used for all consolidated shipments.
  • ‘Back-to-back’ shipments on a single house bill
  • ‘Buyer’s consolidations’ which are shipments where multiple house bills are consolidated together but destined to the same importer.

As of January 4, 2021:

• The date for mandatory use of electronic house bills for all consolidated shipments, if not exempted.
  • Exempt: Consolidated in-transit shipments moving from offshore through Canada and destined to the United States. These shipments may continue to be reported using electronic house bills or legacy ACI supplemental reports.
  • Consolidated in-transit shipments of United States origin goods that are entering Canada for offshore export will continue to be exempt from electronic house bills.
  • FROB to Canada will still be reported using the legacy ACI supplemental reports.
• A six- month period of informed compliance and zero-rated penalties begin as of this date.