Customs Glossary Guide: Difference between revisions

:is a document that accompanies goods shipped by an international courier, which allow for tracking. It serves as a receipt of goods by an airline, as well as a contract of carriage between the shipper and the carrier.

;Bill of Lading (BOL)

:a document detailing an agreement between a shipper and carrier that usually includes information like commodity, weight, pick-up and delivery dates, and payment terms.

:A [[Bonded_Highway_Carrier_(Customs_Glossary_Guide)|bonded carrier]] who has posted security with the CBSA and who is permitted to transport, under CBSA control, between points in Canada, dutiable goods upon which duty has not yet been paid.

:In ACI this is used to indicate that there is Exempt Cargo such as LVS (Low Value Courier), Flying Truck, IIT and Mail loaded on the truck or trailer(s). For any of these shipment types no shipment is required to be reported on the manifest, but the Cargo Exemption must be set here to indicate that it is aboard In BorderConnect click the link 'set cargo exemption' to select a cargo exemption. Once the selection is made the Cargo Exemption will be set. It can be removed again by clicking the 'Remove Cargo Exemption Code' link that will be displayed afterward.

:A specific form identifying the goods, in which the authority or body empowered to issue it certifies expressly that the goods to which the certificate relates originate in a specific country. This certificate may also include a declaration by the manufacturer, producer, supplier, exporter or other competent person.

:The [[Canadian_Food_Inspection_Agency_(CFIA)|Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)]] is a regulating agency dedicated to protecting Canadians from preventable health risks related to food and zoonotic diseases. When carriers arrive at the port of entry, they may be subject to inspection if carrying food or other biological cargo.

:The [[Commercial_Vehicle_Operators_Registration_(CVOR)|Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration (CVOR)]] is the registration system for operators of commercial motor vehicles (trucks and buses) in the province of Ontario. It's the part of the Highway Traffic Act under which operators of these vehicles are identified. CVOR also allows the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) to suspend or cancel an operator's certificate.

:the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is an agency with the US Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry. Its main mission is to improve highway safety and reduce fatalities in accidents involving commercial vehicles.

:A person or business entity that specializes in coordinating shipments between shippers, carriers and consignees. Since freight forwarders don’t have their own equipment, they contract with carriers to move goods.

:[[PAPS_(CBP_Shipment_Type)|Pre-arrival Review System (PARS)]] is a Canadian shipment release type, and is designed to speed up the release or referral for examination process when the goods arrive in Canada by allowing Customs to review the broker's entry electronically prior to arrival.

:A [[Section_321_(CBP_Shipment_Type)|Section 321]], also known as "De Minimis", is a U.S. Shipment Type for goods to clear through U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It is a type of Informal Entry that allows for the release at the border of shipments valued at 800 U.S. dollars or less.

:A Warehouse Arrival Certification Message (WACM) needs to be electronically transmitted to CBSA when unreleased shipments arrive at your warehouse, you will need to send an arrival message for each cargo control number corresponding to each of the shipments.