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{{note|This article is part of the [[Customs_Glossary_Guide|Customs Glossary Guide]]|info}}
{{note|This article is part of the [[Customs_Glossary_Guide|Customs Glossary Guide]]|info}}


== Introduction ==
[[Image:Cargo-control-number-example.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A PARS barcode label with the first four characters being the highway carrier code.]]A '''Highway Carrier Code''' is a unique identifier assigned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to highway carriers engaged in transporting goods between Canada and other countries. This code plays a crucial role in facilitating cross-border trade and enables the CBSA to track and manage shipments transported by highway carriers. This article defines what a Highway Carrier Code is with the Canada Border Services Agency and explores the scenarios in which it is used when shipping goods to Canada.
 
[[Image:Cargo-control-number-example.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A PARS barcode label with the first four characters being the highway carrier code.]]A Highway Carrier Code is a unique identifier assigned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to highway carriers engaged in transporting goods between Canada and other countries. This code plays a crucial role in facilitating cross-border trade and enables the CBSA to track and manage shipments transported by highway carriers. This article defines what a Highway Carrier Code is with the Canada Border Services Agency and explores the scenarios in which it is used when shipping goods to Canada.


== What is a Highway Carrier Code with Canada Border Services Agency? ==
== What is a Highway Carrier Code with Canada Border Services Agency? ==
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For carriers crossing the border into Canada, the carrier code is required to be the beginning of the conveyance reference number (trip number) of their [[ACI eManifest Software User Guide (CBSA)|ACI eManifest]], as well as the beginning of any [[Cargo_Control_Number_(Customs_Glossary_Guide)|Cargo Control Number]] being used to identify freight.
For carriers crossing the border into Canada, the carrier code is required to be the beginning of the conveyance reference number (trip number) of their [[ACI eManifest Software User Guide (CBSA)|ACI eManifest]], as well as the beginning of any [[Cargo_Control_Number_(Customs_Glossary_Guide)|Cargo Control Number]] being used to identify freight.
== Usage in BorderConnect ==


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