ACI eManifest is coming to Canada!
According to Jason Proceviat of Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concerning eManifest “It’s Law, It’s not going away”. When fully implemented it will require highway carriers to submit conveyance, cargo, crew/passenger, secondary and importer data prior to their arrival in order for the CBSA to risk assess and determine if the goods pose a threat to Canada’s health, safety and security.
Beginning early in 2011 eManifest will be deployed over an eighteen-month period. Once all reporting systems become publicly available there will be a twelve-month period for clients to incorporate eManifest into their business processes. After the first year the emanifest regulations will take effect however there will be a six-month period of informed compliance. After the implementation time line is complete clients not in compliance may be subject to administrative monetary penalties (AMPs).
ACI eManifest Delayed Again. Implementation of the Canada Border Services Agency’s ACI eManifest program has been postponed from September 31, 2010 to October 31, 2010.