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).
It’s Here! The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that the eManifest implementation timeline for highway carriers began on November 1, 2011. This means on November 1, 2012, highway carriers that do not comply with the requirement to electronically transmit cargo and conveyance data ahead of arrival at the border will be denied entry and will face zero-rated (non-monetary) penalties. Subsequently, on May 1, 2013, highway carriers that do not comply with the requirements will be denied entry to Canada and face monetary penalties.