Customs Notice 14-014, New Guidelines for Post-arrival Manual Corrections for House Bill, Cargo and Conveyance Information (eManifest)

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/08/2014 - 14:32

1. This notice is to inform freight forwarders, carriers, and their services providers who transact business electronically with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that the manual corrections process is now applicable to all modes of transportation.

2. As Form BSF673 is required to request post-arrival corrections to key data elements, the form has been updated. In addition, guidelines were created outlining the process and procedures for clients requesting post-arrival manual corrections. The following is a summary of these updates:

    (a)  Clients are now offered additional options for submitting Form BSF673:
        (i) in person to the CBSA (in duplicate), Ambassador Bridge Commercial Operations, 4285 Industrial Drive, Windsor, Ontario, N9C 3R9; or
        (ii) by email to CBSA-ASFC_SOR_Windsor_emanifest@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca; or
        (iii) by fax to 519-967-4206.
    (b)  In circumstances where an immediate correction is required when the conveyance has arrived and reported at the port of entry (e.g., driver waiting scenario), a completed Form BSF673 (in duplicate) can be presented to the port for processing in order to facilitate the furtherance of the conveyance and/or processing of cargo;
    (c)  Form BSF673 is now applicable for use in all modes of transport;
    (d)  House Bill and House Bill close message corrections have been included; and
    (e)  The title of the form has been changed to reflect its extended purpose.

Guidelines

3. Clients are obligated to provide true, accurate and complete information to the CBSA as per section 7.1 of the Customs Act. Corrections to information must be made by the client as soon as it is known. Corrections can be made by the client electronically at any time prior to or following the arrival of the conveyance in Canada.

4. There are circumstances where amendments to certain "key data elements" cannot be made by the client electronically following the arrival of the conveyance in Canada. These "key data elements" are identified in the chart below.

Document Type Data Elements
Conveyance Conveyance Reference Number (CRN)
Cargo Cargo Control Number (CCN)
House Bill House Bill Cargo Control Number (HB CCN)
House Bill Close Message Previous Cargo Control Number (PCCN)
As per the Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document, "document" refers to electronic submission of pre-arrival data.

5. Form BSF673 is to be presented in situations where the client cannot make the corrections themselves to the "key data elements" following the arrival of conveyance in Canada.

6. For more information, please contact the Commercial Operations at Commercial_Operations-Operations_Commerciales@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.

This notice is available on the CBSA website at: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn14-014-eng.html