D3-6-6, Rail Pre-arrival and Reporting Requirements

Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/06/2015 - 15:05

This memorandum outlines and explains specific Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) requirements and procedures for reporting and controlling cargo imported into Canada by rail carriers.

This memorandum does not outline the policies and procedures for the reporting of goods under the Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) Program; consolidated cargo reporting requirements and process for freight forwarders; goods whether commercial or personal transported by an individual who does not meet the criteria for designation as a carrier or goods being exported from Canada, Other Government Departments (OGD) requirements pertaining to the commercial importation/in-transit movements of regulated goods; or Other Government Departments (OGD) requirements pertaining to the commercial importation/in-transit movements of regulated goods.

Memorandum D3-1-1, Policy Respecting the Importation and Transportation of Goods, should be referred to for the general CBSA requirements and administrative policies that apply to all modes of transport. For guidance in regards to the Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) Program guidelines and procedures, please refer to Memorandum D3-1-7, Customs Self Assessment Program for Carriers. For information about the reporting and transportation of goods being exported from Canada refer to Memorandum D3-1-8, Cargo – Export Movements. For information on the release of commercial goods, please refer to Memorandum D17-1-4, Release of Commercial Goods. OGD requirements can be found throughout the D Memoranda series.

This memorandum has been revised to:
    (a) Include pre-arrival, arrival, and post arrival eManifest processes, cancelling Memorandum D12-4-1;
    (b) Include in-transit processes, cancelling Memorandum D3-6-7
    (c) Remove references to the Post Audit program, which ended August 1, 2014;
    (d) Denote the Division and Branch names current appellations

This memorandum is available in its entirety on the CBSA website:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d3/d3-6-6-eng.html