Commercial Operations Flashcards
Who must report imported commercial shipments to the CBSA?
The person in charge of the conveyance carrying the goods.
Driver of tractor-trailer unit, the airline that represents the aircraft carrying air freight, the shipping line that represents the vessel carrying marine cargo, the rail line that operates the train transporting freight
What are the three main components of the Commercial Importation Process?
- Report
- Release
- Accounting and Payment
How must goods entering Canada be reported?
Verbally, on paper or transmitted prior to arrival electronically via EDI, the Electronic Data Interchange
What is required to release goods from CBSA control?
Processing - Release request document which includes all required documents (manifest and invoice), properly completed, along with applicable permits from Other Governmental Departments, certificates or other supporting documents.
When is highway cargo considered to have arrived in Canada?
When it reaches the Primary Inspection Line (PIL) at the Canadian border
When is air cargo considered to have arrived in Canada?
Once the CBSA receives a Conveyance Arrival Certification Message (CACM) from the carrier. The CACM must be transmitted through EDI after the aircraft that is transporting cargo is cleared by NAVCAN to land at an airport following arrival in Canada.
When is marine cargo considered to have arrived in Canada?
Once the CBSA receives a CACM from the carrier. The CACM must be transmitted through EDI when the marine vessel first comes to rest in Canada, whether at anchor, at dock, or berthed alongside at the nearest CBSA office designated for that purpose.
When is rail cargo considered to have arrived in Canada?
Once the CBSA receives a CACM from the carrier. The CACM must be transmitted through EDI without delay after arrival in Canada, once the train crosses the border at the 49th parallel.
What is an RMD Paper?
It is a paper-based Release on Minimum Documentation release request that enables importers/customs brokers to have release of their goods while presenting interim accounting documentation. Full accounting data and payment is made according to prescribed time lines.
What section of the Customs Act provides the legislative conditions for the accounting of goods, including who must account for the goods, when and how to account for the goods and the appropriate form for accounting?
Section 32 of the Customs Act
What does section 32 of the Customs Act provide?
It provides the legislative conditions for the accounting of goods, including who must account for the goods, when and how to account for the goods and the appropriate form for accounting.
Who is responsible for accounting for commercial goods within a prescribed period of time?
The importer or customs broker
How can the importer or customs broker account for commercial goods?
By transmitting accounting data electronically via the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) or they may submit it in paper format on a B3-3 Canada Customs Coding Form
What is the point of finality in the Commercial Importation Process
The point at which the transporter, importer, exporter, or agent, having been given reasonable opportunity to make a true and complete report or accounting, makes a report or accounting effectively asserting it to be true and complete.
What is the definition of commercial goods?
Goods are deemed commercial if they are for sale or are for commercial, industrial, occupational, institutional, or other like use
