CIFFA met on October 15 with CBSA officials at the Commercial and Trade Branch to discuss compliance matters related to the mandatory eHBL filings by freight forwarders.<\/p>\n
Following is a summary of the infractions.<\/p>\n
C378 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Person failed to submit the prescribed\u00a0pre-load\/pre-arrival\u00a0information relating to their cargo\u00a0and\/or\u00a0conveyance<\/em> (Level 1 $2,000, Level 2 $4,000, Level 3 $8,000)<\/p>\n Penalty amounts remain significantly high. The second quarter of this year resulted in 110 penalties being issued for a total amount of $654,000. The third quarter had 76 for a total of $338,000. CBSA advises that, of the total penalties issued, all but one occurred when filings were made post arrival, with no ACI on record.<\/p>\n CBSA further wishes to remind forwarders that a cancellation\/deletion of ACI is considered a non-transmission and, in instances where clients need to make a change post arrival regarding key data elements such as the cargo control number, a BSF673 form needs to be submitted. This\u00a0process will\u00a0not result in penalties being issued.<\/p>\n