Canada Customs - Advance Commercial Information (ACI) notice

Effective January 4, 2021, eManifest house bills must be used in lieu of supplementaries for Imports into Canada as per customs notice 20-28. A 6-month period of informed compliance will begin as of this date, thereafter non-compliant shipments may receive penalties.

Please find the Customs notice 20-28 here: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn20-28-eng.html

In order to comply with CN 20-28, Hapag-Lloyd will discontinue filing supplementaries for imports into Canada by March 31, 2021. Forwarders need to make alternate arrangements to file eManifest house bills. There are several options available, including:

• Filing on line via the CBSA eManifest portal:
  https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/manif/portal-portail-eng.html
• Using approved third party service providers:
  https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/eservices/sp-fs/09-eng.html

Please note that In-Transit and FROB are exempt. Hapag-Lloyd will continue filing supplementaries for those.

For additional information, please visit the CBSA web side: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html or Contact the eManifest help desk at [email protected]