Canada Border services Agency (CBSA) has updated Memorandum D3-4-2, Highway Pre-arrival and Reporting Requirements.
The memorandum outlines and explains specific CBSA requirements and procedures for reporting and control of cargo arriving in Canada in the services of highway carriers.
The memorandum has been revised to Include carrier requirements for hiring a Secondary carrier under exclusive contract and update the cargo time frames for submitting data to the CBSA.
The authorizing highway carrier may use a contracted carrier to report goods using their carrier code when the contracted carrier is operating under a dedicated equipment contract with the authorizing carrier.
Where the authorizing carrier uses a contracted carrier to transport goods into Canada, the carrier code of the authorizing carrier must form the first 4 digits of the CRN.
The key points in the description of a contracted carrier are the existence of a contractual agreement and the dedicated use of equipment. Contracted carriers meeting this definition are essentially an extension of the authorizing carrier as shown in the following examples:
(a) the contracted equipment may exhibit the logo of the authorizing carrier;
(b) the contracted equipment is part of the equipment list of the authorizing carrier;
(c) drivers are trained on and subject to the policies and procedures of the authorizing carrier;
(d) the authorizing carrier dispatches, keeps all records and has control over the drivers and dedicated equipment for the duration of the contract;
(e) during the contract period, the contracted carrier must not use equipment designated to work exclusively to this carrier to move freight for any other Carrier, including their own company.
The Customs Act, the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations and the Transportation of Goods Regulations establish the time, manner and who is required to send eManifest data pertaining to cargo and conveyances; entering or moving in-transit through Canada.