New interpretation for Customs Carrier Code

Carriers hauling freight on behalf of other carriers will start having to use their own Canada Customs Carrier Code.

Canada Customs has now begun to enforce the policy at the Pacific Highway border crossing. Previously, post-audit carriers not shipping goods in bond were allowed to simply provide the contractors authorization from stating they had permission to use the primary carrier’s code.

Since primary carriers often do not know which carrier would be used or what freight would be on which trailer, these carriers are being forced to provide paper documentation so that freight can be released at the border rather than participate in the Pre-Arrival Processing
System.

The British Columbia Trucking Association and the Canadian Trucking Alliance have asked Canada Customs to review Canada Customs Pacific Region’s interpretation of the Carrier Code requirement.