CBSA ACI/eManifest Reporting for Cargo Containers (Customs Notice 26-25)
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On 29 October 2026 the Canada Border Services Agency issued Customs Notice 26-25 on Advance Commercial Information (ACI)/eManifest reporting for cargo containers in international commercial transportation. CBSA states that containers, whether full, empty or part of a consolidated shipment, must be reported through an ACI cargo or empty container transmission, with container numbers sent in the cargo transmission under Service Option 83 for marine and Service Option 984 for highway and rail; empty containers are reported under Service Option 695 in marine. Containers temporarily imported under tariff items 9801.10.10, 9801.10.20 and 9801.10.30 are addressed in the notice. The notice is the current CBSA position on container reporting; the reports do not state an effective date or compliance deadline for these requirements.
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- CBSA · Customs NoticesTop PickCBSA issues Customs Notice 26-25 on ACI/eManifest reporting requirements for cargo containers
CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-25 that cargo containers in international commercial transportation, whether full, empty or part of a consolidated shipment, must be reported through an ACI cargo or empty container transmission, with container numbers sent in the cargo transmission (Service Option 83 for marine, 984 for highway and rail) and empty containers reported under Service Option 695 in marine. Containers temporarily imported under tariff items 9801.10.10, 9801.10.20 and 9801.10.30 of Memorandum D3-1-5 remain duty- and tax-free, and containers carried under an Ottawa file or Container Bank (Instruments of International Trade) are reported with cargo exception code (02).
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