{"id":1579,"date":"2013-10-16T19:49:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T19:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clearit.ca\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2015-02-26T12:02:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T17:02:31","slug":"canadian-customs-broker-what-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/canadian-customs-broker-what-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Customs Broker &#8211; What documents do i need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What documents do i need to provide to my Canadian customs broker for a customs clearance?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"canadian customs broker \" alt=\"canadian customs broker \" src=\"http:\/\/www.amrmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/container_left_non_resident_importers-300x290.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most frequently asked questions we get here at Clearit.ca is &#8220;what documents are needed for a <strong>customs clearance<\/strong>?&#8221; and while you might receive stacks and stacks of documents from your <strong>forwarder<\/strong> or<strong> shipper<\/strong>, only a few are<em> needed<\/em> in order to complete a customs clearance with a Canadian Customs Broker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Mandatory documents for a Canadian customs broker entry:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>first things first: to work with a <a title=\"canadian customs broker \" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/cb-cd\/\"><strong>Canadian customs broker<\/strong><\/a>, you MUST sign a <strong><em>power of attorney (POA)<\/em><\/strong>. While this document might seem \u00a0a little frightening and confusing with lots of legal jargon, it is essentially just a piece of paper that allows the<strong> broker<\/strong> to transact with<strong>\u00a0Canada Customs<\/strong> on your behalf. If a<strong> broker<\/strong> does not ask you to sign one of these&#8230;its a bad sign! A<strong>\u00a0Canadian customs broker, <\/strong>or any<strong> customs broker <\/strong>for that matter<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0cannot submit paperwork or even inquire with customs on your behalf without having that signed POA. Whichever<strong> customs broker<\/strong> you decide to work with will provide you with a copy of their own POA; they are essentially all the same as it is a standard document.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your next <em>mandatory document<\/em> would be the <strong><a title=\"create your own commercial invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clearit.ca\/forms-docs\/\">commercial invoice<\/a><\/strong>, also known as the <strong>bill of sale<\/strong>. The<strong> commercial invoice<\/strong> can be written on a napkin, in crayon, or even in blood; but it must include the following information:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sellers<\/em> name, phone number, and address<\/li>\n<li><em>Buyers<\/em> name, phone number, and address<\/li>\n<li><em>Description<\/em> of the goods<\/li>\n<li><em>Country of manufacture<\/em> of goods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>if the<strong> commercial invoice<\/strong> does not include the<em> country of manufacture,<\/em> it is not the end of the word. However, you will need to provide your<strong> customs broker<\/strong> with this information. Country of origin is crucial for<strong> customs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>the rest of the mandatory documents will now depend on what mode of transport you are using to receive your goods:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ocean Freight<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"create your own manifest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clearit.ca\/forms-docs\/\"> manifest<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>This is a document which indicates the entire <strong>cargo<\/strong> listed on a ship as well as the cargo&#8217;s <em>container number, bill of lading number, house bill of lading number, vessel ID<\/em>, as well as any other pertinent information. The <strong>manifest<\/strong> will also specify where the cargo is located on the ship.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill of Lading:\u00a0<\/strong>this is essentially a receipt for your cargo and doubles as a transportation contract between you and the carrier. The<strong> bill of lading<\/strong> also acts as a sort of pink slip. in negotiable form, you can buy, sell, or trade your goods while in transit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Air Freight<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Airway bill:<\/strong> very similar to an<strong> ocean bill of lading<\/strong> only that it is never issued in negotiable form therefore offers less protection as you loose title of your goods while in transit. Most if not all pertinent information for the shipment will be on this document<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Truck Freight<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PARS:<\/strong> we receive pars in many forms here at clearit.ca. Most of the time, the PARS bar code will be affixed to a lead sheet (similar to a bill of lading) indicating the<em> port of crossing, time of crossing<\/em>, as well as<em> cargo control number.<\/em> At times, the<strong> PARS bar code<\/strong> can be affixed directly to a copy of the <strong>commercial invoice<\/strong> with the date &amp; time of crossing as well as cargo control number written in by hand. Either way PARS bar code is a label containing the word PARS withing an alphanumeric string of characters including the <strong>CBSA<\/strong> assigned carrier code. The bar code label is scanned at the <strong>CBSA<\/strong> border point and will be instantly released based on pre-approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope that cleared the air. For more information on<strong>\u00a0Canadian Customs Brokerage<\/strong> don&#8217;t hesitate to <a title=\"Canadian Customs Broker \" href=\"http:\/\/www.clearit.ca\">contact us<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What documents do i need to provide to my Canadian customs broker for a customs clearance? \u00a0 One of the most frequently asked questions we get here at Clearit.ca is &#8220;what documents are needed for a customs clearance?&#8221; and while you might receive stacks and stacks of documents from your forwarder or shipper, only a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,142,250,240,244,1],"tags":[714,8,715,15,67,72,18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1579"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3122,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions\/3122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}