BSF708 - Rail in Transit Manifest

• First Port of Entry Code
• Acquittal Number
• Railway Carrier Code
• Estimated Time of Arrival
• Cargo Control Number
• Waybill Number
• Waybill Date
• Rail Unit Initial & Number
• Previous Cargo Control Number
• Container or Trailer Initial & Number
• Loaded/Empty
• Local/Through
• Manifested From
• HS Code
• Origin Station
• Country of Origin of Goods
• Manifested To
• Seal Number
• Destination Station
• Country of Destination of Goods
• Description of Goods (including no. of packages or pieces & weight or units)
• Shipper's Name & Address
• Consignee Name & Address
• Shipper's Load & Count
• Notifying Party
• Hazardous Goods Indicator
• Indicate Port of Exit
  • Sarnia ON (440)/Port Huron, MI (3802)
  • Lacolle, QC (351)/St. Albans, VT (0201)
  • Lacolle, QC (351)/Rouses Point, NY (0712)
  • Dundee, QC (330)/Fort Covington, NY (0705)
  • Canadian Port
  • American Port

The above described merchandise was exported under CBSA supervision with CBSA seals intact (Where applicable.)

Instructions

• Acquittal Number: To be completed by importer/broker or the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
• Railway Carrier Code: Indicate the carriers' unique identifier issued by the CBSA to engage in the business of transporting goods in the rail mode.
• Estimated Time of Arrival: Indicate the estimated time of the arrival, when the conveyance and/or cargo will first arrive in Canada.
• Cargo Control Number: List the number that uniquely identifies the shipment to the CBSA. This number consists of the carrier's CBSA assigned carrier code followed by a unique reference number assigned by the carrier.
• Previous Cargo Control Number: Indicate the primary cargo control number if the cargo has been re-manifested.
• Waybill Number: Indicate the number assigned to the waybill (The document containing a list of goods and shipping instructions relative to the shipment).
• Waybill Date: Specify the date of that the waybill.
• Rail Unit Initial & Number: Specify the railroad unit's reporting mark and its fleet identifier.
• Container or Trailer Initial & Number: Indicate the container or trailer identification number that will allow for the efficient tracing of CBSA documentation within the carriers operations/systems.
• Loaded or Empty: Specify whether the container or railcar is empty or transporting one or more consignments.
• Local or Through: Indicate whether the in-transit movement is a Canada- U.S.-Canada movement (Local) or a U.S.-Canada-U.S. movement (Through).
• Manifested From: Indicate the port from where the goods are entering for a through movement or exiting for a local movement.
• Manifested To: Indicate the port from where the goods will be exiting for a through movement or re-entering for a local movement.
• HS Code: Provide the Harmonized System (HS) code for the goods. The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System "Harmonized System" or simply "HS" is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the World Customs Organization.
• Seal Number: Identify the unique number on the seal used to secure the shipment or cargo in a container.
• Origin Station: Indicate the rail station where the cargo was accepted by the rail carrier.
• Destination Station: Indicate the last rail station that the railway carrier will be moving the goods.
• Country of Origin of Goods: Indicate the country where the goods were produced.
• Country of Destination of Goods: Indicate the country where the goods are intended to move to.
• Description of Goods (including number of packages or Pieces & weight or units): Enter a plain language description of the cargo sufficient to identify it for CBSA purposes.
• Shipper's Name & Address: Enter the name and address of the party shipping the goods as shown on the Bill of Lading.
• Notifying Party: Enter the CBSA identifier of the party that is to receive an electronic notification from the CBSA regarding the shipment.
• Hazardous Goods Indicator: Enter the six character/digit UN code that identifies the hazardous nature of the commodity such as lammable goods, corrosive goods, etc.
• Indicate port of exit with "X": Identify the port where the goods will exit Canada/enter the U.S.
• Consignee Name & Address: indicate the name and address of the party to whom (to which) the cargo/goods are being "shipped to" as shown on the Bill of Lading.
• Shippers Load & Count: Select Yes or No indicating if the cargo is a container or trailer that is loaded by the shipper and sealed.

Date modified:

2013-07-04