Administrative Monetary Penalty System
C196

Contravention

Bonded warehouse licensee or operator failed to comply with the provisions in the Customs Bonded Warehouses Regulations in respect of safety and security of goods while in a warehouse.

Penalty

Occurrence Penalty
1st $500 Footnote *
2nd $750
3rd and subsequent $1,500
Footnote *

A 30-day delay in the escalation of penalty levels from the first to the second will apply to this contravention. Should a second penalty with the same contravention be issued against the same client, the system will not escalate the penalty level to level two unless 30 days have transpired from when the first Notice of Penalty Assessment (NPA) was issued or the infraction occurred. The non-escalation rule applies from the first level to the second level only; it does not apply from the second to the third level.

Return to footnote * referrer

Penalty basis
Per instance
Retention period
36 months

Guidelines

Non-compliance occurs when the physical security, equipment and personnel, of the bonded warehouse including; doors, other building components, locks and signs are not sufficient to secure storage of the goods.

This contravention also refers to equipment and personnel such as security systems and security guards.

Non-compliance occurs when the licensee fails to fulfill any of these requirements.

Apply a penalty per instance (i.e. per visit to the warehouse).

For failure to ensure the safety and security of goods while in a sufferance warehouse, see C048.

References

Regulation

Customs Bonded Warehouses Regulations, section 11 and 12

D-Memo

D7-4-4, Customs Bonded Warehouses

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